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Lakers focused on redemption in finals (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

It's going to be Orlando, not Boston, in the NBA finals. Even though the opponent is different, the Los Angeles Lakers are still consumed with redeeming themselves after last year's abject failure. Their humiliating 131-92 dismissal by the Celtics in Game 6 last year still stings. "We know what it feels like to lose and we just want to come out there and amend that," coach Phil Jackson said Sunday.