LOS ANGELES (AP) -Rashard Lewis clanged jumpers, Dwight Howard was anything but Super.
And once their two top threats couldn’t get going, the Orlando Magic had nowhere to look for offense.
The Magic shot just 29.9 percent from the field in their return to the NBA finals and were overmatched by the Los Angeles Lakers 100-75 in Game 1 on Thursday night.
Orlando led early, sparked by the return of Jameer Nelson, but the momentum was quickly lost under a flurry of missed shots. The Magic weren’t far from the worst shooting effort in finals history, Syracuse’s 27.5 percent performance against Fort Wayne in 1955.
Nelson was a rusty 3-of-9, but that counts as a good night for the guys in blue uniforms.
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