Lakers-Thunder Preview

By JEFF LATZKE
Posted Apr 23 2010 6:17PM

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) There's no doubting that Kevin Durant can score.

But it took some convincing for the NBA's scoring champion to believe that he could really impact a game when his shots weren't going in - a lesson that proved crucial to the Oklahoma City Thunder's 27-win improvement this season.

``A lot of coaches say - it's something I didn't believe but - `If you do other things, then your scoring's going to come around.' I'm like, `No, that's not true because if you're off, you're off, right?''' he said. ``But it does happen. It does help. It gives you confidence that your next shot's going to go down.''

Durant has been regarded as a potent scorer since he entered the league after being named college player of the year at Texas, then averaged 20 points during his Rookie of the Year campaign when the franchise was still in Seattle.

Defense was a different story.

The SuperSonics gave up the fourth-most points in the NBA in Durant's rookie year and little changed during the franchise's first few months in Oklahoma City. The tide started to turn midway through last season but it wasn't until Durant's slow shooting start to begin this season that he really bought into all the aspects of the game outside racking up points.

By Game 3 of Oklahoma City's first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers, Durant had developed enough on the defensive end that he was asking to guard Kobe Bryant in the fourth quarter. He limited Bryant to 2-for-10 shooting while rediscovering his offense to lead the Thunder to a 101-96 win.

``That's a very important lesson. The game of basketball, offensively you're not going to be on every game. It's just impossible,'' Thunder coach Scott Brooks said.

``The greatest players of all times had bad shooting games and bad shooting slumps. He's done a better job with that this year - but now he fully understands that. You have to do other things that help your team win.''

Durant, who averaged 30.1 points this season to become the NBA's youngest scoring champion, was quick to shy away from the sudden defensive accolades leading up to Game 4 on Saturday night in Oklahoma City.

``Kobe Bryant is the best player in the world and some of those shots he missed just because he missed. Maybe two or three of the shots I made him miss,'' said Durant, who leaped to swat away one Bryant jumper during Oklahoma City's decisive 10-2 run.

``But other than that, he just missed shots and I know he's going to come back more focused and more ready for the fourth game. But hopefully he misses those shots he's going to take next game.''

The 6-foot-6 Bryant gives up nearly half a foot to Durant, who's listed conservatively at 6-9.

``He's long. He's 7 feet. I don't know that he wants to admit that he's 7 feet but he's 7 foot,'' Bryant said. ``He has great agility, great mobility and caught us all by surprise a little bit.''

Brooks said Durant's fourth-quarter success wouldn't change his plan to rotate defenders against Bryant. Thabo Sefolosha, Oklahoma City's defensive stopper, has logged the most minutes against Bryant while forward Jeff Green and reserve James Harden have also guarded him.

``It's very unique for a team to be able to do that,'' Bryant said. ``It just shows how athletic they are. ... I've got a pretty good feel for how to play against Harden, Thabo and Green. When they were in Seattle, Green guarded me the majority of the time. Thabo obviously guards me the majority of the time now, and Harden, so I've got a pretty good feel for those guys.''

Bryant took four games off near the end of the regular season to rest a variety of injuries, including a broken right index finger and a sore right knee, and said he still isn't 100 percent ``but I don't need to be.''

He finished with 24 points on 10-for-29 shooting in Game 3, after scoring 39 and taking over in the fourth quarter of Game 2.

``Playing against guys with the length of Sefolosha, Durant and guys in the past that he's played against that like to use their length against him, it's important that he has a base and that he has his legs under him,'' veteran teammate Derek Fisher said. ``I'm, I guess, not as concerned as everybody else about his numbers or statistically how it's playing out.''

Brooks had rarely deployed Durant to guard Bryant during four regular-season meetings or the first two playoff games before making the move Thursday night.

``It's not easy to make him miss shots, but Kevin has an impact just because of his length and his activity,'' Brooks said. ``It's hard to imagine us being a good defensive team without him. He's been one of our better defenders, and it's one of the reasons why we've improved this year is that he's committed to playing defense.''

The only question now is whether it'll work again.

``It won't catch me by surprise, that's for sure,'' Bryant said. ``Whether or not it's effective, we'll see.''

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Lakers stunned by Thunder's Game 4 performance

By Randy Renner, NBA.com
Posted Sunday April 25, 2010 2:29AM

OKLAHOMA CITY (NBA.com exclusive) -- After his team's practice on Friday Los Angeles Lakers assistant coach Jim Cleamons said, "If we don't pay attention to detail, it will lead to our demise."

On Saturday night in Oklahoma City, in front of another roaring, sell-out crowd, the only detail the Lakers seemed to be paying attention to was how soon they could board their flight back home to Hollywood, as they sleepwalked through a 110-89 beat down by the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The teams' first round playoff series is now deadlocked 2-2 after each team swept both games on its home floor.

"Not much to say about that one, they just took it to us," said Lakers coach Phil Jackson. "The beginning of the second half was as bad as we can start and we tumbled from there. It was a pretty good meltdown."

After all his years of playing for Jackson, LA point guard Derek Fisher said, "I don't know if I've ever heard him say that. Where we melted down and didn't even give ourselves a chance to win."

The Thunder, a feel good, turnaround story coming into the playoffs, may now actually be a serious threat to knock the defending NBA Champions out of the playoffs.

"A lot of people didn't expect us to be here and then we got here a lot of people thought we'd get swept," Thunder star Kevin Durant told reporters. "It's all on us now, we just have to keep working hard."

Durant finished with 22 points, eight below his regular season average, but he led all scorers. Los Angeles didn't have anyone with at least 15. Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum led the Lakers with 13. Bynum managed just two points in the second half.

"That's about as good as we can play," said Thunder coach Scott Brooks. "We made them miss and we took care of the basketball. We limited their second chance points. We have to defend, that gets us in transition."

And in transition the young Thunder ran the older Lakers ragged outscoring them 24-2. Fisher had no answers for how to slow the Thunder down.

"I don't know how they're scoring so much on the fast break, it seems like they're scoring three and four points at a time."

For the first time in the series Oklahoma City got off to a good start, shooting 52.5% and holding the Lakers to just 36.4% for a 29-17 lead after the 1st quarter.

"We've never had three bad first quarters in a row like we had in this series," said Brooks, "so it was bound to happen."

The Lakers concentrated on getting the ball into their bigger post players at the beginning of the game. Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum and Lamar Odom took 13 of L.A's 22 shots in the 1st quarter. But the Lakers began to once again stray away form the big men in the second when that trio took just eight of LA's 23 shots.

Kobe Bryant, who put up 29 attempts on Thursday, didn't fire one up at all until drilling a 3-pointer three minutes into the second quarter by that time the Lakers trailed 36-21. Bryant finished the half 3-for-6 with eight points and finished the game with just 12 on 5-for-10 shooting.

"I thought I was managing the game well but I didn't have a chance to do what I do best, close out games."

This game was closed out for the Lakers long before the final horn. Most of LA's starters sat the bench in the fourth quarter, Bryant went to the dressing room to begin receiving treatment on his knee and other ailments.

"It's effecting me a little bit," he admitted, "that's why I wanted to get started on my treatment early, it's a long flight back."

Maybe for the Lakers but the Thunder will make that same trip and it won't seem nearly as long.

"It's a great feeling (to win) but we know we still have a lot of work to do," said Oklahoma City point guard Russell Westbrook who continues to bedevil the Lakers. Westbrook had 18 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Jeff Green and James Harden each contributed 15 for the Thunder though Green continues to struggle with his shooting. He was just 5-for-17. But he grabbed nine rebounds to lead the Thunder assault on the glass.

Oklahoma City outrebounded the Lakers for the second straight game, 50-43 was the advantage Saturday night.

"We have to be able to do that," said Brooks. "We have to limit their rebounds."

After losing two close games in Los Angeles and winning a close one in OKC, the Thunder ran away with Game 4. They never trailed and the Lakers only managed to tie the game once at 2-2. Oklahoma City led by as much as 29 points in the fourth quarter. Asked if he was concerned such a beating could fire up LA for revenge in Game Five Brooks told reporters, "I wasn't really thinking about that I just thought 'wow we're up on the Lakers by 29', I didn't expect that."

No one did, least of all the Lakers themselves.

"You always play to win," Fisher said, "We didn't envision ourselves in this situation but it's where we are."

"You go through stretches where you play well in the playoffs and then you get busted up pretty good. We wanted to win both these games and be done with it," Bryant said, "But now we have a tough fight. It should be fun."

The series now shifts back to Los Angeles where the Lakers built that 2-0 lead that disappeared in Oklahoma City. The Thunder realize if they're going to have a chance to take the series they'll have to win a game at STAPLES Center.

"This was as big a win as could possibly be," said Brooks, "The Lakers took care of home court and so did we. Now we have to somehow get a win in LA."

The Thunder will be rested and ready to run on Tuesday night thinking they have a chance to shock the basketball world.

The leader of the Lakers says he doesn't know what his team's mindset is now or will be then.

"You know I'm honestly not sure," is all Kobe Bryant would say about that.

Game Five should be fun indeed.

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

• Lakers: Walton
• Thunder: --

• Lead Changes: 4
• Times Tied: 1

• Arena: Ford Center, Oklahoma City, OK
• Officials: #14 Joe DeRosa, #33 Sean Corbin, #38 Michael Smith
• Attendance: 18342
• Duration: 2:40

Los Angeles Lakers (57-26)		Oklahoma City Thunder (51-32)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Green vs Bynum (Fisher gains possession)
	11:47	Krstic Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	11:47
Team Rebound	11:47
Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	11:47
	11:46	Sefolosha Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:25 [OKC 2-0]	Sefolosha Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Bynum Layup Shot: Missed Block: Durant (1 BLK)	11:08
Team Rebound	11:08
Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Krstic (1 ST)	11:06
	11:02	Krstic Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Artest Driving Layup Shot: Missed	10:51
Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:49
Bynum Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:48 [LAL 2-2]
	10:25	Green Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bynum (1 BLK)
	10:25	Team Rebound
	10:22 [OKC 5-2]	Green 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Sefolosha (1 AST)
Fisher Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	10:05
	09:58	Durant Foul : Offensive (1 PF)
	09:58	Durant Turnover : Foul (1 TO)
Gasol Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Bryant (1 AST)	09:35 [LAL 4-5]
	09:22	Durant Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Fisher (1 ST)
Artest Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Fisher (1 AST)	09:19 [LAL 6-5]
	09:04 [OKC 7-6]	Durant Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (1 AST)
Fisher 3pt Shot: Missed	08:39
	08:38	Westbrook Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:32	Green Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:30
Gasol Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Bryant (2 AST)	08:22 [LAL 8-7]
	08:04	Krstic Jump Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:04
	07:49	Green Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Bynum Layup Shot: Missed	07:41
	07:40	Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	07:34 [OKC 9-8]	Durant Slam Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Gasol Layup Shot: Missed Block: Durant (2 BLK)	07:09
	07:08	Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	06:47	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
	06:46	Krstic Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	06:43 [OKC 11-8]	Krstic Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Bryant Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Sefolosha (1 ST)	06:32
	06:28 [OKC 13-8]	Durant Slam Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (2 AST)
Bynum Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Gasol (1 AST)	06:19 [LAL 10-13]
	06:02	Krstic Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bynum (2 BLK)
Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	06:01
Gasol Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS)	05:47 [LAL 12-13]
	05:35	Krstic Jump Shot: Missed
Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:34
Gasol Jump Shot: Missed	05:20
	05:19	Sefolosha Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Bynum Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:15
	05:15	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:15 [OKC 14-12]	Krstic Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	05:15 [OKC 15-12]	Krstic Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Gasol Hook Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Fisher (2 AST)	04:58 [LAL 14-15]
	04:37 [OKC 17-14]	Westbrook Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Durant (1 AST)
Bynum Hook Shot: Missed	04:16
	04:15	Sefolosha Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	04:08	Green Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:07
Fisher 3pt Shot: Missed	03:48
	03:47	Sefolosha Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Bryant Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:28
	03:28	Krstic Substitution replaced by Collison
	03:28	Sefolosha Substitution replaced by Harden
	03:28 [OKC 18-14]	Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
Bynum Substitution replaced by Odom	03:28
	03:28 [OKC 19-14]	Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Artest Driving Layup Shot: Missed	03:17
	03:16	Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:59	Green Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	02:57	Green Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	02:47 [OKC 21-14]	Westbrook Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:38
	02:38	Green Substitution replaced by Ibaka
Bryant Substitution replaced by Brown	02:38
Odom Step Back Jump shot: Missed	02:23
	02:22	Westbrook Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:02	Durant Jump Shot: Missed
	02:00	Ibaka Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	01:59 [OKC 23-14]	Ibaka Putback Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Odom Running Jump Shot: Missed	01:47
	01:46	Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Brown Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	01:43
	01:43 [OKC 24-14]	Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	01:43 [OKC 25-14]	Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Artest 3pt Shot: Missed	01:22
Team Rebound	01:22
	01:22	Collison Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)
Gasol Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Harden (1 ST)	01:15
Gasol Foul : Personal (1 PF)	01:15
	01:15 [OKC 26-14]	Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	01:15 [OKC 27-14]	Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Fisher 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Gasol (2 AST)	01:00 [LAL 17-27]
	00:35.9	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Fisher Substitution replaced by Farmar	00:35.9
Farmar Jump Shot: Missed	00:21.9
	00:19.9	Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	00:01.6 [OKC 29-17]	Westbrook Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Brown 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Los Angeles Lakers (57-26)		Oklahoma City Thunder (51-32)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:43	Harden Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Odom (1 ST)
Brown Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ibaka (1 BLK)	11:38
Odom Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	11:36
Odom Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ibaka (2 BLK)	11:35
	11:34	Green Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	11:19	Green Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	11:17
Odom Jump Shot: Missed	11:07
	11:06	Collison Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:59 [OKC 31-17]	Harden Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Brown Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	10:59
	10:59 [OKC 32-17]	Harden Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
Odom Running Reverse Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:41 [LAL 19-32]
	10:24	Maynor Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Brown (1 ST)
Brown Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Harden (2 ST)	10:20
	09:58 [OKC 34-19]	Ibaka Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Harden (1 AST)
Brown Jump Shot: Missed	09:41
Odom Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	09:38
Odom Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Bryant (3 AST)	09:32 [LAL 21-34]
	09:18 [OKC 36-21]	Ibaka Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Harden (2 AST)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Farmar (1 AST)	09:06 [LAL 24-36]
	08:48	Timeout : Official
	08:42	Collison Layup Shot: Missed Block: Bynum (3 BLK)
Farmar Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:40
	08:30	Ibaka Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	08:22	Ibaka Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Odom Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	08:22
Team Rebound	08:22
Odom Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	08:22
	08:21	Ibaka Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:07	Harden Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	08:07	Ibaka Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
Brown Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	08:07
	08:07	Maynor Substitution replaced by Westbrook
	08:07 [OKC 37-24]	Ibaka Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
Brown Substitution replaced by Fisher	08:07
	08:07 [OKC 38-24]	Ibaka Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Fisher 3pt Shot: Missed	07:54
	07:53	Green Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	07:48 [OKC 40-24]	Westbrook Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Green (1 AST)
Fisher Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Collison (1 ST)	07:36
Odom Foul : Personal (1 PF)	07:35
	07:35	Ibaka Substitution replaced by Durant
Farmar Substitution replaced by Artest	07:35
Odom Foul : Personal (2 PF)	07:27
	07:22	Durant Foul : Offensive (2 PF)
	07:22	Durant Turnover : Foul (3 TO)
Odom 3pt Shot: Missed	07:09
Bynum Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	07:08
Bynum Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	07:07 [LAL 26-40]
	06:49	Collison Step Back Jump shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	06:47
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	06:38
	06:37	Collison Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:31	Collison Reverse Layup Shot: Missed Block: Odom (1 BLK)
Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	06:28
Bynum Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Bryant (4 AST)	06:11 [LAL 28-40]
	06:03	Team Timeout : Regular
Odom Substitution replaced by Gasol	06:03
	05:53 [OKC 43-28]	Harden 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Green (2 AST)
Bryant Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	05:53
	05:53 [OKC 44-28]	Harden Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
Bynum Layup Shot: Missed	05:37
Bynum Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)	05:36
	05:35	Harden Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Bynum Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	05:35 [LAL 29-44]
	05:35	Collison Substitution replaced by Krstic
Bynum Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	05:35
	05:34	Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	05:16	Durant Jump Shot: Missed
Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	05:15
Gasol Jump Shot: Missed	04:54
Artest Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:53
Artest Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)	04:53 [LAL 31-44]
	04:37	Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed
	04:36	Krstic Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)
	04:34	Krstic Layup Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	04:33
	04:15	Krstic Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	04:15	Harden Substitution replaced by Sefolosha
Bryant Running Jump Shot: Missed	04:09
	04:08	Green Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	04:00	Durant 3pt Shot: Missed
Artest Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	04:00
Artest Running Reverse Layup Shot: Missed	03:48
	03:46	Sefolosha Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
Fisher Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:40
	03:40 [OKC 45-31]	Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	03:40 [OKC 46-31]	Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (5 PTS)	03:16 [LAL 33-46]
Artest Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:10
	03:10 [OKC 47-33]	Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	03:10 [OKC 48-33]	Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Bynum Hook Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Fisher (3 AST)	02:52 [LAL 35-48]
	02:37	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
	02:36	Sefolosha Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
Artest Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:26
Team Timeout : Regular	02:26
Bynum Substitution replaced by Powell	02:26
	02:26 [OKC 49-35]	Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
	02:26 [OKC 50-35]	Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
Fisher 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Gasol (3 AST)	02:04 [LAL 38-50]
	01:40	Green Driving Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:39
	01:30	Sefolosha Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:30
Team Rebound	01:30
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	01:30 [LAL 39-50]
	01:19	Krstic Jump Shot: Missed
	01:17	Green Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	01:16 [OKC 52-39]	Green Putback Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS)
Bryant Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)	00:58.7 [LAL 41-52]
	00:50.9 [OKC 54-41]	Westbrook Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed Block: Krstic (1 BLK)	00:39.0
Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:39.0
Team Timeout : Short	00:39.0
	00:39.0	Durant Substitution replaced by Harden
	00:31.5	Harden Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Artest Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	00:31.5 [LAL 42-54]
Bryant Substitution replaced by Farmar	00:31.5
	00:31.5	Harden Substitution replaced by Durant
Artest Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:31.5
	00:30.5	Westbrook Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	00:10.9	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:08.9	Durant Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
Powell Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:04.3
	00:04.3 [OKC 55-42]	Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
Artest Substitution replaced by Morrison	00:04.3
	00:04.3	Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	00:03.9
Farmar 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Los Angeles Lakers (57-26)		Oklahoma City Thunder (51-32)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Bryant Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	11:42
	11:42 [OKC 56-42]	Sefolosha Free Throw 1 of 3 (3 PTS)
	11:42 [OKC 57-42]	Sefolosha Free Throw 2 of 3 (4 PTS)
	11:42 [OKC 58-42]	Sefolosha Free Throw 3 of 3 (5 PTS)
Fisher 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Artest (1 AST)	11:24 [LAL 45-58]
	10:59	Krstic Jump Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	10:58
Gasol Jump Shot: Missed	10:36
	10:35	Krstic Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	10:29	Westbrook Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	10:28
	10:23	Durant Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Fisher Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	10:23
Team Rebound	10:23
Fisher Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	10:23
	10:22	Westbrook Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
Bynum Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	10:15
	10:15	Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	10:15	Team Rebound
	10:15 [OKC 59-45]	Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Bynum Jump Shot: Missed Block: Sefolosha (1 BLK)	10:00
	09:58	Krstic Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
Artest Foul : Personal (3 PF)	09:54
	09:50	Durant 3pt Shot: Missed
Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	09:49
Gasol Hook Shot: Missed	09:34
	09:33	Sefolosha Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	09:25 [OKC 61-45]	Westbrook Jump Bank Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Bryant Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	09:13 [LAL 47-61]
	08:55 [OKC 64-47]	Green 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (3 AST)
Fisher Floating Jump shot: Made (11 PTS)	08:39 [LAL 49-64]
	08:22	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:22
	08:11	Krstic Foul : Personal (3 PF)
	08:04	Green Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	08:04 [LAL 50-64]
Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	08:04 [LAL 51-64]
	07:47	Durant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	07:46
Artest 3pt Shot: Missed	07:35
	07:34	Westbrook Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	07:24	Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed
	07:22	Westbrook Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	07:21 [OKC 66-51]	Krstic Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (4 AST)
Bynum Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	07:21
	07:21 [OKC 67-51]	Krstic Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
Artest 3pt Shot: Missed	06:57
	06:56	Westbrook Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	06:52 [OKC 69-51]	Durant Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (5 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:49
Bynum Substitution replaced by Odom	06:49
Bryant Jump Bank Shot: Missed	06:33
	06:32	Durant Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	06:17	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
	06:15	Green Rebound (Off:3 Def:4)
	06:12 [OKC 71-51]	Green Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Bryant Running Bank shot: Made (12 PTS)	05:58 [LAL 53-71]
	05:44	Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed
	05:43	Westbrook Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	05:40 [OKC 73-53]	Green Reverse Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (6 AST)
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	05:16
	05:16	Green Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)
Odom Foul : Personal (3 PF)	05:16
	05:16	Krstic Substitution replaced by Collison
	05:16	Green Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	05:16	Team Rebound
	05:16 [OKC 74-53]	Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Gasol Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Odom (1 AST)	05:01 [LAL 55-74]
	04:43 [OKC 76-55]	Durant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Collison (2 ST)	04:31
	04:07	Collison Jump Shot: Missed
	04:07	Team Rebound
	04:07	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Odom Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	03:49 [LAL 57-76]
	03:30	Durant Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Odom (2 ST)
Artest 3pt Shot: Missed	03:24
	03:23	Green Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)
	03:00	Westbrook Layup Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	02:58
	02:56	Sefolosha Foul : Personal (2 PF)
	02:56	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:56	Sefolosha Substitution replaced by Maynor
	02:56	Westbrook Substitution replaced by Harden
Artest Substitution replaced by Farmar	02:56
Fisher Substitution replaced by Brown	02:56
Odom Running Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS)	02:41 [LAL 59-76]
	02:26	Durant 3pt Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	02:25
Odom Driving Layup Shot: Made (10 PTS)	02:18 [LAL 61-76]
Brown Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	02:12
	02:12 [OKC 77-61]	Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
	02:12 [OKC 78-61]	Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
Odom Jump Shot: Missed	02:02
	02:00	Collison Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	01:54 [OKC 81-61]	Durant 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Harden (3 AST)
Gasol Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	01:38
Gasol Turnover : Foul (2 TO)	01:38
	01:38	Green Substitution replaced by Ibaka
Odom Foul : Personal (4 PF)	01:17
	01:17 [OKC 82-61]	Maynor Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	01:17 [OKC 83-61]	Maynor Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Farmar 3pt Shot: Missed	01:06
	01:05	Durant Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	00:54.9	Harden 3pt Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:53.8
Brown Layup Shot: Missed Block: Harden (1 BLK)	00:47.9
Brown Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	00:46.8
	00:46.8	Harden Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	00:46.8 [LAL 62-83]
Bryant Substitution replaced by Walton	00:46.8
Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	00:46.8 [LAL 63-83]
Walton Foul : Personal (1 PF)	00:28.2
	00:28.2 [OKC 84-63]	Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
Walton Technical	00:28.2
	00:28.2 [OKC 85-63]	Durant Free Throw Technical (21 PTS)
	00:28.2 [OKC 86-63]	Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (22 PTS)
	00:14.8	Collison Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	00:14.8
Team Rebound	00:14.8
Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	00:14.8 [LAL 64-86]
	00:00.0	Ibaka Jump Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 3rd Quarter
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Walton 3pt Shot: Missed	11:38
	11:37	Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	11:17 [OKC 88-64]	Collison Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Harden (4 AST)
Odom Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	10:58 [LAL 66-88]
	10:36	Collison Hook Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	10:35
Farmar 3pt Shot: Missed	10:29
	10:28	Ibaka Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	10:13 [OKC 90-66]	Maynor Jump Bank Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Brown Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Bynum (1 AST)	09:56 [LAL 68-90]
Brown Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	09:43
	09:43 [OKC 91-68]	Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	09:43	Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	09:42
	09:29	Collison Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	09:29 [LAL 69-91]
Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	09:29 [LAL 70-91]
	09:13	Green Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Walton Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:12
Walton Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Ibaka (1 ST)	09:05
	08:49	Maynor 3pt Shot: Missed
	08:48	Ibaka Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	08:44	Ibaka Jump Shot: Missed
	08:43	Collison Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	08:43	Collison Tip Shot: Missed
Farmar Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:41
	08:33	Harden Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Timeout : Official	08:33
Bynum Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	08:33 [LAL 71-91]
Bynum Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	08:33 [LAL 72-91]
Bynum Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	08:16
	08:16 [OKC 92-72]	Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	08:16 [OKC 93-72]	Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Brown 3pt Shot: Missed	07:51
	07:50	Maynor Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Walton Foul : Personal (2 PF)	07:38
	07:26 [OKC 95-72]	Maynor Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Farmar Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	07:26
	07:26 [OKC 96-72]	Maynor Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
Bynum Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Collison (3 ST)	07:02
	06:56 [OKC 99-72]	Harden 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Maynor (1 AST)
	06:36	Harden Foul : Personal (5 PF)
Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	06:36 [LAL 73-99]
Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	06:36 [LAL 74-99]
Odom Foul : Personal (5 PF)	06:22
	06:22 [OKC 100-74]	Collison Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	06:22 [OKC 101-74]	Collison Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Walton Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Farmar (2 AST)	06:11 [LAL 76-101]
	05:46 [OKC 104-76]	Maynor 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS)
Farmar 3pt Shot: Missed	05:34
	05:32	Ibaka Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	05:27	Team Timeout : Regular
Bynum Substitution replaced by Mbenga	05:27
Odom Substitution replaced by Powell	05:27
	05:27	Green Substitution replaced by Thomas
	05:27	Collison Substitution replaced by Ollie
Powell Foul : Personal (2 PF)	05:14
	05:14 [OKC 105-76]	Maynor Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	05:14	Maynor Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Mbenga Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	05:13
Farmar Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Walton (1 AST)	04:53 [LAL 78-105]
	04:53	Maynor Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Farmar Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)	04:53 [LAL 79-105]
Mbenga Foul : Personal (1 PF)	04:33
	04:33 [OKC 106-79]	Maynor Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	04:33 [OKC 107-79]	Maynor Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Walton Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	04:17
Team Rebound	04:16
Brown Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Walton (2 AST)	04:14 [LAL 81-107]
	04:14	Ibaka Foul : Away From Play (3 PF)
	04:14	Ibaka Substitution replaced by Mullens
Walton Substitution replaced by Morrison	04:14
Mbenga Free Throw 1 of 1 (1 PTS)	04:14 [LAL 82-107]
	04:04	Harden 3pt Shot: Missed
Powell Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:00
Mbenga Jump Shot: Missed	03:51
Powell Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	03:49
Mbenga Jump Shot: Missed	03:40
Morrison Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	03:39
Morrison Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	03:36 [LAL 84-107]
	03:21	Mullens Jump Shot: Missed
Mbenga Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:19
Morrison 3pt Shot: Missed	03:05
	03:05	Team Rebound
Powell Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)	03:05
	03:05 [OKC 108-84]	Mullens Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	03:05	Mullens Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Mbenga Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	03:04
Brown 3pt Shot: Missed	02:47
	02:45	Maynor Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:28 [OKC 110-84]	Thomas Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)
	02:15	Harden Foul : Shooting (6 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:15
	02:15	Harden Substitution replaced by Sefolosha
Farmar Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:15
Team Rebound	02:15
Farmar Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	02:15 [LAL 85-110]
	01:51	Maynor 3pt Shot: Missed
Powell Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	01:49
Farmar 3pt Shot: Missed	01:42
	01:40	Maynor Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	01:27	Ollie Jump Shot: Missed
Brown Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	01:26
Farmar Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)	01:17
	00:59.5	Thomas Turnover : 3 Second Violation (1 TO)
Mbenga Jump Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Brown (1 AST)	00:39.7 [LAL 87-110]
	00:19.9	Mullens Jump Shot: Missed
Morrison Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:18.8
Morrison Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Brown (2 AST)	00:06.8 [LAL 89-110]
End of 4th Quarter

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