Lakers forward Lamar Odom battles to shoot over Magic defender Marcin Gortat late in Game 1 of the NBA Finals at Staples Center. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Kobe Bryant high fives Pau Gasol in third quarter action in Game 1 of the NBA Finals at Staples Center. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Andrew Bynum goes up for a loose ball in second quarter action in Game 1 of the NBA Finals at Staples Center. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Lamar Odom goes after a loose ball past Orlando’s Marcin Gortat in Game 1 of the NBA Finals at Staples Center. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Kobe Bryant drives past two Orlando players in third quarter action in Game 1 of the NBA Finals at Staples Center. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Lamar Odom drives past Orlando’s Rashard Lewis in third quarter action in Game 1 of the NBA Finals at Staples Center. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Kobe Bryant reacts after making a shot and getting fouled in third quarter action in Game 1 of the NBA Finals at Staples Center. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Dwight Howard sits on the bench in fourth quarter action in Game 1 of the NBA Finals at Staples Center. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Pau Gasol, Lamra Odom and Trevor Ariza high five during third quarter action in Game 1 of the NBA Finals at Staples Center. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Lakers Trevor Ariza blocks the shot of Magic’s Rashard Lewis in Game 1 of the NBA Finals at the Staples Center Thursday. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Lakers Luke Walton, left, and Pau Gasol smother Magic center Dwight Howard in the first half of Game 1 of the NBA Finals. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Lakers guard Kobe Bryant takes a shot in the second half of Game 1 of the NBA Finals. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
