Thunder-Lakers Preview

By BETH HARRIS
Posted Apr 19 2010 7:51PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) Phil Jackson wants a better sustained effort from the Lakers against the Oklahoma City Thunder. He got it for one quarter in the playoff opener, then watched the defending champions lose energy the rest of the way.

The Lakers won 87-79 Sunday mostly on the strength of their dominating first quarter, in which 7-footers Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum scored and rebounded with abandon and the team shot 54 percent.

Although never losing the lead, the Lakers didn't win another quarter and the Thunder got within six points with 3 1/2 minutes remaining.

``Our guys sustaining that effort is where we really have to keep working,'' Jackson said after practice Monday. ``The big issue with us is we have to have good court balance, take good shots so that their run-out opportunities aren't available to them or they're more difficult than they've been.''

A subdued Kobe Bryant said he shares Jackson's concern, although he maintains that getting the win was the most important thing.

``We'll do better,'' he said. ``The games are prettier when you score a lot of points and stuff like that, and that's what we're capable of doing but at the end of the day, defense and rebounding wins championships.''

Bryant scored 21 points on 6 of 19 shooting, but missed five of 12 free throws. He's been bothered by a swollen right knee, a broken right index finger and a sore tendon in his left ankle, all of which contributed to his missing four out of the team's final five games.

``His shot selection, he's had to narrow that down a little bit because he can't just elevate and get over people,'' Jackson said. ``In the second half, I thought he might have tired.''

Bryant went limited minutes on the practice court Monday, although Jackson said he arrived early to work on his shooting.

``He was very subdued when he was in the training room and in the video room,'' the coach said. ``I didn't initiate a conversation but once with him.''

Lakers reserve center DJ Mbenga will be re-evaluated on Tuesday after undergoing retinal surgery. He was hit near his left eye twice in practice last week and will have to wear protective glasses if he's cleared to play.

The Thunder will be looking for its first playoff win since moving from Seattle two years ago in Game 2 at Staples Center on Tuesday night.

``We can't let them dictate our offense for us,'' Jeff Green said. ``We have to be more aggressive as far as getting to the rim, making them move side to side, not allowing them to set up on one side of the floor by zoning us up. It's numerous things that we can do to have a better offensive game.''

The Lakers expect a better offensive effort from Kevin Durant in Game 2. The NBA's scoring champion had 24 points - six under his average - on 7 of 24 shooting while being hounded by Ron Artest.

``Kevin is one of the great players in this league and all great players have nights like this,'' Russell Westbrook said. ``He's going to find his way.''

Durant didn't speak with reporters before practice Monday.

The Thunder played tentatively in the early going of Game 1, not surprising for the NBA's youngest team.

``The second game, those nerves won't be there and they'll be more effective coming out of the gate,'' Gasol predicted.

Thunder coach Scott Brooks said his team can't defend any better than it did in the opener, but their offense must improve. Durant said he was frustrated by missing shots that had gone down for him in the regular season.

``Kevin is just going to have to keep working,'' Brooks said. ``He's had some bad shooting nights, but what he needs to do is find other ways to help us win. He's one of our better rebounders and he needs to be able to do that better.''

Jackson's teams have never lost a playoff series after winning Game 1, going 44-for-44 with Chicago and the Lakers.

``This is a very good opportunity now to give them a good psychological hit,'' Gasol said. ``Get an even more convincing win in Game 2, then go to Oklahoma.''

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Kobe takes over late to give Lakers 2-0 series advantage

By Bryan Chu, for NBA.com
Posted Wednesday April 21, 2010 3:23AM

LOS ANGELES (NBA.com exclusive) -- The scowl and swagger are back.

With the Lakers trailing in final two minutes, Kobe Bryant did what he did best -- take over the game.

Bryant scored seven of the team's final nine points as the Lakers narrowly took Game 2 over the Thunder 95-92 Tuesday at Staples Center to grab a decisive 2-0 series advantage.

After struggling for the past month with a battery of injuries, Bryant answered back to those who doubted his game, scoring 15 of his game-high 39 in the final period.

"After 13 years," smirked Bryant, "you think they'd know better."

The Lakers have won eight straight over the Thunder at Staples Center. More importantly, however, is holding court. When the Lakers take Game 1 and 2 of a best-of-seven series they are nearly unbeatable, posting a 39-1 record.

Oklahoma City could have easily left Los Angeles with a split, however.

The Thunder held an 88-86 advantage with 2:49 left in the game, but then Bryant put the defending champs ahead 93-88 with 1:18 left in the game.

But a pair of free throws by Russell Westbrook and flip shot by Jeff Green cut Los Angeles' lead to 94-92 with 15.1 seconds remaining in the game. Kevin Durant fired an off-balanced 3-pointer on the next possession, but his shot went wide right. Pau Gasol split a pair and the Thunder had one final shot with 7.7 seconds left, but Green's 3-pointer was long.

"I'm getting the looks I want, they're just not falling," said Green, who finished just 2-for-11 shooting and 1-for-6 from 3-point range after going 4-for-12 the previous game. "But I'm still confident in my shot and I'm going to continue to shoot them and they're going to drop when I go home."

During Bryant's run, Durant struggled.

He was hounded by Ron Artest all game. And in the final minutes, Pau Gasol drew a charge on Durant and then helped Artest cause a Durant turnover.

Durant finished with 32 points on 12-for-26 shooting, but recorded a eight turnovers, which tied a career high.

Nevertheless, playing the defending champs this closely gives the Thunder confidence heading home.

"Our energy on the defensive end was phenomenal," said Durant, whose team recorded 17 blocks and held the Lakers to 37.5 percent shooting in Game 2 and 41 percent shooting in Game 1. "We just have to correct the offensive."

Game 3 will be in Oklahoma City on Thursday and will be no easy task.

"That place is going to be rocking and rolling," Bryant said. "These young guys play with a lot of energy here so multiply that by 10. The last time [a 91-75 loss] we were up there they did a number on us. We are well aware of what they are capable of and how explosive they are. It's going to be exciting."

For the first time in more than a month, Bryant seemed to have control of his jumper and was aggressive for much of the game. His first shot, a 21-footer from the left wing, was nothing but net. His stepback fallaway -- a shot that has abandoned him for the last few games -- was dialed in.

He ended shooting a pedestrian 12-for-28 from the field, but that's far better than the 30.3 percent clip he had been shooting in the month of April. He also found his rhythm at line making 13-for-15.

"You expect him to make big shots," Thunder coach Scott Brooks said. "Unfortunately he did again tonight."

The Lakers trailed did trail at halftime. But Gasol came alive in the third period. After scoring 10 points in the first half, Gasol recorded 11 in the third period. He finished the game with 25 points on 8-for-14 shooting and snagged 12 rebounds.

After a stellar Game 1, Andrew Bynum didn't have the same impact. He had six points on 3-for-9 shooting and 10 rebounds in 31 minutes of play. Other role players like Derek Fisher (five points, 2-for-10) and Artest (five points, 2-for-10) also had little impact offensively, but their play defensive was stellar.

Fisher was responsible for Russell Westbrook's foul trouble and Artest shut down Durant down the stretch.

Plagued with foul trouble all game, Westbrook finished with 19 points on 5-for-10 shooting in 29 minutes.

Fisher drew three of Westbrook's early fouls with his cagy veteran experience and aggressiveness. Westbrook, who played a total of 10 minutes in the first half, picked up an early reach-in and then an offensive foul. His second personal was at the 5:35 mark and the Lakers finished the quarter outscoring the Thunder 15-5 to go up 26-18 at the end of the first quarter.

Though he didn't hold Durant to another 7-for-24 performance, Artest did make life tough for the NBA's leading scorer.

"Ron has done a great job," Lamar Odom said. "He's made [Durant] take tough shots."

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

• Thunder: Ibaka
• Lakers: Odom

• Lead Changes: 12
• Times Tied: 14

• Arena: Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA
• Officials: #48 Scott Foster, #9 Derrick Stafford, #58 Zach Zarba
• Attendance: 18997
• Duration: 2:48

Oklahoma City Thunder (50-33)		Los Angeles Lakers (58-25)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Bynum vs Green (Green gains possession)
Green 3pt Shot: Missed	11:39
	11:38	Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:23 [LAL 2-0]	Bryant Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Gasol (1 AST)
Sefolosha Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:11 [OKC 2-2]
	11:11	Artest Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Sefolosha Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)	11:11 [OKC 3-2]
	10:54	Artest 3pt Shot: Missed
Krstic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:53
Sefolosha 3pt Shot: Missed	10:40
	10:38	Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:19	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Westbrook Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:18
Green Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Bynum (1 ST)	10:09
	10:04	Fisher Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	10:03	Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:03 [LAL 4-3]	Bryant Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Krstic Jump Shot: Missed	09:52
Durant Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	09:50
Durant Jump Shot: Missed	09:42
	09:40	Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:38	Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Durant (1 ST)
	09:34	Fisher Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Durant 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Krstic (1 AST)	09:30 [OKC 6-4]
	09:16	Fisher Layup Shot: Missed Block: Krstic (1 BLK)
	09:12	Fisher Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	09:11 [LAL 6-6]	Fisher Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Westbrook 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Sefolosha (1 AST)	08:47 [OKC 9-6]
	08:33	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:32
Durant Driving Layup Shot: Missed	08:26
	08:26	Team Rebound
Krstic Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	08:26
	08:10	Gasol Jump Shot: Missed
	08:09	Team Rebound
	07:57	Gasol Turnover : Backcourt Turnover (1 TO)
Green 3pt Shot: Missed	07:35
	07:34	Bynum Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Westbrook Foul : Personal (1 PF)	07:28
Sefolosha Foul : Personal (1 PF)	07:26
	07:21 [LAL 8-9]	Bryant Floating Jump shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Fisher (1 AST)
Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed	07:10
Krstic Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:09
Krstic Tip Shot: Missed	07:09
Westbrook Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	07:07
	07:01	Bynum Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Krstic Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	07:01 [OKC 10-8]
Krstic Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	07:01 [OKC 11-8]
	06:43 [LAL 11-11]	Artest 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Bryant (1 AST)
Durant Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bynum (1 BLK)	06:29
	06:28	Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	06:25	Westbrook Violation:Kicked Ball
	06:17	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:16
Durant Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)	06:03 [OKC 13-11]
	05:41	Bynum Jump Shot: Missed
Westbrook Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	05:39
Westbrook Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	05:35
Westbrook Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	05:35
	05:35	Team Timeout : Regular
Westbrook Substitution replaced by Maynor	05:35
	05:16 [LAL 13-13]	Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Artest (1 AST)
Durant Reverse Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Sefolosha (2 AST)	05:01 [OKC 15-13]
Green Foul : Personal (1 PF)	04:50
	04:41 [LAL 15-15]	Gasol Turnaround Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Sefolosha 3pt Shot: Missed	04:22
	04:21	Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	04:14	Bryant Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	04:11	Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:11 [LAL 17-15]	Bynum Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Durant Jump Shot: Missed	03:58
	03:57	Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	03:48	Fisher Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Green (1 ST)
Durant Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Missed	03:44
	03:42	Team Rebound
Krstic Substitution replaced by Collison	03:42
	03:42	Fisher Substitution replaced by Farmar
	03:42	Bynum Substitution replaced by Odom
	03:22 [LAL 20-15]	Farmar 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Gasol (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:15
Green Substitution replaced by Ibaka	03:15
Durant Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Artest (1 ST)	03:11
	03:07	Artest Layup Shot: Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:04
Ibaka Jump Shot: Missed	03:00
	02:58	Farmar Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:54	Farmar Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Sefolosha (1 ST)
Maynor Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Odom (1 ST)	02:45
	02:39	Bryant Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ibaka (1 BLK)
Maynor Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:36
Durant Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	02:32
	02:07	Artest 3pt Shot: Missed
Sefolosha Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:06
Durant Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS)	01:51 [OKC 17-20]
	01:34	Odom Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Ibaka (1 ST)
	01:28	Farmar Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
Sefolosha Substitution replaced by Harden	01:27
	01:18	Odom Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Collison Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:18
Team Rebound	01:18
	01:18	Bryant Substitution replaced by Brown
Collison Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	01:18
	01:17	Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Collison Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:06
	01:06 [LAL 21-17]	Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	01:06 [LAL 22-17]	Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Maynor 3pt Shot: Missed	00:52.9
	00:50.9	Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:45.3 [LAL 24-17]	Brown Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Odom (1 AST)
Maynor Driving Layup Shot: Missed	00:37.9
Team Rebound	00:36.5
	00:34.2	Odom Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:34.2
Team Rebound	00:34.2
Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	00:34.2 [OKC 18-24]
	00:34.2	Double Technical - Odom, Ibaka
	00:27.9	Farmar 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Maynor (1 BLK)
Collison Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:25.8
Durant Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)	00:08.0
	00:02.1 [LAL 26-18]	Gasol Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Odom (2 AST)
End of 1st Quarter
Oklahoma City Thunder (50-33)		Los Angeles Lakers (58-25)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
Collison Foul : Personal (2 PF)	11:51
	11:36 [LAL 29-18]	Brown 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Walton (1 AST)
Collison 3pt Shot: Missed	11:10
	11:09	Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	11:01	Bynum Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
	10:53	Walton Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Harden 3pt Shot: Missed	10:48
	10:47	Walton Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:33	Odom Dunk Shot: Missed Block: Collison (1 BLK)
Maynor Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:29
	10:27	Walton Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Maynor Substitution replaced by Westbrook	10:27
Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	10:27 [OKC 19-29]
Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	10:27 [OKC 20-29]
	10:09	Brown Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	10:07	Bynum Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	10:06 [LAL 31-20]	Bynum Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Collison Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (1 AST)	09:53 [OKC 22-31]
	09:31	Bynum Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
Ibaka Jump Shot: Missed	09:18
	09:17	Bynum Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	09:05 [LAL 33-22]	Bynum Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Farmar (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:58
Harden Substitution replaced by Durant	08:58
	08:58	Farmar Substitution replaced by Fisher
	08:58	Brown Substitution replaced by Bryant
	08:58	Walton Substitution replaced by Artest
Westbrook Pullup Jump shot: Made (5 PTS)	08:48 [OKC 24-33]
	08:25 [LAL 35-24]	Bryant Jump Bank Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Fisher (2 AST)
Durant Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Artest (2 ST)	08:07
	08:00	Bryant Hook Shot: Missed
Westbrook Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	07:59
Westbrook Pullup Jump shot: Made (7 PTS)	07:54 [OKC 26-35]
	07:38	Bynum Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ibaka (2 BLK)
Durant Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	07:36
Green Layup Shot: Missed	07:29
Durant Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	07:28
Durant Jump Shot: Missed	07:28
	07:27	Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:12	Bryant Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
	07:10	Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	07:10 [LAL 37-26]	Odom Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed	06:57
	06:56	Fisher Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	06:43	Bryant Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ibaka (3 BLK)
Westbrook Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	06:41
Ibaka Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	06:33 [OKC 28-37]
	06:22	Team Timeout : Regular
Collison Substitution replaced by Sefolosha	06:22
	06:22	Odom Substitution replaced by Gasol
	06:07	Gasol Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ibaka (4 BLK)
	06:06	Team Rebound
Westbrook Foul : Personal (3 PF)	06:06
Westbrook Substitution replaced by Maynor	06:06
	05:52	Fisher 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:49	Bynum Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	05:36	Artest 3pt Shot: Missed
Ibaka Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:35
Durant Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Maynor (1 AST)	05:20 [OKC 30-37]
	04:58	Gasol Jump Hook Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	04:58
	04:48	Gasol Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	04:48 [OKC 31-37]
	04:48	Team Timeout : Short
Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	04:48 [OKC 32-37]
Ibaka Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:31
	04:31 [LAL 38-32]	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	04:31	Bynum Substitution replaced by Odom
Ibaka Substitution replaced by Krstic	04:31
	04:31 [LAL 39-32]	Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Durant Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)	04:16 [OKC 34-39]
	03:59	Odom Jump Shot: Missed
Krstic Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	03:58
Green 3pt Shot: Missed	03:44
	03:42	Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	03:28	Artest Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Sefolosha (2 ST)
Green 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Durant (1 AST)	03:19 [OKC 37-39]
Krstic Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	03:04
	03:04	Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	03:04	Team Rebound
	03:04 [LAL 40-37]	Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Maynor Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Bryant (1 ST)	02:42
	02:37	Bryant Layup Shot: Missed Block: Sefolosha (1 BLK)
	02:36	Odom Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	02:31 [LAL 42-37]	Gasol Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Fisher (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	02:21
Timeout : Official	02:21
Durant 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS)	02:13 [OKC 40-42]
	01:52	Artest Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Green Jump Shot: Missed	01:33
	01:32	Team Rebound
Krstic Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	01:32
	01:32	Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:32	Team Rebound
Krstic Substitution replaced by Ibaka	01:32
	01:32	Odom Substitution replaced by Powell
	01:32 [LAL 44-40]	Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Sefolosha Jump Shot: Missed Block: Artest (1 BLK)	01:09
Sefolosha Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	01:07
Sefolosha Layup Shot: Missed Block: Artest (2 BLK)	01:05
	01:03	Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	00:54.9	Bryant Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO) Steal:Maynor (1 ST)
Durant Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Maynor (2 AST)	00:54.9 [OKC 44-43]
	00:41.9	Gasol Layup Shot: Missed Block: Durant (1 BLK)
Sefolosha Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	00:41.9
Sefolosha Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	00:39.4 [OKC 44-43]
	00:39.4	Bryant Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Sefolosha Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)	00:39.4 [OKC 45-43]
	00:29.2 [LAL 45-45]	Bryant Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Maynor Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (2 PTS)	00:04.9 [OKC 49-45]
	00:00.0	Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Oklahoma City Thunder (50-33)		Los Angeles Lakers (58-25)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:44	Fisher Jump Shot: Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	11:43
Green Layup Shot: Missed	11:21
	11:20	Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:10	Fisher Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
	11:07	Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	11:07 [LAL 47-47]	Gasol Tip Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Durant 3pt Shot: Missed	10:42
	10:41	Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	10:31 [LAL 49-47]	Gasol Slam Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Bynum (1 AST)
Krstic Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Green (1 AST)	10:05 [OKC 49-49]
	09:39 [LAL 52-49]	Bryant 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Fisher (4 AST)
Durant Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (21 PTS)	09:14 [OKC 51-52]
	09:01	Artest Jump Shot: Missed
Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:59
Westbrook Driving Layup Shot: Missed	08:47
	08:45	Fisher Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	08:43 [LAL 54-51]	Artest Running Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Fisher (5 AST)
Krstic Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (2 AST)	08:26 [OKC 53-54]
	08:11 [LAL 56-53]	Gasol Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Artest (2 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	08:07
Westbrook Pullup Jump shot: Made (9 PTS)	07:47 [OKC 55-56]
	07:23	Gasol Jump Shot: Missed
	07:22	Artest Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	07:17 [LAL 59-55]	Bryant 3pt Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Artest (3 AST)
Krstic Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Green (2 AST)	07:01 [OKC 57-59]
	06:35 [LAL 61-57]	Gasol Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)
	06:30	Fisher Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Durant Jump Shot: Missed	06:16
	06:15	Bynum Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	06:00	Bynum Layup Shot: Missed Block: Durant (2 BLK)
	06:00	Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
Durant Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:00
	06:00 [LAL 62-57]	Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
Krstic Substitution replaced by Collison	06:00
	06:00 [LAL 63-57]	Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
	05:51	Bynum Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)	05:51 [OKC 58-63]
Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)	05:51 [OKC 59-63]
Collison Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	05:36
	05:36 [LAL 64-59]	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)
	05:36 [LAL 65-59]	Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)
Durant Turnover : Lost Ball (5 TO) Steal:Artest (3 ST)	05:25
	05:24	Jump Ball Fisher vs Durant (Sefolosha gains possession)
	05:24	Fisher Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Durant (2 ST)
Durant 3pt Shot: Missed	05:15
	05:14	Team Rebound
Green Foul : Personal (2 PF)	05:02
	05:01	Fisher Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	05:01	Fisher Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
Sefolosha 3pt Shot: Missed	04:49
	04:48	Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Sefolosha Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	04:44
	04:23	Fisher 3pt Shot: Missed
	04:22	Gasol Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
	04:17	Artest 3pt Shot: Missed
Collison Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	04:16
Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed	04:08
	04:05	Artest Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	03:56	Fisher 3pt Shot: Missed
Sefolosha Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:55
Collison Driving Layup Shot: Missed	03:39
Team Rebound	03:37
	03:37	Gasol Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Green Substitution replaced by Ibaka	03:37
	03:37	Team Timeout : Regular
	03:37	Bynum Substitution replaced by Odom
Durant 3pt Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Sefolosha (3 AST)	03:20 [OKC 62-65]
	03:02	Gasol Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Westbrook (1 ST)
Westbrook Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (13 PTS)	02:58 [OKC 64-65]
	02:34 [LAL 68-64]	Fisher 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Artest (4 AST)
Ibaka Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	02:11
	01:58	Odom Jump Shot: Missed
	01:57	Artest Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	01:56	Artest Layup Shot: Missed Block: Durant (3 BLK)
	01:55	Odom Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	01:51	Bryant Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ibaka (5 BLK)
	01:49	Gasol Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
	01:48	Gasol Layup Shot: Missed Block: Durant (4 BLK)
Durant Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	01:47
Durant Turnover : Lost Ball (6 TO) Steal:Odom (2 ST)	01:45
	01:40	Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:38	Gasol Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)
	01:37	Gasol Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Sefolosha (3 ST)
	01:35	Fisher Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Sefolosha Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:35
Team Rebound	01:35
	01:35	Fisher Substitution replaced by Farmar
Sefolosha Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)	01:35 [OKC 65-68]
	01:23	Bryant Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	01:23	Bryant Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
Westbrook Foul : Offensive (4 PF)	01:13
Westbrook Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	01:13
Westbrook Substitution replaced by Maynor	01:13
Sefolosha Foul : Personal (3 PF)	01:04
	01:04 [LAL 69-65]	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)
	01:04 [LAL 70-65]	Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)
Durant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	00:47.9
	00:46.4	Farmar Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Collison Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	00:32.1
	00:32.1	Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:32.1	Team Rebound
	00:32.1	Bryant Substitution replaced by Brown
Sefolosha Substitution replaced by Harden	00:32.1
	00:32.1 [LAL 71-65]	Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
	00:17.4	Odom Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (25 PTS)	00:17.4 [OKC 66-71]
Collison Substitution replaced by Krstic	00:17.4
Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (26 PTS)	00:17.4 [OKC 67-71]
	00:04.8	Durant Violation:Defensive Goaltending
	00:04.8 [LAL 73-67]	Farmar Running Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
	00:00.7	Farmar Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Maynor Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	00:00.7 [OKC 68-73]
Durant Substitution replaced by Westbrook	00:00.7
Maynor Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	00:00.7 [OKC 69-73]
End of 3rd Quarter
Oklahoma City Thunder (50-33)		Los Angeles Lakers (58-25)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Harden Layup Shot: Missed	11:44
Krstic Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	11:42
Krstic Tip Shot: Made (10 PTS)	11:42 [OKC 71-73]
	11:25	Bynum Jump Shot: Missed Block: Ibaka (6 BLK)
	11:24	Team Rebound
	11:17	Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Krstic Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	11:14
	11:07	Bryant Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Ibaka Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Harden (1 AST)	10:58 [OKC 73-73]
	10:37	Bryant Layup Shot: Missed Block: Krstic (2 BLK)
Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	10:37
	10:37	Bryant Foul : Personal (4 PF)
	10:37	Bryant Substitution replaced by Walton
Green Jump Shot: Missed	10:17
	10:17	Odom Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
Ibaka Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)	10:17
	09:53	Bynum Jump Shot: Missed
	09:52	Bynum Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	09:52	Bynum Tip Shot: Missed
Ibaka Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:52
Ibaka Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (2 TO)	09:52
	09:42	Odom 3pt Shot: Missed
Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:41
Krstic Jump Shot: Missed	09:24
	09:23	Farmar Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:11 [LAL 75-73]	Odom Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Walton (2 AST)
	08:56	Odom Foul : Defense 3 Second (3 PF)
Timeout : Official	08:56
Green Free Throw Technical (8 PTS)	08:56 [OKC 74-75]
	08:47	Walton Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	08:47 [OKC 75-75]
Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	08:47 [OKC 76-75]
	08:30	Farmar 3pt Shot: Missed
	08:28	Bynum Rebound (Off:5 Def:4)
	08:24	Team Timeout : Regular
	08:24	Walton Substitution replaced by Bryant
	08:16 [LAL 77-76]	Bryant Jump Shot: Made (26 PTS) Assist: Odom (3 AST)
Ibaka Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	07:51
	07:49	Farmar Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	07:33 [LAL 79-76]	Bryant Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (28 PTS)
Maynor Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:33
Harden Substitution replaced by Westbrook	07:33
Maynor Substitution replaced by Durant	07:33
	07:33	Brown Substitution replaced by Artest
	07:33	Farmar Substitution replaced by Fisher
	07:33 [LAL 80-76]	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 1 (29 PTS)
Durant Jump Shot: Made (28 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (3 AST)	07:19 [OKC 78-80]
Green Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	06:56
	06:56	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	06:56	Team Rebound
	06:56 [LAL 81-78]	Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (30 PTS)
Green 3pt Shot: Missed	06:46
	06:45	Bynum Rebound (Off:5 Def:5)
	06:30	Odom Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Westbrook Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	06:28
Westbrook Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Bryant (2 ST)	06:22
	06:16	Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO)
Durant Jump Shot: Missed	06:04
Ibaka Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	06:03
	06:03	Odom Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Ibaka Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	06:03 [OKC 79-81]
	06:03	Odom Substitution replaced by Gasol
Ibaka Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	06:03 [OKC 80-81]
	05:46 [LAL 83-80]	Bryant Jump Shot: Made (32 PTS)
Durant Jump Shot: Made (30 PTS)	05:26 [OKC 82-84]
Ibaka Foul : Personal (3 PF)	05:06
	04:59	Bryant Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	04:57
Durant Jump Shot: Missed	04:41
	04:40	Team Rebound
Krstic Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)	04:40
	04:40	Bynum Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:40	Team Rebound
	04:40	Bynum Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	04:39
	04:28	Artest Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (31 PTS)	04:28 [OKC 83-84]
Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (32 PTS)	04:28 [OKC 84-84]
	04:15 [LAL 86-84]	Gasol Driving Layup Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Fisher (6 AST)
Krstic Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	04:15
	04:15	Bynum Substitution replaced by Odom
Krstic Substitution replaced by Collison	04:15
	04:15 [LAL 87-84]	Gasol Free Throw 1 of 1 (24 PTS)
Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed	04:05
	04:04	Gasol Rebound (Off:5 Def:6)
	03:43	Fisher 3pt Shot: Missed
Ibaka Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:42
Durant Jump Shot: Missed	03:23
Team Rebound	03:23
	03:23	Fisher Foul : Loose Ball (5 PF)
Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)	03:23 [OKC 85-87]
Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)	03:23 [OKC 86-87]
	03:07	Artest 3pt Shot: Missed
Ibaka Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	03:06
Team Timeout : Regular	03:02
Instant Replay - Overturn Ruling	03:02
	02:49	Fisher Foul : Shooting (6 PF)
	02:49	Fisher Substitution replaced by Brown
Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	02:49 [OKC 87-86]
Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	02:49 [OKC 88-86]
	02:33	Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:31	Odom Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	02:30	Odom Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ibaka (7 BLK)
	02:28	Brown Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Collison Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	02:20
	02:20 [LAL 87-88]	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (33 PTS)
	02:20 [LAL 88-88]	Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (34 PTS)
Ibaka Turnover : Offensive Goaltending (3 TO)	02:10
	02:00 [LAL 90-88]	Bryant Pullup Jump shot: Made (36 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	02:00
Durant Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	01:48
Durant Turnover : Foul (7 TO)	01:48
Green Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	01:31
	01:31 [LAL 91-88]	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (37 PTS)
	01:31 [LAL 92-88]	Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (38 PTS)
Durant Turnover : Lost Ball (8 TO) Steal:Artest (4 ST)	01:21
Collison Foul : Shooting (6 PF)	01:18
Collison Substitution replaced by Sefolosha	01:18
	01:18	Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:18	Team Rebound
	01:18 [LAL 93-88]	Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
	01:09	Brown Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)	01:09 [OKC 89-93]
Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)	01:09 [OKC 90-93]
	00:52.9	Odom Layup Shot: Missed
	00:51.4	Team Rebound
	00:51.4	Instant Replay - Support Ruling
	00:30.9	Brown 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Westbrook (1 BLK)
Durant Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	00:30.3
Team Timeout : Short	00:30.3
Green Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)	00:22.7 [OKC 92-93]
Durant Foul : Personal (3 PF)	00:15.1
	00:15.1	Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:15.1	Team Rebound
	00:15.1 [LAL 94-92]	Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (39 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:15.1
Durant 3pt Shot: Missed	00:07.9
	00:07.7	Gasol Rebound (Off:5 Def:7)
Sefolosha Foul : Loose Ball (4 PF)	00:07.7
	00:07.7	Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:07.7	Team Rebound
Sefolosha Substitution replaced by Harden	00:07.7
	00:07.7 [LAL 95-92]	Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)
Green 3pt Shot: Missed	00:01.9
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 4th Quarter

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