Orlando admit to 'tough' road ahead in NBA finals

The Magic punished the Los Angeles Lakers with their record 62.5 per cent shooting but the Lakers still made them work for the 108-104 win on Tuesday, which cut the Lakers' lead in the best-of-seven series to two games to one.

"We were happy to win but we are still down 2-1 with them having home court advantage," Magic coach Stan Van Gundy said. "Our players understand we have a very tough road ahead of us. I didn't sense any celebration or anything like that."

Orlando shot an incredible 75 per cent in the first quarter en route to 62.5 per cent for the game. Magic hit 40 of 78 field goals after shooting only 29.9 per cent in game one, the second lowest in history.

"I say this all the time. This is a crazy game," Van Gundy said.

Mickael Pietrus' dunk with 2:19 remaining gave the Magic the lead for good at 101-99. Pietrus' dunk came just moments after Lakers Pau Gasol had tied the game with two free throws.

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