Guard Kobe Bryant and power forward Pau Gasol celebrate as the Lakers take a 20-point lead in the third quarter Thursday night. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Lakers guard Kobe Bryant tries to drive between Orlando’s Courtney Lee, left, and Rashard Lewis in the third quarter Thursday night. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Lakers forward Lamar Odom attempts a shot over Magic center Marcin Gortat in the fourth quarter Thursday night. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Orlando forward Rashard Lewis can’t stop Lakers forward Pau Gasol from scoring in the fourth quarter Thursday night. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Lakers forward Lamar Odom and Magic guard Mickael Pietrus get tangled as they battle for a rebound in the fourth quarter of Game 1 on Thursday night. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Orlando center Dwight Howard tries to power his way past Lakers power forward Pau Gasol in the third quarter Thursday night. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Lakers forward Lamar Odom drives past Magic forward Rashard Lewis in the third quarter Thursday night. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Lakers guard Kobe Bryant rises above the defense of Orlando guard J.J. Redick for a jumper in the second half Thursday night. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Lakers teammates Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom and Trevor Ariza celebrate in the third quarter as they open a big lead over the Orlando Magic. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Lakers power forward Pau Gasol flips a pass around Magic center Dwight Howard in the first quarter Thursday night. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Lakers forward Lamar Odom dunks over Magic center Marcin Gortat in Game 1 on Thursday night. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Lakers center Andrew Bynum, who scored eight points in the first quarter, takes a shot over Orlando center Dwight Howard in Game 1 on Thursday night. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Lakers center Andrew Bynum puts down a dunk against Orlando in the first quarter Thursday night. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Orlando center Dwight Howard is swarmed by the defense of Lakers big men Lamar Odom and Pau Gasol in the first half Thursday night. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Orlando center Dwight Howard takes a swipe at the ball as Lakers center Andrew Bynum backs him down in the post during the first quarter Thursday night. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Lakers guard Kobe Bryant goes to work against Orlando guard Courtney Lee in the first quarter Thursday night. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Orlando teammates Dwight Howard and Mickael Pietrus give chase to a rebound in Game 1 on Thursday night. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Lakers guard Kobe Bryant reacts after making a basket in the first half of Game 1 on Thursday night. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Lakers point guard Derek Fisher and center Andrew Bynum force Orlando center Dwight Howard to pass the ball in the first quarter Thursday night. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Lakers guard Sasha Vujacic loses control of the ball as he’s sandwiched between Orlando’s Mickael Pietrus, left, and Marcin Gortat in the first half Thursday night. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Magic guard Courtney Lee knocks the ball from Lakers power forward Pau Gasol in a battle at the rim during Game 1 on Thursday night. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Lakers center Andrew Bynum tries to wrap up Magic center Dwight Howard before he can shoot in the first quarter Thursday night. Bynum would commit three fouls on Howard before halftime. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Orlando center Marcin Gortat challenges a driving layup by Lakers guard Kobe Bryant in the first half Thursday night. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Orlando center Dwight Howard pulls down one of his 15 rebounds over Lakers power forward Pau Gasol as guard Kobe Bryant takes a swipe at the ball in Game 1 on Thursday night. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
A fan shows his support for Lakers guard Kobe Bryant in the second quarter Thursday night at Staples Center. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Magic center Dwight Howard rises above the crowd for a rebound in the first half Thursday night. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Lakers Coach Phil Jackson has a few words for his players as they head to the bench for a timeout on Thursday night during Game 1 of the NBA Finals. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Lakers forward Luke Walton drives past Orlando guard Mickael Pietrus for a layup in Game 1 on Thursday night. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Lakers guard Kobe Bryant makes an off-balance shot over Magic center Marcin Gortat in the first half Thursday night. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Orlando center Dwight Howard muscles his way down the lane against Lakers center Andrew Bynum in the first half of Game 1 on Thursday night. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Lakers forward Lamar Odom and Orlando center Marcin Gortat watch the ball pop loose during play in the first half Thursday night. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Lakers guard Kobe Bryant waits patiently during pregame ceremonies at Staples Center on Thursday night. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
Magic center Dwight Howard hangs on the rim after dunking as he warms up for Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night at Staples Center. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Paparazzi snap photos as Lakers owner Jerry Buss heads into Staples Center before Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
Fans scream for free T-shirts during a pregame promotion outside Staples Center on Thursday night. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
A Lakers fan outside of Staples Center hangs out below a poster of point guard Jordan Farmar before Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
