Game 5 NBA Finals

Pau Gasol and Kobe Bryant share a warm embrace at center court as they realize victory is certain over the Magic in Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Orlando.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers Kobe Bryant celebrates at the end of the game after defeating the Magic in Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Orlando.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Kobe Bryant holds up four fingers to indicate how many championships he’s won as a Laker after beating Orlando 99-86 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Orlando.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Kobe Bryant looks up into the crowd as the clock winds down on his fourth NBA Championship as the Lakers beat Orlando 99-86 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Orlando.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers Luke Walton kisses the championship trophy in the locker room in Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Orlando.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers Josh Powell talks on the cell phone in the laundry room after defeating the Magic in Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Orlando.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Kobe Bryant holds up the Larry O’Brien Trophy and the Bill Russell MVP trophy after the Lakers beat Orlando 99-86 to win the NBA Championship in Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Orlando.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Andrew Bynum shines the Larry O’Brien Trophy as teammates Trevor Ariza, Pau Gasol and coach Phil Jackson look after the Lakers beat Orlando 99-86 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Orlando.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Kobe Bryant stands with his wife and two daughters as the Larry O’Brien trophy is passed among teammates after the Lakers beat Orlando 99-86 in Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Orlando.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

The Lakers Pau Gasol, Derek Fisher and Trevor Ariza triple team Magic’s Rashard Lewis in Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Orlando.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers Lamar Odom drives past Magic’s Rashard Lewis to score a basket in Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Orlando.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Pau Gasol and Kobe Bryant share a warm embrace at center court as they realize victory is certain over the Magic in Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Orlando.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Kobe Bryant leaps in the air, as teammates Pau Gasol, Trevor Ariza and Derek Fisher converge on the court to celebrate winning the NBA Championship at Amway Arena.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers forward Trevor Ariza and Magic forward Hedo Turkaoglu face off and are assessed technical fouls as coach Stan Van Gundy steps in to separate them during the second quarter in Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Orlando.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers guard Kobe Bryant recoils after he steals the ball from Magic center Dwight Howard in Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Orlando.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers guard Kobe Bryant passes the ball off as he is tightly defended by Magic players Mickael Pietrus and Courtney Lee early in Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Orlando.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers Lamar Odom loses the ball while battling for a rebound with Trevor Ariza and Magic’s Marcin Gortat in Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Orlando.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Jonathan Bondoc, 25, of Tampa, Fla. hoists a homemade Larry O’Brien Trophy as he cheers on the Lakers before Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Orlando.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers forward Lamar Odom flips the ball in the basket as he completes a reverse layup during the first half in Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Orlando.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Lakers Trevor Ariza drives to the basket despite defensive pressure from Magic’s Rashard Lewis in Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Orlando.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Kobe Bryant floats a shot over the outstretched hands of Magic center Dwight Howard for two points early in Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Orlando.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

Kobe Grandstaff, 7, cheers from courtside seats during pregame warm-ups at Game 5 of the NBA Finals in Orlando.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)