Kobe Bryant‘s 40 points and facetious attempts at teammate camaraderie was enough to push the Los Angeles Lakers past the Orlando Magic last night in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, 100-75. The Lakers exploded with 31 points in the second quarter, one fewer than the Magic scored in all of the second half. Hedo Turkoglu and Dwight Howard barely reached double figures with 13 and 12 points, respectively.
Highlights of the game after the jump.

The Magic, who punched their ticket to the Finals with solid perimeter play and Howard’s offensive productivity, received neither last night. As a team, the Magic only shot 30 percent from the field, and my limited basketball knowledge tells me that that kinda blows. Howard was a head-scratching 1-for-6 shooting, which is good if you’re playing Russian Roulette, and bad in nearly every other circumstance.