Thunder-Lakers Preview

By BETH HARRIS
Posted Apr 17 2010 8:27PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) Two days of long practices and bonding over a steak dinner have the Los Angeles Lakers ready to defend their NBA championship.

They'll begin Sunday against All-Star Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder, whose youth and speed the Lakers will counter with Kobe Bryant and experience.

Durant led the NBA in scoring with 30.1 points; Bryant was fourth-best with 27.0.

After stumbling through the end of the regular season, the Lakers are feeling good about themselves thanks to Bryant's improved health and the return of Andrew Bynum.

Bryant sat out four of the final five games to rest a swollen right knee and a broken index finger on his right hand. He's got a bum ankle, too. But he said the time off has revived him.

Bynum missed 13 straight games because of a strained right Achilles' tendon. He said there was no pain or swelling after practice Saturday, and coach Phil Jackson said he hopes Bynum can play the game's first eight minutes.

``I wish we were going already,'' Bynum said.

He averaged 19.3 points on 63 percent shooting in the first three meetings against the Thunder. Overall, the Lakers won three of the teams' four games, including two by three points. Although Bynum's game conditioning is rusty, the Thunder have no one who can defend him.

``They've got so many weapons, from the first man to the end of the bench,'' Durant said. ``It's going to be tough.''

Bynum and Pau Gasol give the Lakers two 7-footers to patrol the paint, something Derek Fisher compared to ``playing volleyball above everyone's heads.''

Bynum's return means Bryant goes from playing a wing position to the guard spot, while Lamar Odom regains his role of sixth man, sparking the Lakers' second unit.

``He's another guy we can use to attack a team in the middle and break defenses down, which allows our perimeter guys to do their things better,'' Fisher said about Bynum. ``We've seen a lot of things that show up when Andrew's not out there. The key is for him to stay out there.''

A year ago, the Lakers were motivated to win it all by the sting of losing to Boston in the 2008 finals. Now, they're the defending champions trying to make a third consecutive appearance in the finals.

``The second time around you think you can get there faster. It actually takes longer,'' Fisher said. ``That's the difficult part about winning multiple championships. People know you're coming the second time down the road. There's trees laying out in the middle of the road, there's spikes laying out, the highway patrol is waiting for you. You got to slow down a little bit. It's a totally different road to the title. It's hard to convince yourself that it's a different road.''

The Lakers went out Friday night for a steak dinner, limiting the basketball talk to reminding each other of their goal.

``We've committed to each other that we're not going to allow this opportunity to just be here and be gone,'' Fisher said. ``We're going to make the most of it.''

The Lakers earned the top seed in the Western Conference with 57 wins. The Thunder claimed the eighth spot to earn their first postseason berth since moving from Seattle two years ago.

``This team gains experience by the first 10 minutes of the game,'' Durant said. ``We'll know how it's going to be for the rest of the series. I think we all learn quickly here.''

Bryant averaged 32.3 points in the first three wins over the Thunder, then was held to 11 on 4-of-11 shooting while committing nine turnovers in losing the fourth game. Durant averaged 25.8 points in the series.

``I can't approach it any differently even though it's the playoffs,'' Durant said. ``I can't be overhyped. I've just got to continue to just be myself and hopefully everything falls in line.''

Defending Durant will fall to Ron Artest, who had a quiet regular season while adjusting to Jackson's triangle offense after coming from Houston.

``I've been guarding the best players in my career, so it's not like something new,'' Artest said. ``It's going to really come down to more the Lakers and Oklahoma City. It's not going to come down to individual matchups. It's really going to come down to team.''

Lakers reserve center DJ Mbenga got elbowed in the head for the second straight day Saturday - about 3 inches from where he was struck a day earlier - and was due to undergo a CT scan. A team spokesman said Mbenga didn't sustain a concussion from the first blow.

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AP Sports Writer Jeff Latzke in Oklahoma City contributed to this report.

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Lakers flip the switch, grab Game 1 win

By Bryan Chu, for NBA.com
Posted Sunday April 18, 2010 8:22PM

LOS ANGELES (NBA.com exclusive) -- On a play away from the ball in the first quarter, Andrew Bynum may have very well set the tone not only for himself, but for the rest of the series.

After getting tripped up on a previous defensive play by Oklahoma City's Jeff Green, Bynum bounced up and barreled into Green's chest. No whistle. No harm. But it was a play Bynum felt he needed to make.

"I wasn't going to just let that happen without retaliating," said Bynum following the Lakers wire-to-wire, 87-79 victory against the Thunder in Game 1 of the first-round Western Conference playoffs.

"That's just part of being aggressive and letting people know and having a presence out there."

With the victory, the defending champions take a 1-0 lead in the opening round with Game 2 at home on Tuesday. Historically speaking, Lakers coach Phil Jackson's track record bodes poorly for the Thunder, who have now lost eight straight at Staples Center.

After winning Game 1 in any length of series, Jackson is 44-0 (Chicago 24-0; Lakers 20-0).

Couple that with the presence of Bynum, who came back from a 13-game absence with a strained left Achilles' tendon and finished with 13 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks in 30 minutes, and the team's defensive intensity, the Lakers seemed to have flipped the switch back on.

Bynum wasn't the only Laker to set the tone for the best-of-seven series.

Ron Artest locked down Kevin Durant, who finished with a game-high 24 points but was 7-for-24 shooting. It was a disappointing playoff debut.

"It was a tough one for us tonight," Durant said. "I had some good looks. Some great looks. I wasn't able to make them. That's discouraging."

Durant had only three field goals in the second half. What won't be on his highlight reel: a blown layup; a soft jumper swatted away by Kobe Bryant; a 3-pointer that didn't draw iron.

On how the team guarded Durant, Jackson was remise not to take a shot after talking earlier in the week about the NBA's leading scorer's knack of drawing fouls.

"We tried to keep our arms out of there so he couldn't get those reach-in fouls that send him to the line," Jackson said. "He still got there 11 times, which is incredible."

If anything, this game encapsulated what the Lakers were hoping for in acquiring Artest. Though he had a forgettable game offensively (3-for-11 shooting, 1-for-8 from deep), Artest bodied up Durant in what was a throwback game for him.

"When I was in my prime, I wasn't in the playoffs that deep," Artest said. "That's part of the reason why I lost weight so I can show people how I was when they didn't get to see me and how I played defense. No not at all (playing like I was in my prime). I think I have a chance to get better."

So do the Thunder.

Despite trailing for the entire game and at one point down by as many as 17, Oklahoma City managed to keep the game within eight points thanks to second-year point guard Russell Westbrook.

Westbrook was the blue blur.

During a span of eight minutes between the end of the second and beginning of the third quarter, Westbrook scored 15 of the Thunder's 16 points. He ended the game with 23 points on 10-for-16 shooting and eight assists. The Lakers had no answer for the speedy guard as the Thunder outscored the Lakers in the paint 42-34.

"Russell with his speed is really how they hurt us," Derek Fisher said. "In transition when we had turned the ball over...that's when we really got hurt. We'll have to do a better job Tuesday night."

Up eight into the fourth quarter, the Lakers continued to trade baskets with the Thunder. The final minutes were anticlimactic as both sides committed their share of fouls and free throw attempts.

The closest the Thunder got to within in the second half was 77-71, but then a late Fisher 3-pointer closed the game out.

Thunder coach Scott Brooks was proud of his team in their first playoff game.

"I thought our effort was really good this afternoon," he said. "Nervous, I didn't see that. I saw a team that played with a lot of effort (and) didn't hit shots."

After missing four of his last five games taking time off to rest his knee and fractured finger, Bryant struggled from the field. He scored a team-high 21 points, but on 6-for-19 shooting. He was also uncharacteristically poor from the line (7-for-12) too. In the month of April, Bryant is 27-for-79 from the field.

"I'm sure Kobe's not happy with his game," Jackson said. "I think it's a rhythm problem more than anything else. It's just a lack of playing in the last month."

The first half was all Lakers.

Behind Bynum, Pau Gasol, who had 19 points and 13 rebounds, and Fisher's hot hand, Los Angeles took a 27-13 advantage at the end of the first quarter.

Active hands helped caused nine Thunder turnovers and a season-low of 13 points in the first quarter. Oklahoma City also tied a season low in the first half (39 points).

Bynum served up a facial on Nenad Krstic, slamming a one-hander on Krstic's dome in the second quarter.

"That kind of got me going a little bit, that play just because I was able to get that dunk," Bynum said.

Fisher on Bynum's play: "He looked comfortable. He looked strong. He looked explosive. He was decisive with his movements and he didn't look afraid to load up the Achilles and push himself...he's going to be a guy teams are going to have difficulty holding him down."

• Thunder: Mullens, Shakur, Weaver
• Lakers: Vujacic

• Thunder: --
• Lakers: --

• Lead Changes: 0
• Times Tied: 1

• Arena: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
• Officials: #13 Monty McCutchen, #23 Jason Phillips, #49 Tom Washington
• Attendance: 18997
• Duration: 2:36

Oklahoma City Thunder (50-33)		Los Angeles Lakers (58-25)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Bynum vs Green (Westbrook gains possession)
Durant 3pt Shot: Missed	11:41
	11:40	Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:21 [LAL 2-0]	Gasol Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Krstic Jump Shot: Missed	11:07
	11:06	Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:45 [LAL 4-0]	Bynum Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Durant Layup Shot: Missed	10:32
	10:30	Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	10:15	Gasol Layup Shot: Missed
	10:13	Team Rebound
	10:09	Fisher Jump Shot: Missed
Sefolosha Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:08
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	09:44
	09:22	Bynum Jump Shot: Missed
Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:21
Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed	09:15
Krstic Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	09:14
Krstic Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:13 [OKC 2-4]
	08:58	Fisher 3pt Shot: Missed
Sefolosha Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:57
	08:52	Fisher Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Sefolosha Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	08:52 [OKC 3-4]
Sefolosha Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	08:52 [OKC 4-4]
	08:37 [LAL 6-4]	Bynum Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Gasol (1 AST)
Durant Jump Shot: Missed	08:22
	08:21	Team Rebound
	08:01 [LAL 8-4]	Artest Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Sefolosha 3pt Shot: Missed	07:39
	07:38	Bynum Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:23 [LAL 10-4]	Bryant Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:17
	07:09	Artest Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Durant Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (1 AST)	07:03 [OKC 6-10]
	06:41	Fisher Jump Shot: Missed
Krstic Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:39
Green Running Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (2 AST)	06:35 [OKC 8-10]
	06:19	Fisher Jump Shot: Missed
	06:17	Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	06:04	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
	06:02	Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	05:59 [LAL 12-8]	Bryant Driving Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Green Jump Shot: Missed Block: Gasol (1 BLK)	05:39
	05:38	Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	05:31 [LAL 14-8]	Fisher Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Krstic Jump Shot: Missed	05:13
	05:12	Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	04:56	Gasol Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:53
Sefolosha Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bynum (1 BLK)	04:36
	04:34	Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:16	Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Westbrook Layup Shot: Missed	04:11
Durant Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:09
Durant Putback Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	04:09 [OKC 10-14]
	03:53	Team Timeout : Regular
Krstic Substitution replaced by Collison	03:53
Sefolosha Substitution replaced by Harden	03:53
	03:53	Bynum Substitution replaced by Odom
	03:48 [LAL 16-10]	Gasol Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Odom (1 AST)
Harden 3pt Shot: Missed	03:29
	03:28	Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Harden Foul : Personal (1 PF)	03:19
	03:06 [LAL 19-10]	Fisher 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS)
	02:51	Odom Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Durant 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS)	02:40 [OKC 13-19]
	02:16 [LAL 22-13]	Fisher 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Bryant (1 AST)
Collison Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	02:02
Collison Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	02:02
	01:40	Artest 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:39	Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	01:34 [LAL 25-13]	Artest 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Gasol (2 AST)
Durant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	01:20
	01:18	Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:09	Team Timeout : Short
Westbrook Substitution replaced by Maynor	01:09
	01:09	Fisher Substitution replaced by Farmar
	00:59.8 [LAL 27-13]	Bryant Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Green Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gasol (2 BLK)	00:39.9
	00:38.3	Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	00:31.9	Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	00:30.8
	00:30.8	Farmar Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
Durant Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)	00:18.3
	00:07.0	Farmar Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	00:07.0	Farmar Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Durant 3pt Shot: Missed	00:01.7
Collison Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:00.2
Instant Replay - Support Ruling	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Oklahoma City Thunder (50-33)		Los Angeles Lakers (58-25)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:36	Bynum Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed
	11:36	Team Rebound
	11:28 [LAL 29-13]	Brown Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Artest (1 AST)
	11:13	Brown Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Collison Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Durant (1 AST)	11:09 [OKC 15-29]
	10:42	Odom Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	10:42	Odom Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Durant Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)	10:24 [OKC 17-29]
	10:11	Artest Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Ibaka Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Maynor (1 AST)	10:05 [OKC 19-29]
	09:57	Team Timeout : Regular
Durant Substitution replaced by Green	09:57
	09:57	Artest Substitution replaced by Bryant
	09:57	Odom Substitution replaced by Gasol
	09:46	Farmar Jump Shot: Missed
Ibaka Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:45
Maynor Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	09:35
	09:21	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
	09:20	Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	09:20	Gasol Tip Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	09:19
Harden 3pt Shot: Missed	08:58
Ibaka Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:56
Ibaka Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO)	08:54
Collison Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	08:32
	08:32	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	08:32	Team Rebound
	08:32 [LAL 30-19]	Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Maynor Layup Shot: Missed	08:20
	08:19	Farmar Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:10	Collison Violation:Kicked Ball
Maynor Substitution replaced by Westbrook	08:10
	08:10	Farmar Substitution replaced by Fisher
Collison Substitution replaced by Krstic	08:10
	07:58 [LAL 32-19]	Gasol Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Ibaka Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:58
	07:58 [LAL 33-19]	Gasol Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
	07:45	Gasol Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Harden Substitution replaced by Durant	07:45
Krstic Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	07:45 [OKC 20-33]
	07:45	Brown Substitution replaced by Artest
Krstic Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	07:45 [OKC 21-33]
	07:25 [LAL 36-21]	Bryant 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Durant Jump Shot: Missed Block: Bynum (2 BLK)	06:56
	06:54	Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:53	Fisher Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO)
Durant Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO)	06:51
	06:43 [LAL 38-21]	Bynum Slam Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Gasol (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:40
	06:31	Bynum Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	06:31 [OKC 22-38]
Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	06:31
	06:31	Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	06:12	Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:11
Durant Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	06:05
	05:59	Fisher Layup Shot: Missed
Krstic Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	05:58
Westbrook Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Krstic (1 AST)	05:47 [OKC 24-38]
	05:28 [LAL 40-24]	Bynum Slam Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Bryant (2 AST)
Ibaka Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	05:28
Ibaka Substitution replaced by Sefolosha	05:28
	05:28 [LAL 41-24]	Bynum Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
Green 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (3 AST)	05:17 [OKC 27-41]
Krstic Foul : Personal (1 PF)	05:00
	05:00	Bynum Substitution replaced by Odom
	04:47	Fisher 3pt Shot: Missed
Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:46
Green 3pt Shot: Missed	04:26
Durant Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	04:25
Krstic Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (4 AST)	04:20 [OKC 29-41]
Sefolosha Foul : Personal (1 PF)	04:09
	04:09 [LAL 42-29]	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	04:09 [LAL 43-29]	Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Durant 3pt Shot: Missed	03:59
	03:58	Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	03:49	Artest 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Green (1 BLK)
Sefolosha Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:47
Westbrook Turnover : Double Dribble (1 TO)	03:44
	03:26	Gasol Turnaround Hook Shot: Missed
Krstic Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:25
Sefolosha Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO)	03:17
	03:07	Fisher Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Durant Jump Shot: Missed	02:52
	02:50	Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	02:34	Gasol Jump Shot: Missed
	02:33	Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	02:32	Odom Layup Shot: Missed
	02:31	Gasol Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
	02:30	Gasol Layup Shot: Missed Block: Sefolosha (1 BLK)
Durant Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	02:28
Krstic Reverse Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (5 AST)	02:21 [OKC 31-43]
Sefolosha Foul : Personal (2 PF)	02:06
	02:06	Timeout : Official
Krstic Substitution replaced by Collison	02:06
	02:06 [LAL 44-31]	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	02:06 [LAL 45-31]	Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Westbrook Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (4 PTS)	01:51 [OKC 33-45]
	01:30	Artest 3pt Shot: Missed
Collison Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	01:29
Westbrook Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	01:25 [OKC 35-45]
	01:25	Artest Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	01:25
	01:24	Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:01	Fisher Jump Shot: Missed
	01:01	Team Rebound
	01:01	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
	01:01	Odom Substitution replaced by Powell
	01:01	Artest Substitution replaced by Brown
Westbrook Running Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	00:52.1 [OKC 37-45]
	00:39.9	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
	00:38.4	Brown Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	00:35.4 [LAL 47-37]	Gasol Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Brown (1 AST)
Westbrook Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	00:25.2 [OKC 39-47]
	00:02.1	Fisher 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
	00:00.0	Instant Replay - Support Ruling
End of 2nd Quarter
Oklahoma City Thunder (50-33)		Los Angeles Lakers (58-25)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:47	Bryant Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed
Krstic Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	11:44
Westbrook Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	11:39 [OKC 41-47]
	11:24 [LAL 49-41]	Gasol Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	10:56
Durant Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:36
	10:36	Bynum Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	10:36	Team Rebound
	10:36	Bynum Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Krstic Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	10:35
Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed Block: Bynum (3 BLK)	10:21
Westbrook Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:20
Westbrook Layup Shot: Missed	10:17
	10:16	Gasol Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)
Green Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:08
	09:53	Artest 3pt Shot: Missed
	09:52	Bynum Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	09:51	Gasol Turnover : Offensive Goaltending (1 TO)
Durant Jump Shot: Missed	09:31
	09:30	Bynum Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	09:20	Gasol Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO)
Durant Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bryant (1 BLK)	09:16
	09:12	Gasol Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)
	08:57	Artest 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	08:56
Green Jump Shot: Missed	08:42
	08:41	Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:31 [LAL 51-41]	Bynum Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Bryant (3 AST)
	08:13	Bryant Foul : Defense 3 Second (0 PF)
Durant Free Throw Technical (11 PTS)	08:13 [OKC 42-51]
Sefolosha 3pt Shot: Missed	08:02
	08:00	Gasol Rebound (Off:3 Def:9)
	07:40	Bynum Jump Shot: Missed
	07:38	Artest Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	07:38 [LAL 53-42]	Artest Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	07:32
Green Jump Shot: Missed	07:19
	07:17	Bynum Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	06:59	Bryant Layup Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	06:58
	06:58	Bryant Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
Green 3pt Shot: Missed	06:40
Team Rebound	06:40
	06:40	Fisher Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	06:31	Fisher Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Sefolosha Jump Shot: Missed	06:17
	06:16	Bynum Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
	06:02	Bryant Turnaround Fade Away shot: Missed
Krstic Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	06:00
Westbrook Driving Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS)	05:55 [OKC 44-53]
	05:34 [LAL 55-44]	Gasol Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Fisher (1 AST)
	05:21	Artest Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Krstic Substitution replaced by Collison	05:21
Collison Foul : Offensive (3 PF)	05:21
Collison Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	05:21
	05:09	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Westbrook Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	05:08
Westbrook Floating Jump shot: Made (16 PTS)	05:02 [OKC 46-55]
Team Violation : Delay Of Game	04:59
	04:41	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Collison Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:40
Green Jump Shot: Missed	04:20
	04:19	Bynum Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
Westbrook Foul : Personal (1 PF)	04:11
Sefolosha Substitution replaced by Harden	04:11
	04:11	Team Timeout : Regular
Green Substitution replaced by Ibaka	04:11
	04:11	Bynum Substitution replaced by Odom
	04:02 [LAL 57-46]	Gasol Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS)
Durant Jump Shot: Missed	03:41
	03:40	Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Harden Foul : Personal (2 PF)	03:31
Harden Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	03:27
	03:27 [LAL 58-46]	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	03:27	Fisher Substitution replaced by Brown
	03:27	Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	03:24
Westbrook Running Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)	03:03 [OKC 48-58]
	03:03	Odom Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 1 (19 PTS)	03:03 [OKC 49-58]
	02:46 [LAL 60-49]	Brown Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Ibaka Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (6 AST)	02:29 [OKC 51-60]
	02:10	Bryant Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	02:10	Bryant Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
Durant Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (4 TO)	01:48
Westbrook Substitution replaced by Maynor	01:48
	01:27	Artest 3pt Shot: Missed
Ibaka Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	01:26
Durant Jump Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Maynor (2 AST)	01:14 [OKC 53-60]
	00:53.4 [LAL 62-53]	Odom Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Brown (2 AST)
	00:43.3	Artest Foul : Personal (4 PF)
	00:43.3	Bryant Substitution replaced by Farmar
Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:43.3
Team Rebound	00:43.3
	00:43.3	Artest Substitution replaced by Walton
Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)	00:43.3 [OKC 54-62]
	00:32.9	Odom 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:31.8	Brown Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	00:11.9	Brown Jump Shot: Missed
Collison Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:10.8
	00:05.8	Walton Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)	00:05.8 [OKC 55-62]
Collison Substitution replaced by Green	00:05.8
Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)	00:05.8 [OKC 56-62]
Durant Foul : Personal (2 PF)	00:02.3
	00:02.3 [LAL 63-56]	Odom Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	00:02.3 [LAL 64-56]	Odom Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Durant 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.3
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
Oklahoma City Thunder (50-33)		Los Angeles Lakers (58-25)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Maynor Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:48 [OKC 58-64]
	11:27 [LAL 66-58]	Farmar Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Bynum (1 AST)
Green Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bynum (4 BLK)	11:08
Team Rebound	11:06
Harden Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO)	10:50
	10:26	Bynum Jump Shot: Missed Block: Ibaka (1 BLK)
	10:26	Team Rebound
	10:26	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Maynor Layup Shot: Missed	10:12
	10:10	Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	09:52 [LAL 69-58]	Farmar 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Walton (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	09:50
Green Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	09:30 [OKC 60-69]
	09:16	Team Timeout : Short
	09:04	Brown Jump Shot: Missed
	09:03	Bynum Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)
	09:02 [LAL 71-60]	Bynum Putback Slam Dunk Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	08:35
Maynor Substitution replaced by Westbrook	08:35
Harden Substitution replaced by Durant	08:35
	08:22	Walton Floating Jump shot: Missed
Ibaka Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	08:21
Durant 3pt Shot: Missed	08:03
	08:03	Team Rebound
	07:50	Walton Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
	07:46	Brown Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	07:46	Farmar Substitution replaced by Bryant
	07:46	Brown Substitution replaced by Fisher
	07:46	Walton Substitution replaced by Artest
Green Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (7 AST)	07:37 [OKC 62-71]
Green Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	07:18
	07:18	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	07:18	Team Rebound
	07:18	Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:15
Jump Ball Artest vs Durant (Collison gains possession)	07:03
Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed	06:56
Collison Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	06:55
	06:53	Artest Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)	06:53 [OKC 63-71]
Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)	06:53 [OKC 64-71]
	06:31 [LAL 74-64]	Bryant 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Durant 3pt Shot: Missed	06:15
	06:14	Team Rebound
	06:02	Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed
Westbrook Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:00
Durant Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Ibaka (1 AST)	05:47 [OKC 66-74]
	05:26 [LAL 77-66]	Odom 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Artest (2 AST)
	05:03	Bynum Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Timeout : Official	05:03
	05:03	Bynum Substitution replaced by Gasol
Collison Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Durant (2 AST)	04:54 [OKC 68-77]
	04:54	Odom Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Collison Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)	04:54 [OKC 69-77]
	04:37	Bryant Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
Ibaka Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	04:34
	04:28	Bryant Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)	04:28 [OKC 70-77]
Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)	04:28 [OKC 71-77]
	04:02 [LAL 79-71]	Bryant Jump Bank Shot: Made (20 PTS)
Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed	03:37
Westbrook Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	03:36
	03:31	Bryant Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)	03:31 [OKC 72-79]
Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)	03:31 [OKC 73-79]
	03:14	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	03:14
Durant Jump Shot: Missed	03:05
	03:03	Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	02:45	Artest 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:45	Team Rebound
Collison Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)	02:45
	02:45	Team Timeout : Regular
Westbrook Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:35
	02:35 [LAL 80-73]	Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
	02:35 [LAL 81-73]	Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
Durant Jump Shot: Missed	02:22
	02:20	Gasol Rebound (Off:3 Def:10)
	02:03	Artest Jump Shot: Missed
	02:02	Odom Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	02:01	Odom Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (2 TO)
	01:40	Odom Foul : Personal (5 PF)
Ibaka Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:40
Team Rebound	01:40
Ibaka Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)	01:40 [OKC 74-81]
	01:30 [LAL 84-74]	Fisher 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Instant Replay - Overturn Ruling	01:30
Team Timeout : Regular	01:30
	01:23	Bryant Foul : Personal (5 PF)
Green Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:23
Team Rebound	01:23
Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	01:23 [OKC 75-84]
	01:00	Gasol Jump Shot: Missed
Collison Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	00:59.8
Durant Slam Dunk Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (8 AST)	00:54.6 [OKC 77-84]
	00:35.5	Odom Foul : Offensive (6 PF)
	00:35.5	Odom Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
	00:35.5	Odom Substitution replaced by Bynum
Team Timeout : Short	00:35.5
Ibaka Substitution replaced by Harden	00:35.5
Green Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	00:34.8
Harden Foul : Personal (4 PF)	00:34.0
Green Foul : Personal (3 PF)	00:33.3
	00:33.3 [LAL 85-77]	Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
	00:33.3 [LAL 86-77]	Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
Durant 3pt Shot: Missed	00:25.9
Collison Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	00:25.1
Collison Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gasol (3 BLK)	00:23.9
Team Rebound	00:23.5
Westbrook Jump Bank Shot: Made (23 PTS)	00:18.1 [OKC 79-86]
Westbrook Foul : Personal (3 PF)	00:17.3
	00:17.3 [LAL 87-79]	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)
	00:17.3	Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Collison Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	00:13.9
Harden 3pt Shot: Missed	00:08.9
	00:07.6	Bynum Rebound (Off:3 Def:9)
End of 4th Quarter

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