Thunder
OKLAHOMA CITY - Pau Gasol tipped in a missed jumper by Kobe Bryant with a half-second left and the Los Angeles Lakers survived a late comeback effort by Oklahoma City and eliminated the Thunder 95-94 in Game 6 of the first-round playoff series on Friday night.
LOS ANGELES - Kobe Bryant sometimes thinks the Los Angeles Lakers are an orchestra in need of a conductor.
OKLAHOMA CITY - Kevin Durant scored 22 points, Russell Westbrook added 18 points and eight rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder evened their first-round series against the Los Angeles Lakers with a 110-89 victory in Game 4 on Saturday night.
OKLAHOMA CITY - Kevin Durant had 29 points and 19 rebounds, and snapped out of a shooting funk just in time to lead the decisive run in the first playoff game played in Oklahoma City, lifting the Thunder to a 101-96 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night.
LOS ANGELES - Kobe Bryant had been waiting for a breakout game, the kind of high-scoring effort he's made his reputation on.
