Lakers-Thunder Preview

By JEFF LATZKE
Posted Apr 29 2010 6:27PM

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) One dominating performance by the defending NBA champions wasn't enough to rattle Scott Brooks and his young Oklahoma City Thunder.

After appearing vulnerable during the first four games of their playoff series, the Los Angeles Lakers regained control with a blowout victory in Game 5 that gave them a 3-2 series lead and chased away talk they were a slow, aging bunch.

For an Oklahoma City roster made up almost entirely of players who've never experienced the postseason before, the threat of elimination is the latest test of the resiliency they have shown all season.

``We're not down,'' Brooks said Thursday. ``Everybody's not wearing a black uniform.''

Despite the 111-87 loss on Tuesday night in Los Angeles, Brooks and his players have reason for optimism. The Thunder won both of their home games in the series, including their own blowout victory in Game 4. They will return to the Ford Center on Friday night for a chance to force a decisive final game in Los Angeles on Sunday.

``I think everybody knows what's at stake, and we'll come out and we'll play much better,'' said Nick Collison, one of only three players in the Thunder's regular rotation who's been in the playoffs before. ``We realize that the little things that we've done to get us to this point is what we need to do to have a chance against them.''

Brooks has had two full days to come up with a response to the Lakers' decision to use Kobe Bryant to defend point guard Russell Westbrook but he said Thursday he's not ready to reveal it. The move seemed like genius in Game 5, with Westbrook committing eight turnovers as Oklahoma City's offense faltered.

``It's just something that we're going to have to show on the court,'' Brooks said. ``We have some things in mind that we have to do a better job of, but Russell has to stay with his game.

``It can never be Russell versus Kobe. If that's the case, we're going to be in trouble.''

While looking back at film of the game, Brooks said he realized that Bryant ``guarded him but really didn't guard him,'' sagging off while tempting Westbrook to settle for jump shots instead of attacking the basket.

Westbrook didn't handle it well the first time around but said he's undaunted by the prospect of facing that type of defense again.

``It's easier for me that way,'' Westbrook said. ``I can see what's going on, make good passes to my teammates, find open guys and also look for my shot as well.''

Westbrook said he's beyond the point in his career where he would be rattled by the prospect of going head-to-head against an NBA superstar. While he might have been had those moments last season as a rookie, Westbrook believes that he now plays no differently against Bryant or LeBron James than he would against Mike Conley or Nate Robinson.

``I don't think he's like the best defender in the NBA to where I'm like, 'OK, Kobe's guarding me now,' and I tighten up,'' Westbrook said.

The key to the Lakers finding success on defense has been limiting Oklahoma City's transition game, and coach Phil Jackson said that even has an impact on whether Bryant can matchup against Westbrook.

``If it's a game where we're not making shots, and we have to get back to defense from missed shots, that changes everything up,'' Jackson said. ``Kobe's not going to have Westbrook on him, so obviously he's got to find the cross-match and to find Westbrook in that transition is different.''

Los Angeles will be trying to close out its third straight playoff series on the road, after clinching the Western Conference finals in Denver and winning the NBA title in Orlando last season.

``It's all about emotion and adrenaline and doing everything you can to make sure you don't get off to a bad start,'' point guard Derek Fisher said. ``So for us, it will be a matter of standing up in the face of that surge that's going to come at the beginning of the game. You can expect it, there's no doubt about it. And it's just a matter of how prepared we are to stand up in it, face it, deal with it, and then pace the game in the way that works best for us.

``But it will be a night full of emotion, and we'll have to be the team that keeps our emotions and our poise in check the most.''

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AP Sports Writer Greg Beacham in El Segundo, Calif., and Associated Press Writer Murray Evans in Oklahoma City contributed to this report.

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Lakers grab close Game 6 victory, advance to second round

By Randy Renner, NBA.com
Posted Saturday May 1, 2010 2:07AM

OKLAHOMA CITY (NBA.com exclusive) -- Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol scored only two points in the fourth quarter of Friday night's first round playoff series with the Oklahoma City Thunder but they were the last two points of the game.

With the Lakers trailing by one and another sellout Ford Center crowd roaring like a jet engine, Gasol grabbed a Kobe Bryant miss and put the Lakers into the second round with a putback layup.

Russell Westbrook's desperation heave at the buzzer clanged off the rim and the Lakers survived a furious OKC rally to win 95-94.

"I'm just glad I gave us a chance to win," Gasol told reporters after the game. "I just kept battling and hustling. I pursued that ball and put it in."

Bryant had a chance to do what he does best, close out games, but his 13-foot jumper with :01.8 left in the game missed its mark.

"I had Westbrook on me, got him in an isolation then went to my sweetspot, elevated, took the shot but it didn't go in," Bryant said. "Pau saved the game for us."

The Lakers and Thunder battled through a game that featured nine ties and 15 lead changes but the Lakers seemed to have seized control going up 91-84 with 5:09 to go after a Ron Artest 17-footer.

But Oklahoma City went on a 10-0 run started by a 3-pointer from Kevin Durant. The Thunder took the lead at 94-91 on Durant's driving layup and the juiced up Ford Center crowd shook the building.

Bryant answered 19 seconds later with a jumper for his 31st and 32nd points of the game. Bryant would get no more though as both team's defenses locked down.

Neither team could score for almost two minutes. Oklahoma City missed its last five shots of the game and the Lakers missed four in a row until Gasol put back Bryant's miss.

"Tonight Kobe's last shot didn't go in but Pau was there," said Lakers coach Phil Jackson. "We didn't play consistent. We had runs, we had spurts, it was a lack of focus. But credit should go to our opponent. They made a great run at the end they were very tenacious."

"I'm proud of our guys," said Thunder coach Scott Brooks, "They left everything they had out on the floor. They have nothing to be ashamed of."

The Thunder were the surprise team of the NBA going from just 23 wins last season to 50 and a spot in the playoffs. Brooks was named the league's Coach of the Year but all those accomplishments paled in the light of a heartbreaking loss to the defending champions.

"Our guys are very emotional in the locker room," Brooks said, "Our home court is a very special place and we almost pulled out another win."

The Ford Center crowd stood for several minutes after the game cheering as members of both teams hugged and then walked slowly off the floor.

Bryant led all scorers with 32 points, Derek Fisher and Shannon Brown each finished with 11. Pau Gasol, who dropped in the game winner, scored just nine points but he pulled down a game-high 18 rebounds.

Durant led the Thunder with 26 but he had a miserable shooting night, going just 5-of-23.

"I left it all out there, no matter how bad I shot, I gave it my all," he said, "This loss hurts but we all gave it our all."

Westbrook finished with 21 points and nine assists, five rebounds and no turnovers. But he had a tough shooting night also, just 7-of-20.

The Thunder suffered through a bad shooting night overall (36.5 percent) while LA shot 46.8 percent and managed to make half their 3-pointers (12-of-24).

Once again Oklahoma City got off to a horrible start missing nine of their first 10 shots and Thunder star Durant finished the first quarter 0-of-6 though he did get four points at the free-throw line.

The Thunder trailed 13-4 before their offense finally started hitting shots and bringing the game back under control.

Nick Collison hit a layup with 1:32 to play in the opening quarter to give OKC its first lead of the game at 22-21. It was back and forth from there for most of the rest of the first half.

Bryant and Durant led their teams at halftime with 14 points apiece but took different routes to arrive at that total.

Bryant hit five jumpers and four free throws for his 14, Durant's shooting struggles continued as he was just 2-for-11 in the opening 24 minutes but scored nine points from the charity stripe.

Both teams played good defense and hit the boards hard. The Lakers and Thunder each had 24 rebounds but LA got the better of it when it came to shooting, hitting 45.5 percent compared to just 33.3 percent for Oklahoma City in the half.

The Lakers also connected on half their 3-pointers (5-of-10) while the Thunder struggled from long range (2-of-7).

The Lakers again got away from what had worked best for them in Game Five, going down low to Gasol and Bynum for just 11 shots, while putting up 10 3-pointers. Gasol did most of his damage on the glass grabbing half the Lakers 24 rebounds in the first half.

The Thunder will now pack up and head off for the summer but it will not be a vacation, there is much work to do.

"I told them, next season starts now," Durant said of a conversation he had with his teammates at the end of the game. "We've got to start working. I want to be a champion, stuff like this hurts but we have to go through ups and downs. I'm looking forward to coming back next year and hopefully going further."

The Lakers are going further at least to the second round where they'll play the Utah Jazz.

"No scouting report needed," said Bryant, "We're extremely familiar with each other."

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

• Lakers: --
• Thunder: --

• Lead Changes: 15
• Times Tied: 9

• Arena: Ford Center, Oklahoma City, OK
• Officials: #41 Ken Mauer, #55 Bill Kennedy, #57 Greg Willard
• Attendance: 18342
• Duration: 2:34

Los Angeles Lakers (58-25)		Oklahoma City Thunder (50-33)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Green vs Bynum (Fisher gains possession)
Gasol Hook Shot: Missed	11:48
	11:47	Krstic Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:41	Durant Layup Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:40
Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed Block: Sefolosha (1 BLK)	11:31
	11:29	Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:09 [OKC 2-0]	Krstic Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (1 AST)
Fisher Jump Shot: Missed	10:57
	10:56	Krstic Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	10:48	Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:47
Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:23 [LAL 2-2]
	10:05	Durant Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	10:04
Bynum Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Fisher (1 AST)	09:50 [LAL 4-2]
Fisher Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:38
	09:38 [OKC 3-4]	Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
	09:38 [OKC 4-4]	Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Bynum Turnaround Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Bryant (1 AST)	09:15 [LAL 6-4]
	08:55	Green Dunk Shot: Missed
	08:53	Krstic Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	08:52	Krstic Putback Layup Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:51
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	08:43
	08:41	Sefolosha Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	08:35	Durant Jump Shot: Missed Block: Artest (1 BLK)
	08:35	Team Rebound
	08:29	Durant Jump Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:28
	08:18	Sefolosha Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Bryant Layup Shot: Missed	08:04
Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:02
Bynum Putback Layup Shot: Missed	08:02
Gasol Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	08:01
Gasol Tip Shot: Missed	08:01
Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	07:59
Gasol Tip Shot: Made (2 PTS)	07:59 [LAL 8-4]
	07:47	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	07:46
Sefolosha Violation:Kicked Ball	07:38
Fisher 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Bryant (2 AST)	07:26 [LAL 11-4]
	07:21	Team Timeout : Regular
	07:11	Durant Jump Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)	07:10
	06:52	Sefolosha Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	06:52 [LAL 12-4]
	06:52	Sefolosha Substitution replaced by Collison
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	06:52 [LAL 13-4]
	06:37 [OKC 6-13]	Krstic Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Green (1 AST)
Artest Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS)	06:17 [LAL 15-6]
Fisher Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	06:03
	06:03 [OKC 7-15]	Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
Fisher Substitution replaced by Odom	06:03
	06:03 [OKC 8-15]	Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
Odom Step Back Jump shot: Missed	05:43
	05:42	Collison Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	05:31 [OKC 10-15]	Krstic Hook Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (2 AST)
	05:13	Durant Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	05:02	Westbrook Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Jump Ball Green vs Bynum (Odom gains possession)	04:54
Odom Jump Shot: Missed	04:49
	04:48	Krstic Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	04:42 [OKC 12-15]	Westbrook Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Odom 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Artest (1 AST)	04:25 [LAL 18-12]
	04:16	Krstic Jump Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)	04:15
Bryant Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed	04:04
	04:03	Collison Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Odom Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	03:59
	03:59 [OKC 13-18]	Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
	03:59 [OKC 14-18]	Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
Artest Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	03:41
	03:40	Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:31	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	03:29
Bryant Driving Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	03:24 [LAL 20-14]
	03:12 [OKC 16-20]	Westbrook Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Team Timeout : Regular	03:03
	03:03	Green Substitution replaced by Ibaka
	03:03	Krstic Substitution replaced by Harden
Bynum Substitution replaced by Brown	03:03
Gasol Jump Shot: Missed	02:53
	02:51	Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:42 [OKC 18-20]	Westbrook Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Durant (1 AST)
	02:33	Collison Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Gasol Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:33
Team Rebound	02:33
Gasol Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	02:33 [LAL 21-18]
	02:19 [OKC 20-21]	Ibaka Jump Bank Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (3 AST)
Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	01:53
	01:52	Ibaka Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:43	Collison Layup Shot: Missed Block: Odom (1 BLK)
	01:41	Collison Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	01:41 [OKC 22-21]	Collison Putback Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Gasol Hook Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Artest (2 AST)	01:22 [LAL 23-22]
	01:07 [OKC 24-23]	Westbrook Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Bryant Floating Jump shot: Made (8 PTS)	00:50.2 [LAL 25-24]
	00:50.2	Collison Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
	00:50.2	Collison Substitution replaced by Krstic
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)	00:50.2 [LAL 26-24]
	00:36.9	Durant Layup Shot: Missed
	00:34.3	Krstic Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	00:34.3 [OKC 26-26]	Krstic Putback Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Gasol Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:34.3
	00:34.3 [OKC 27-26]	Krstic Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed Block: Durant (1 BLK)	00:26.9
Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:24.9
Bryant Driving Layup Shot: Missed	00:18.8
Gasol Rebound (Off:3 Def:5)	00:16.9
Gasol Tip Shot: Missed	00:16.9
	00:15.9	Westbrook Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	00:01.9	Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:00.9
Bryant 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 1st Quarter
Los Angeles Lakers (58-25)		Oklahoma City Thunder (50-33)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:42	Krstic Hook Shot: Missed Block: Bynum (1 BLK)
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:41
	11:25	Krstic Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Brown Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Farmar (1 AST)	11:12 [LAL 28-27]
	10:53	Maynor Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Bynum (1 ST)
Brown Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ibaka (1 BLK)	10:49
Brown Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:46
Brown Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	10:46
	10:24 [OKC 29-28]	Ibaka Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Green (2 AST)
Odom Layup Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Farmar (2 AST)	10:05 [LAL 30-29]
	10:05	Krstic Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Odom Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	10:05
	10:04	Ibaka Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	09:53	Maynor Running Jump Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	09:51
Farmar 3pt Shot: Missed	09:38
	09:36	Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Odom Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	09:28
	09:28 [OKC 30-30]	Krstic Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	09:28 [OKC 31-30]	Krstic Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Brown Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	09:18 [LAL 32-31]
	09:01 [OKC 34-32]	Green 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Harden (1 AST)
Brown 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Walton (1 AST)	08:44 [LAL 35-34]
	08:23	Harden Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	08:22	Team Rebound
Farmar Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	08:22
	08:22	Timeout : Official
Odom Substitution replaced by Bryant	08:22
	08:22	Harden Substitution replaced by Durant
Brown Substitution replaced by Gasol	08:22
	08:09	Green Jump Shot: Missed
Walton Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:08
	07:57	Maynor Substitution replaced by Westbrook
Walton 3pt Shot: Missed	07:48
	07:47	Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:40	Durant Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	07:40
Farmar 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Gasol (1 AST)	07:23 [LAL 38-34]
	07:09	Krstic Jump Shot: Missed
Walton Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	07:08
Bynum Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)	06:57
Walton Substitution replaced by Artest	06:57
	06:43	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
	06:42	Krstic Rebound (Off:3 Def:3)
	06:38 [OKC 37-38]	Durant 3pt Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Krstic (1 AST)
Bryant Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Farmar (3 AST)	06:21 [LAL 40-37]
Bryant Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	06:04
Farmar Substitution replaced by Fisher	06:04
	06:04	Ibaka Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	06:04	Team Rebound
	06:04 [OKC 38-40]	Ibaka Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
	05:48	Team Timeout : Regular
Bynum Substitution replaced by Odom	05:48
Fisher 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Gasol (2 AST)	05:41 [LAL 43-38]
	05:18 [OKC 40-43]	Durant Floating Jump shot: Made (9 PTS)
Gasol Jump Shot: Missed	04:54
Team Rebound	04:53
Artest Jump Shot: Missed	04:49
	04:47	Ibaka Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
Artest Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	04:43
	04:43 [OKC 41-43]	Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	04:43	Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:3 Def:6)	04:42
Artest 3pt Shot: Missed	04:30
	04:29	Ibaka Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	04:23	Green Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Fisher (1 ST)
Odom Driving Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Gasol (3 AST)	04:13 [LAL 45-41]
	03:57	Durant 3pt Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:3 Def:7)	03:56
	03:48	Green Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Gasol Dunk Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Bryant (3 AST)	03:41 [LAL 47-41]
	03:31	Team Timeout : Short
Artest Foul : Personal (2 PF)	03:21
	03:21 [OKC 42-47]	Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
	03:21 [OKC 43-47]	Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
Bryant Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	03:09
Fisher Foul : Personal (3 PF)	02:55
Team Timeout : Regular	02:55
Fisher Substitution replaced by Brown	02:55
	02:55 [OKC 44-47]	Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	02:55 [OKC 45-47]	Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
	02:36	Ibaka Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:36
Team Rebound	02:36
Odom Substitution replaced by Powell	02:36
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)	02:36 [LAL 48-45]
	02:27	Green Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Artest (1 ST)
	02:23	Green Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	02:23
Team Rebound	02:23
Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	02:23 [LAL 49-45]
	02:02	Krstic Jump Shot: Missed
	02:01	Durant Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	01:58	Durant Driving Layup Shot: Missed
	01:50	Krstic Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)
	01:50	Krstic Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)
Artest 3pt Shot: Missed	01:37
	01:36	Krstic Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)
	01:30	Westbrook Driving Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gasol (1 BLK)
Artest Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	01:28
	01:24	Durant Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Powell Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	01:24 [LAL 50-45]
Powell Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	01:24 [LAL 51-45]
	01:05	Ibaka Jump Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:3 Def:8)	01:04
Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Westbrook (1 ST)	00:54.9
Brown Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	00:47.9
	00:47.9 [OKC 46-51]	Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
Artest Substitution replaced by Walton	00:47.9
	00:47.9	Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:3 Def:9)	00:47.7
Bryant Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Westbrook (2 ST)	00:32.9
	00:26.9	Westbrook Layup Shot: Missed
	00:25.6	Ibaka Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Bryant Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	00:24.6
	00:24.6	Ibaka Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	00:24.6	Team Rebound
	00:24.6	Krstic Substitution replaced by Collison
	00:24.6	Durant Substitution replaced by Sefolosha
	00:24.6 [OKC 47-51]	Ibaka Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Walton Substitution replaced by Farmar	00:24.6
Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (14 PTS)	00:04.6 [LAL 53-47]
	00:00.0	Westbrook 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 2nd Quarter
Los Angeles Lakers (58-25)		Oklahoma City Thunder (50-33)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:45	Westbrook 3pt Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	11:44
Artest 3pt Shot: Missed	11:20
	11:19	Krstic Rebound (Off:4 Def:5)
	11:01 [OKC 50-53]	Green 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Krstic (2 AST)
Bryant Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO) Steal:Sefolosha (1 ST)	10:46
	10:43 [OKC 52-53]	Green Slam Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Sefolosha (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Short	10:42
Bryant 3pt Shot: Made (17 PTS) Assist: Fisher (2 AST)	10:30 [LAL 56-52]
	10:12	Durant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Bynum Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	10:11
	09:59	Green Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)	09:59 [LAL 57-52]
Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	09:59
Artest Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	09:59
Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (20 PTS)	09:48 [LAL 59-52]
	09:36 [OKC 54-59]	Durant Driving Layup Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (4 AST)
Bynum Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	09:36
	09:36 [OKC 55-59]	Durant Free Throw 1 of 1 (17 PTS)
Fisher Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	09:17
	09:04	Durant Running Jump Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	09:03
Bryant Driving Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS)	08:54 [LAL 61-55]
	08:40 [OKC 57-61]	Sefolosha Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (5 AST)
Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	08:11
	08:09	Krstic Rebound (Off:4 Def:6)
	08:04 [OKC 59-61]	Green Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (6 AST)
Bryant Turnover : Lost Ball (5 TO) Steal:Westbrook (3 ST)	07:41
	07:38 [OKC 61-61]	Sefolosha Slam Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (7 AST)
Fisher 3pt Shot: Missed	07:14
Team Rebound	07:12
Bynum Dunk Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Fisher (3 AST)	07:04 [LAL 63-61]
	06:48 [OKC 63-63]	Green Alley Oop Dunk Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (8 AST)
Fisher 3pt Shot: Missed	06:29
Bynum Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	06:27
	06:23	Westbrook Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Bynum Layup Shot: Missed	06:10
Team Rebound	06:10
	06:10	Sefolosha Foul : Loose Ball (3 PF)
Bynum Turnover : 3 Second Violation (2 TO)	06:04
	05:49	Sefolosha 3pt Shot: Missed
	05:48	Westbrook Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	05:44	Westbrook 3pt Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:3 Def:10)	05:42
Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (24 PTS)	05:32 [LAL 65-63]
	05:31	Team Timeout : Regular
Bynum Substitution replaced by Odom	05:31
	05:19	Krstic Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:3 Def:11)	05:18
	05:04	Durant Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Artest Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	04:52
	04:51	Krstic Rebound (Off:4 Def:7)
Odom Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	04:40
	04:40 [OKC 64-65]	Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
	04:40	Krstic Substitution replaced by Collison
	04:40	Sefolosha Substitution replaced by Harden
	04:40 [OKC 65-65]	Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Made (27 PTS) Assist: Fisher (4 AST)	04:20 [LAL 68-65]
	04:04	Durant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	04:03
Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed Block: Green (1 BLK)	03:56
	03:54	Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	03:48	Durant 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:47	Collison Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	03:47	Collison Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)
Odom Driving Dunk Shot: Made (9 PTS)	03:28 [LAL 70-65]
Bryant Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	03:14
	03:14 [OKC 66-70]	Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	03:14	Green Substitution replaced by Ibaka
	03:14 [OKC 67-70]	Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Bryant 3pt Shot: Made (30 PTS) Assist: Fisher (5 AST)	02:58 [LAL 73-67]
Bryant Foul : Personal (4 PF)	02:46
Team Timeout : Regular	02:46
Bryant Substitution replaced by Brown	02:46
	02:30	Durant Layup Shot: Missed Block: Gasol (2 BLK)
	02:29	Collison Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)
	02:28	Collison Putback Layup Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:3 Def:12)	02:27
Brown Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Harden (1 ST)	02:16
	02:06	Durant Driving Layup Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	02:05
Gasol Jump Shot: Missed	01:43
	01:42	Harden Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:25 [OKC 69-73]	Ibaka Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Harden (2 AST)
Brown Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Harden (2 ST)	01:01
	00:58.5 [OKC 71-73]	Harden Slam Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Durant (2 AST)
Fisher 3pt Shot: Missed	00:41.9
	00:40.8	Durant Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Fisher Foul : Personal (4 PF)	00:36.8
	00:36.8 [OKC 72-73]	Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
	00:36.8 [OKC 73-73]	Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
Fisher 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Artest (3 AST)	00:16.4 [LAL 76-73]
	00:00.5	Ibaka Jump Shot: Missed
Gasol Rebound (Off:3 Def:13)	00:00.2
End of 3rd Quarter
Los Angeles Lakers (58-25)		Oklahoma City Thunder (50-33)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Brown 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Odom (1 AST)	11:36 [LAL 79-73]
	11:19	Harden 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	11:18
Farmar Jump Shot: Missed	11:05
	11:04	Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	10:45	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
	10:44	Ibaka Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	10:43 [OKC 75-79]	Ibaka Hook Shot: Made (10 PTS)
	10:24	Harden Foul : Personal (1 PF)
	10:24	Harden Substitution replaced by Durant
Odom 3pt Shot: Missed	10:08
Team Rebound	10:08
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	10:08
	09:55	Westbrook Substitution replaced by Maynor
	09:44	Maynor Floating Jump shot: Missed Block: Bynum (2 BLK)
	09:44	Team Rebound
	09:44	Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover
Bynum Turnover : 3 Second Violation (3 TO)	09:32
Brown Foul : Personal (2 PF)	09:25
Brown Substitution replaced by Artest	09:25
	09:19	Durant Jump Shot: Missed
Farmar Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:18
Walton Turnaround Fade Away shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Farmar (4 AST)	09:08 [LAL 81-75]
Odom Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	08:51
	08:51	Timeout : Official
	08:51 [OKC 76-81]	Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)
	08:51 [OKC 77-81]	Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)
Walton 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Odom (2 AST)	08:36 [LAL 84-77]
	08:16 [OKC 79-84]	Collison Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Maynor (1 AST)
Bynum Hook Shot: Missed	07:50
	07:49	Ibaka Rebound (Off:2 Def:5)
	07:40	Maynor Layup Shot: Missed Block: Odom (2 BLK)
	07:40	Team Rebound
	07:40	Maynor Substitution replaced by Westbrook
Farmar Substitution replaced by Fisher	07:40
	07:28	Durant Jump Shot: Missed
	07:26	Jump Ball Ibaka vs Odom (Walton gains possession)
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	07:26
Fisher Driving Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Walton (2 AST)	07:12 [LAL 86-79]
	06:54	Durant Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Artest (2 ST)
Odom 3pt Shot: Missed	06:34
	06:33	Westbrook Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	06:24 [OKC 82-86]	Westbrook 3pt Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Green (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:21
Bynum Substitution replaced by Gasol	06:21
Walton Substitution replaced by Bryant	06:21
Artest 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Fisher (6 AST)	06:04 [LAL 89-82]
	05:41 [OKC 84-89]	Green Driving Slam Dunk Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Durant (3 AST)
Artest Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)	05:09 [LAL 91-84]
	04:53	Westbrook Driving Finger Roll Layup Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	04:52
	04:52	Ibaka Foul : Personal (2 PF)
Gasol Foul : Offensive (2 PF)	04:42
Gasol Turnover : Foul (1 TO)	04:42
	04:31 [OKC 87-91]	Durant 3pt Shot: Made (24 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (9 AST)
Artest Turnover : Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	04:18
	04:01	Durant 3pt Shot: Missed
	03:59	Team Rebound
	03:49 [OKC 89-91]	Westbrook Jump Shot: Made (18 PTS)
Bryant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	03:23
	03:23	Durant Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	03:07	Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed
	03:05	Westbrook Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	03:04 [OKC 91-91]	Westbrook Putback Layup Shot: Made (20 PTS)
Odom Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	03:04
	03:04 [OKC 92-91]	Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 1 (21 PTS)
Gasol Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Green (1 ST)	02:51
	02:41	Team Timeout : Regular
	02:30 [OKC 94-91]	Durant Driving Layup Shot: Made (26 PTS)
Bryant Jump Shot: Made (32 PTS)	02:11 [LAL 93-94]
	01:51	Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed
	01:49	Collison Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)
	01:48	Collison Putback Layup Shot: Missed Block: Odom (3 BLK)
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	01:47
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	01:33
Gasol Rebound (Off:4 Def:13)	01:31
Artest 3pt Shot: Missed	01:26
	01:25	Ibaka Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	01:02	Westbrook 3pt Shot: Missed
Odom Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	01:01
	00:47.3	Durant Foul : Personal (4 PF)
Team Timeout : Short	00:47.3
Gasol Hook Shot: Missed	00:38.9
	00:37.9	Westbrook Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	00:19.9	Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed
Bryant Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	00:17.9
Bryant Jump Shot: Missed	00:01.8
Gasol Rebound (Off:5 Def:13)	00:00.5
Gasol Putback Layup Shot: Made (9 PTS)	00:00.5 [LAL 95-94]
	00:00.5	Team Timeout : Regular
	00:00.5	Ibaka Substitution replaced by Sefolosha
Fisher Substitution replaced by Bynum	00:00.5
	00:00.0	Westbrook 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 4th Quarter

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