Lakers 101 Magic 96

Lakers teammates Kobe Bryant, right, and Pau Gasol stop to congratulate each other after Bryant assisted Gasol on a basket late in overtime in Game 2 of the NBA Finals at Staples Center.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers guard Kobe Braynt takes a break as the Magic bench realizes their fate in overtime in Game 2 of the NBA Finals at Staples Center.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers forward Pau Gasol dunks over Magic defenders in Game 2 of the NBA Finals at Staples Center.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Kobe Bryant grimaces in pain after falling hard on his back late in the fourth quarter while going for a lose ball in Game 2 of the NBA Finals at Staples Center.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Magic forward Hedo Turkoglu blocks a shot by Lakers guard Kobe Bryant as time expires in the fourth quarter of Game 2 of the NBA Finals at Staples Center.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers forward Trevor Ariza fights through a Dwight Howard screen as he defends Magic forward Hedo Turkoglu during overtime in Game 2 of the NBA Finals at Staples Center.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers forward Lamar Odom shoots over Magic defenders Marcin Gortat, left, and Rashard Lewis late in Game 2 of the NBA Finals at Staples Center.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Leonardo DiCaprio enjoys courtside seats during Game 2 of the NBA Finals at Staples Center.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers forward Pau Gasol celebrates his three-point play in overtime against the Magic in Game 2 of the NBA Finals at the Staples Center.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Orlando’s Marcin Gortat goes for a layup past Lakers forward Pau Gasol in the third quarter in Game 2 of the NBA Finals.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Laker Coach Phil Jackson reacts during first-quarter action in Game 2 of the NBA Finals at Staples Center.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Pau Gasol‘s layup is blocked by Magic center Dwight Howard in the first quarter of Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Orlando Coach Stan Van Gundy yells at his team during first-quarter action in Game 2 of the NBA Finals at Staples Center.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Pau Gasol reacts to a foul call in the first quarter during Game 2 of the NBA Finals at Staples Center.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Orlando’s Courtney Lee is consoled by teammates after missing the potential game-winning shot at the end of the fourth quarter in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Laker Girls take the court before the start of Game 2 of the NBA Finals at Staples Center on Sunday.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Orlando’s Dwight Howard peaks through the defense of Pau Gasol, left ,and Lamar Odom during the first quarter in Game 2 of the NBA Finals.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Orlando forward Rashard Lewis, left, and guard J.J. Redick are dejected after a potential game-winning shot wouldn’t drop in regulation. The game went into overtime as the Lakers won, 101-96, in Game 2 of the NBA Finals at Staples Center.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Pau Gasol goes for a rebound against Orlando’s Dwight Howard in second-quarter action in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers forward Pau Gasol stretches before Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday at Staples Center.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Actor Mark Wahlberg greets Kobe Bryant before the start of Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday at Staples Center.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)