In Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Orlando Magic 101-96 in overtime to take a 2-0 series lead in the NBA Finals. The Magic played much better than they did overall in Game 1, but they still weren't good. The Magic committed a postseason-high 20 turnovers, and their perimeter players still didn't shoot well. Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 29 points and eight assists, and Pau Gasol scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Rashard Lewis was great for the Magic, scoring 34 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. Dwight Howard grabbed 16 rebounds but committed seven turnovers. Game 3 is Tuesday in Orlando.
In San Diego, the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Diego Padres 9-6 in 18 innings. The Diamondbacks jumped out to a 6-0 lead after six innings, and it appeared they were on their way to victory. Kevin Kouzmanoff's home run in the seventh inning put the Padres on the board, but they trailed 6-1 after that. They trailed by the same score heading into the ninth inning when they scored five runs to tie the game. The five-run inning was highlighted by David Eckstein's three-run home run to tie the game at six. After the ninth inning, the Padres didn't get another hit. The Diamondbacks couldn't score until the 18th inning, when Mark Reynolds hit a three-run home run to put them ahead 9-6, which proved to be the final score.
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