Lakers-Thunder Preview

By JEFF LATZKE
Posted Apr 21 2010 11:45PM

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Back when the Thunder were 3-29 last season, the notion of the playoffs coming to Oklahoma City any time soon was unimaginable.

But it was that same miserable stretch that made general manager Sam Presti confident that coach Scott Brooks was the right man to lead his team into the future.

While Oklahoma City struggled to the worst start in the NBA, Presti was impressed by the way Brooks stayed the course and never tried to force immediate changes in hopes of making the Thunder better. He has now taken the youngest roster in the league and turned the team into a 50-game winner and a playoff team just one season after the horrendous start.

For that best-in-the NBA turnaround, Brooks was recognized Wednesday as the NBA's coach of the year. He received 71 of 123 first-place votes and 480 points to finish ahead of Milwaukee's Scott Skiles (26 first-place votes, 313 points) and Portland's Nate McMillan (9, 107).

``He's someone that I think is incredibly consistent as a person. He is unaffected through adversities and also through successes, and I think that's an important quality we want to have as we move forward,'' Presti said.

Even as he was receiving a statue of Red Auerbach, Brooks faced another daunting turnaround: an 0-2 deficit in the Thunder's best-of-seven series against the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers, led by Kobe Bryant and coach Phil Jackson.

Game 3 is Thursday night in Oklahoma City.

``This is the first-time playoff experience for a lot of us, including myself, and you're playing against one of the best coaches of all sports, one of the best players ever and a team that has 1,000 (games of) playoff experience to ours,'' Brooks said. ``But you learn from playing against the best players and the best teams, and we're going to keep fighting and figuring out ways to beat them.''

While the Thunder didn't immediately start winning after Brooks took over for the fired P.J. Carlesimo, there were signs of progress. His decision to move Kevin Durant from shooting guard to small forward increased his production, and the addition of Thabo Sefolosha and Nenad Krstic plus defensive-minded assistant Ron Adams started to pay dividends, too.

``We were improved once he took over as the coach. We still lost some games that were tough but we were learning and we were getting better each day in practice,'' said Durant, who developed into the NBA's youngest scoring champion this season.

``I knew if we continued to do that and not come in and just say, `Our season's done. Ain't no need to practice. Ain't no need to work hard.' We still came in and worked every day, and he made sure he brought it every day as a coach.''

Brooks can sound like a broken record at times, harping on Oklahoma City's need to constantly improve every day, but it's exactly the tune that Presti wants to hear. It's why he gave Brooks a multi-year contract at the end of last season even though the Thunder had only gone 22-47 under his leadership.

Of the eight NBA interim coaches with losing records over the past three seasons, only Brooks and Toronto's Jay Triano got a chance to come back for another try. That patience paid off with a 27-win turnaround that brought the franchise its first playoff appearance since 2004-05 in Seattle.

Making the improvement even more unbelievable is that it came without a significant free agent signing. Instead, it's primarily the same group of players as last season plus rookies James Harden, Serge Ibaka and Eric Maynor.

``They're coachable. I've been around young, talented, non-coachable players. I've been around veteran, talented, non-coachable players,'' Brooks said. ``No matter what you do, sooner or later - even if a coach comes in that's able to connect with them - if that's who they are, they're going to go back to it.''

Forward Nick Collison, who has been with the franchise longer than any current player, said Brooks' strength is that he's ``not a guy that likes to just hear himself speak.''

``The thing that sticks out with me is he's got a really good pulse what's going on with the team,'' Collison said. ``He can sense when we're slipping a little bit and kind of light a fire under us or get on us. Or he can sense when maybe we need a little confidence and not push so hard and try to pick us up a little bit.''

Brooks played 11 seasons in the NBA and was a reserve on Houston's 1994 NBA championship team. He got his coaching start in the ABA before George Karl hired him as an NBA assistant in 2003. Presti gave him an interview for the SuperSonics' head coaching position in 2007 and then asked Carlesimo to bring him in as an assistant.

``I think the things that shaped him into the type of player he was in the NBA are similar to the type of things that made him a successful coach, and that is consistency, passion for the game and an appreciation for hard work and humility,'' Presti said. ``Those are the kind of attributes that we want to continue to try to bring into our organization.''

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Durant shifts focus to give Thunder first-ever playoff win

By Randy Renner, for NBA.com
Posted Friday April 23, 2010 2:09AM

OKLAHOMA CITY (NBA.com exclusive) -- Oklahoma City Thunder star Kevin Durant was struggling through another tough shooting night against the Los Angeles Lakers, hitting just one of his first seven shots and just four of his first 16 when he stood in the team huddle and knew what he had to do.

"My shot wasn't falling so I just tried to do other things to help my team," he told reporters.

So Durant went out and set a career high in rebounds with 19, played stout defense against Kobe Bryant in the fourth quarter and still managed to score 29 points in leading his Thunder to a thrilling come-from-behind 101-96 win over the Lakers.

"It feels good to finally get a win in this series against the reining champs," Durant said. "I probably only guarded Kobe 10 or 11 possessions in the regular season but [Thunder assistant] coach Ron Adams told me it was my turn so I just wanted to play my hardest. It's a chance to make me better, guarding the best player in the world."

Bryant was held to just four points in the fourth quarter on 2-for-10 shooting. He had helped torch the Thunder on Tuesday night in L.A. with 15 points down the stretch of Game 2.

Bryant had been guarded by defensive specialist Thabo Sefolosha most of the game with Jeff Green and James Harden also taking turns. But seeing Durant come out on him for the final 12 minutes was not something the Lakers' superstar was expecting.

"It was a matchup that caught me by surprise," Bryant said. "He did a good job."

Bryant still managed to lead the Lakers in scoring with 24 points on 10-for-29 shooting. But Bryant, for one of the few times in his career, did not have a single free-throw attempt.

"Yeah those days are few and far between," said Lakers coach Phil Jackson, "The key factor in the game was free throws. They shot 34 and we shot 12. And that goes with their aggressiveness, not the referees."

Another factor was the largest crowd to pack into the Ford Center all season, a standing-room only gathering of 18,342 that was roaring long before the opening tip.

"It was so loud, it was an emotional start to the game," said Thunder coach Scott Brooks received the Coach of the Year Award before the game in a ceremony with Commissioner David Stern.

But the excitement of Oklahoma City's first-ever NBA playoff game may have been too much for the home team at the start of the contest. The Thunder turned the ball over on three of their first four possessions and missed a shot on the other.

The Lakers meanwhile quieted the crowd by hitting their first six shots to jump out to 10-0 and 12-3 leads and tried to take the fans out of the game early.

The Thunder calmed down after the shaky start and got as close as four points, 39-35, after a pair of James Harden free throws. Bryant hit a trio of 3-pointers and another basket to push L.A. to a 50-41 lead. After Russell Westbrook scored the last points of the half, the Thunder trailed 50-43.

The Lakers surged again in the third quarter and built a 62-52 lead, but the youngest team in the NBA refused to buckle, battling back to tie the game on consecutive 3-pointers from Harden and Durant.

"The crowd was phenomenal, I couldn't hear myself there at the end of the third quarter," Durant said. "They kept us in the game. It was a great atmosphere out there."

Durant's 29 points led all scorers, while his sidekick Westbrook added 27, grabbed eight rebounds and dished four assists. Harden dropped in 18 after being shutout in the first two games of the series.

OKC limited Los Angeles to just 46 second-half points, 21 in the fourth quarter when the Lakers were just 8-for-20.

"We kept our composure," said Thunder forward Jeff Green. "We just kept doing what got us to this point and that was defense."

Oklahoma City outrebounded the Lakers 53-39 and doubled them on the offensive glass, 14-7. The Thunder also ran on the Lakers, outscoring them 23-7 on the break.

In addition to Bryant's 24, Derek Fisher and Pau Gasol each added 17 with Gasol pulling down 15 rebounds.

The Thunder will now host Game 4 on Saturday to try to pull even in the series.

"I thought this was a must-win tonight," said Durant, "and now we need to get another one to even it up."

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

• Lakers: --
• Thunder: --

• Lead Changes: 1
• Times Tied: 2

• Arena: Ford Center, Oklahoma City, OK
• Officials: #17 Joe Crawford, #34 Marc Davis, #65 Sean Wright
• Attendance: 18342
• Duration: 2:33

Los Angeles Lakers (57-26)		Oklahoma City Thunder (51-32)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Green vs Bynum (Fisher gains possession)
Artest Step Back Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:41 [LAL 2-0]
	11:26	Krstic Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Artest (1 ST)
Artest Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	11:21 [LAL 4-0]
	11:02	Westbrook Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Bryant (1 ST)
Bynum Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Bryant (1 AST)	10:55 [LAL 6-0]
	10:32	Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:31
Bynum Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS)	10:10 [LAL 8-0]
	09:45	Sefolosha Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Fisher (1 ST)
Fisher Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Gasol (1 AST)	09:33 [LAL 10-0]
	09:26	Team Timeout : Regular
	09:18 [OKC 2-10]	Green Driving Layup Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Sefolosha (1 AST)
Bynum Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:18
	09:18 [OKC 3-10]	Green Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
Bynum Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Fisher (1 AST)	09:03 [LAL 12-3]
	08:48	Durant 3pt Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:46
Bryant 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Fisher (2 AST)	08:31 [LAL 15-3]
	08:15 [OKC 6-15]	Green 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (1 AST)
Fisher Jump Shot: Missed	07:51
	07:50	Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:42	Durant Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	07:41	Krstic Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	07:40	Krstic Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gasol (1 BLK)
	07:39	Krstic Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
Fisher Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:39
	07:39 [OKC 7-15]	Krstic Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	07:39	Krstic Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:37
Gasol Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	07:13
	07:12	Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	07:05	Durant Jump Shot: Missed
	07:03	Krstic Rebound (Off:3 Def:0)
	06:55	Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:54
Gasol Jump Shot: Missed	06:44
	06:43	Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	06:32	Sefolosha 3pt Shot: Missed
	06:31	Durant Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	06:30	Durant Jump Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:28
	06:20	Sefolosha Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	06:10
	06:09	Durant Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Artest Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:04
	06:04 [OKC 8-15]	Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	06:04 [OKC 9-15]	Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Fisher 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Gasol (2 AST)	05:44 [LAL 18-9]
	05:37	Green Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	05:37	Krstic Rebound (Off:4 Def:0)
	05:37	Krstic Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (2 TO)
Gasol Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Krstic (1 BLK)	05:19
Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	05:17
Gasol Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)	05:16 [LAL 20-9]
	05:05	Westbrook Jump Bank Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	05:05
	04:57	Durant Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	04:57	Krstic Substitution replaced by Collison
	04:57	Sefolosha Substitution replaced by Harden
Artest 3pt Shot: Missed	04:43
	04:41	Durant Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	04:37 [OKC 11-20]	Westbrook Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Harden (1 AST)
Bynum Alley Oop Layup shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Gasol (3 AST)	04:27 [LAL 22-11]
	04:14 [OKC 13-22]	Westbrook Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	03:56
	03:55	Durant Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	03:49 [OKC 16-22]	Harden 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Durant (1 AST)
	03:27	Durant Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Gasol Substitution replaced by Odom	03:27
Team Timeout : Regular	03:27
	03:27	Durant Substitution replaced by Ibaka
Bryant Substitution replaced by Brown	03:27
Fisher 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Brown (1 AST)	03:14 [LAL 25-16]
	02:57	Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:54
Brown Step Back Jump shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Bynum (1 AST)	02:34 [LAL 27-16]
Bynum Foul : Defense 3 Second (1 PF)	02:17
	02:17 [OKC 17-27]	Green Free Throw Technical (7 PTS)
Bynum Substitution replaced by Gasol	02:17
	02:08 [OKC 20-27]	Harden 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Collison (1 AST)
Artest 3pt Shot: Missed	01:40
	01:38	Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:26	Collison Jump Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	01:24
Brown Jump Shot: Missed	01:08
	01:06	Collison Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:56.0	Westbrook Substitution replaced by Maynor
Fisher Substitution replaced by Farmar	00:56.0
	00:49.9 [OKC 22-27]	Harden Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Maynor (1 AST)
Gasol Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Harden (1 ST)	00:33.9
Brown Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:31.4
	00:12.9	Ibaka Jump Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:11.8
Odom 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.9
	00:00.0	Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
End of 1st Quarter
Los Angeles Lakers (57-26)		Oklahoma City Thunder (51-32)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:38	Durant Jump Shot: Missed
	11:37	Collison Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	11:36	Collison Layup Shot: Missed Block: Odom (1 BLK)
Team Rebound	11:36
Gasol Jump Shot: Missed	11:21
Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	11:20
Farmar 3pt Shot: Missed	11:11
	11:10	Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	11:04	Durant 3pt Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	11:03
Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	10:45
	10:44	Durant Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	10:38	Harden Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	10:37	Ibaka Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	10:37 [OKC 24-27]	Ibaka Putback Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	10:28	Harden Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Brown 3pt Shot: Missed	10:22
	10:21	Ibaka Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Brown Foul : Personal (2 PF)	10:14
Brown Substitution replaced by Artest	10:14
Bryant Foul : Personal (1 PF)	10:07
	09:58	Maynor Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	09:57
	09:57	Collison Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
Farmar Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	09:52
Farmar Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	09:52
	09:37	Durant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	09:36
Farmar Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:26 [LAL 29-24]
	09:05	Maynor 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	09:04
Artest 3pt Shot: Missed	08:46
	08:45	Maynor Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:27 [OKC 26-29]	Durant Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Collison (2 AST)
Artest 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Bryant (2 AST)	08:09 [LAL 32-26]
	08:00	Team Timeout : Regular
	07:43	Collison Jump Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	07:42
Gasol Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS)	07:21 [LAL 34-26]
	07:06	Harden 3pt Shot: Missed
Farmar Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:04
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	06:57
	06:57	Ibaka Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Odom Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:49
	06:49	Maynor Substitution replaced by Westbrook
	06:49	Collison Substitution replaced by Green
Farmar Substitution replaced by Fisher	06:49
	06:49 [OKC 27-34]	Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	06:49 [OKC 28-34]	Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Odom Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Bryant (3 AST)	06:39 [LAL 36-28]
	06:23	Durant Jump Shot: Missed
	06:21	Ibaka Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	06:21	Ibaka Layup Shot: Missed
Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:20
Odom Layup Shot: Missed	06:15
	06:13	Durant Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)
Gasol Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:10
	06:10 [OKC 29-36]	Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	06:10 [OKC 30-36]	Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Odom 3pt Shot: Missed	05:53
	05:52	Durant Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)
Bryant Foul : Personal (2 PF)	05:39
	05:39	Timeout : Official
Odom Substitution replaced by Bynum	05:39
	05:39	Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	05:39	Team Rebound
	05:39 [OKC 31-36]	Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Westbrook (1 ST)	05:18
	05:15 [OKC 33-36]	Westbrook Slam Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Gasol (4 AST)	05:00 [LAL 39-33]
Gasol Foul : Personal (2 PF)	04:48
	04:48 [OKC 34-39]	Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	04:48 [OKC 35-39]	Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
	04:36	Ibaka Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS)	04:32 [LAL 42-35]
	04:16 [OKC 37-42]	Westbrook Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Bynum Jump Shot: Missed Block: Ibaka (1 BLK)	03:56
	03:54	Ibaka Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	03:49 [OKC 39-42]	Durant Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Harden (2 AST)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Bynum (2 AST)	03:34 [LAL 45-39]
	03:18	Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	03:17
Bryant Driving Layup Shot: Missed	03:05
	03:04	Durant Rebound (Off:1 Def:10)
	03:00	Durant Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	03:00	Durant Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:00
	03:00	Durant Substitution replaced by Krstic
	03:00	Ibaka Substitution replaced by Sefolosha
Artest Substitution replaced by Brown	03:00
Fisher Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	02:48
Brown Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	02:37
	02:37 [OKC 40-45]	Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
Brown Substitution replaced by Walton	02:37
	02:37 [OKC 41-45]	Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	02:24
Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)	02:22
Walton 3pt Shot: Missed	02:03
Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	02:01
	01:48	Harden Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Fisher Free Throw 1 of 3 (9 PTS)	01:48 [LAL 46-41]
Fisher Free Throw 2 of 3 (10 PTS)	01:48 [LAL 47-41]
Fisher Free Throw 3 of 3 (11 PTS)	01:48 [LAL 48-41]
	01:31	Krstic Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO)
Team Timeout : Short	01:31
Bryant Floating Jump shot: Made (14 PTS)	01:13 [LAL 50-41]
	01:00	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:59.9
Walton 3pt Shot: Missed	00:42.9
	00:42.4	Westbrook Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:36.4 [OKC 43-50]	Westbrook Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	00:18.9
	00:17.5	Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	00:01.9	Krstic Jump Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)	00:00.7
End of 2nd Quarter
Los Angeles Lakers (57-26)		Oklahoma City Thunder (51-32)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:44	Green Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	11:43	Westbrook Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Bynum Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	11:43
	11:43 [OKC 44-50]	Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	11:43 [OKC 45-50]	Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Bryant Floating Jump shot: Missed	11:21
	11:20	Durant Rebound (Off:1 Def:11)
	11:16 [OKC 47-50]	Green Reverse Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Durant (2 AST)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	10:54
	10:54	Westbrook Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	10:45	Sefolosha 3pt Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)	10:45
Bryant Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (2 TO)	10:32
	10:17	Westbrook Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gasol (2 BLK)
Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)	10:15
Gasol Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Bryant (4 AST)	10:07 [LAL 52-47]
	09:52	Durant Jump Shot: Missed Block: Bynum (1 BLK)
	09:51	Durant Rebound (Off:2 Def:11)
	09:48	Durant Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	09:46
	09:40	Krstic Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Artest (1 AST)	09:23 [LAL 54-47]
	09:10	Green Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	09:09
Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (18 PTS)	08:58 [LAL 56-47]
	08:45 [OKC 49-56]	Krstic Jump Shot: Made (3 PTS)
	08:29	Green Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Bynum Step Back Jump shot: Missed	08:17
	08:16	Durant Rebound (Off:2 Def:12)
	08:10	Durant 3pt Shot: Missed
	08:09	Green Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Bryant Foul : Personal (3 PF)	08:02
	07:49 [OKC 52-56]	Sefolosha 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (2 AST)
Gasol Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Bryant (5 AST)	07:30 [LAL 58-52]
	07:10	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:09
Fisher Jump Shot: Missed	06:57
Gasol Rebound (Off:3 Def:9)	06:56
Gasol Tip Shot: Made (10 PTS)	06:56 [LAL 60-52]
	06:55	Team Timeout : Regular
	06:41	Sefolosha Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:3 Def:10)	06:40
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	06:30
Bynum Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	06:29
Bynum Putback Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	06:28 [LAL 62-52]
Bynum Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	06:12
	06:12	Krstic Substitution replaced by Collison
	06:12	Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	06:12	Team Rebound
	06:12 [OKC 53-62]	Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Gasol Running Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS)	05:51 [LAL 64-53]
	05:41 [OKC 56-64]	Sefolosha 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Durant (3 AST)
	05:41	Collison Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
Bryant Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS)	05:23 [LAL 66-56]
	05:09 [OKC 58-66]	Durant Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Green (1 AST)
Bynum Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	05:09
Bynum Substitution replaced by Odom	05:09
	05:09 [OKC 59-66]	Durant Free Throw 1 of 1 (12 PTS)
Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	04:46
	04:43	Westbrook Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Gasol Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	04:36
	04:36	Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	04:36	Team Rebound
	04:36 [OKC 60-66]	Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Artest Step Back Jump shot: Missed	04:12
	04:10	Sefolosha Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	04:02	Durant Layup Shot: Missed
	04:01	Collison Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	04:00 [OKC 62-66]	Collison Putback Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:58
	03:58	Green Substitution replaced by Ibaka
	03:58	Sefolosha Substitution replaced by Harden
Fisher 3pt Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Gasol (5 AST)	03:47 [LAL 69-62]
	03:34 [OKC 64-69]	Westbrook Driving Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)
	03:11	Ibaka Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Odom Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:11
Team Rebound	03:11
Bryant Substitution replaced by Brown	03:11
Odom Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	03:11 [LAL 70-64]
	02:57	Westbrook Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Brown Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	02:56
	02:56	Westbrook Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	02:56 [LAL 71-64]
Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	02:56 [LAL 72-64]
Artest Foul : Personal (2 PF)	02:44
	02:44 [OKC 65-72]	Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	02:44 [OKC 66-72]	Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Fisher Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	02:24
Fisher Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	02:24
	02:17	Collison Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	02:17	Collison Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Ibaka Violation:Defensive Goaltending	01:59
Odom Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS)	01:59 [LAL 74-66]
	01:52 [OKC 68-74]	Westbrook Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (17 PTS)
Brown 3pt Shot: Missed	01:27
	01:26	Durant Rebound (Off:2 Def:13)
	01:21 [OKC 71-74]	Harden 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Durant (4 AST)
Fisher 3pt Shot: Missed	00:59.9
	00:58.9	Durant Rebound (Off:2 Def:14)
	00:53.6 [OKC 74-74]	Durant 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS)
	00:39.1	Collison Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)	00:39.1 [LAL 75-74]
Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:39.1
	00:37.9	Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	00:29.9	Durant Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	00:28.8	Westbrook Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	00:20.9	Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	00:19.9
Odom 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.9
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
Los Angeles Lakers (57-26)		Oklahoma City Thunder (51-32)
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Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	11:37
	11:35	Collison Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	11:19 [OKC 76-75]	Ibaka Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (3 AST)
Odom Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	11:01
Odom Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	11:01
Bryant Foul : Personal (4 PF)	10:53
Brown Substitution replaced by Artest	10:53
	10:40	Westbrook Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
	10:38	Ibaka Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	10:38 [OKC 78-75]	Ibaka Putback Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (22 PTS)	10:17 [LAL 77-78]
	10:03	Durant Running Jump Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	10:02
Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	09:49
	09:48	Durant Rebound (Off:2 Def:15)
	09:26 [OKC 80-77]	Westbrook Jump Bank Shot: Made (19 PTS)
	09:15	Ibaka Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	09:05
	09:04	Westbrook Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	08:59	Westbrook Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Bryant (2 ST)
Bynum Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Bryant (6 AST)	08:54 [LAL 79-80]
	08:54	Collison Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
Timeout : Official	08:54
Bynum Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)	08:54 [LAL 80-80]
	08:41 [OKC 82-80]	Durant Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (4 AST)
Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Harden (2 ST)	08:20
	08:16 [OKC 84-80]	Durant Dunk Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Harden (3 AST)
	07:58	Westbrook Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Odom Substitution replaced by Gasol	07:58
Bryant Step Back Jump shot: Missed	07:47
	07:46	Westbrook Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	07:34	Durant Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
Gasol Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Farmar (1 AST)	07:22 [LAL 82-84]
	07:04	Durant 3pt Shot: Missed
Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:02
Gasol Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed	06:38
	06:37	Durant Rebound (Off:2 Def:16)
Gasol Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	06:21
	06:21	Collison Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	06:21	Team Rebound
Farmar Substitution replaced by Fisher	06:21
	06:21	Collison Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:3 Def:11)	06:20
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	05:59
	05:59	Westbrook Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	05:49 [OKC 86-82]	Westbrook Jump Shot: Made (21 PTS)
Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed Block: Durant (1 BLK)	05:25
	05:24	Durant Rebound (Off:2 Def:17)
	05:12 [OKC 88-82]	Durant Floating Jump shot: Made (23 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	05:10
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	04:47
	04:45	Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	04:27 [OKC 90-82]	Durant Step Back Jump shot: Made (25 PTS)
Bynum Hook Shot: Missed	04:09
	04:07	Collison Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	03:44	Harden Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:3 Def:12)	03:44
Fisher 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Gasol (6 AST)	03:29 [LAL 85-90]
	03:02 [OKC 93-85]	Westbrook 3pt Shot: Made (24 PTS)
Artest Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Bryant (7 AST)	02:47 [LAL 87-93]
	02:35	Team Timeout : Regular
Bynum Substitution replaced by Odom	02:35
	02:17	Durant 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	02:15
Odom 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Fisher (3 AST)	02:00 [LAL 90-93]
	01:48 [OKC 95-90]	Westbrook Jump Shot: Made (26 PTS)
Fisher Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	01:48
	01:48 [OKC 96-90]	Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 1 (27 PTS)
Artest Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Bryant (8 AST)	01:32 [LAL 92-96]
	01:15	Ibaka Jump Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	01:13
	01:03	Ibaka Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	01:03 [LAL 93-96]
Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	01:03 [LAL 94-96]
	01:03	Team Timeout : Short
Artest Foul : Personal (3 PF)	00:58.7
	00:58.7 [OKC 97-94]	Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (26 PTS)
	00:58.7	Harden Substitution replaced by Sefolosha
	00:58.7	Ibaka Substitution replaced by Green
	00:58.7 [OKC 98-94]	Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (27 PTS)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	00:40.9
	00:37.9	Green Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	00:19.9	Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	00:17.9
Bryant Driving Layup Shot: Made (24 PTS)	00:13.5 [LAL 96-98]
	00:13.5	Team Timeout : Short
Gasol Foul : Personal (5 PF)	00:12.8
	00:12.8 [OKC 99-96]	Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (28 PTS)
Odom Substitution replaced by Bynum	00:12.8
	00:12.8 [OKC 100-96]	Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (29 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	00:12.8
Bynum Substitution replaced by Farmar	00:12.8
Farmar 3pt Shot: Missed	00:07.9
Fisher Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:06.9
Artest 3pt Shot: Missed	00:02.9
	00:01.5	Green Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Gasol Foul : Personal (6 PF)	00:01.5
Gasol Substitution replaced by Bynum	00:01.5
	00:01.5 [OKC 101-96]	Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	00:01.5	Green Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	00:00.9
End of 4th Quarter

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