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April 20th, 2011 - NBA Playoffs - Round One (Game Three)
#3 Los Angeles Lakers @ #6 Oklahoma City Thunder
Lakers are up 2-0
STARTING LINEUPS
LAKERS
PG Bryant
SG Vujacic
SF Gomes
PF Gasol
C Bynum
THUNDER
PG Westbrook
SG Durant
SF Bargnani
PF Stoudemire
C Kelley
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FIRST HALF
The first half kicks off with the Lakers scoring, and after six minutes of play they are are 13-8.
We cut the lead to three on a Stoudemire layup.
With 3:52 left, LA is up one, 15-14.
Gasol gets called for the charge and we score. We're up 16-15.
A minute later and the score is tied at 18.
With a minute left, Durant gets fouled and he makes both bringing it to 25-22, we're up.
The first quarter ends with us up 29-25. Nice!
Halfway through the second and we're up four, 36-32 after a huge three point play.
Bah. They tie it up within the next minute.
LA goes up 44-41 on a three pointer, then Hughes nails a three to tie it up!
LA then goes up again, and Durant puts ahead on a three ball!
With just under a minute left in the half, LA is up by one.
Shit. They nail a long 2 at the buzzer and LA is up 54-49 at the half. We are in this one though!
HALFTIME STATS
OKC
PTS: 49
REB: 28
AST: 12
STL: 2
BLK: 1
TO: 5
FG%: 38
3PT%: 20
LAK
PTS: 54
REB: 20
AST: 10
STL: 0
BLK: 1
TO: 4
FG%: 48
3PT%: 28
SECOND HALF
Five minutes into the second half and LA is up 5, 63-58. We're out-rebounding them 33-22 at this point and that's really helping us.
With 6:02 left, we're down 2 but they have the ball.
They score but Bargnani comes back with a huge three and we're down 1 with 5:45 left.
Durant puts in the go ahead basket and then Bryant is called for an offensive foul and we have the ball back!
They tie it up, but Stoudemire puts one in and we're back up 2.
With 1:22 left, we're up 78-76. Stoudemire has 24 and Durant has 19 so far.
House comes in and hits a layup to put us up by 3 with 29 seconds left in the 3rd.
They come within one but Durant gets fouled as time expires and makes the basket and the free throw!
At the start of the 4th, we're up 84-81.
Two minutes in and LA has gone up by 3. Crap.
Woo! Stoudemire nails a three and it's tied up!
With 4:24 left to play, we're up by 7. We NEED to hold them.
Bragnani has to come out because of a dislocated finger, but this one is over.
Oklahoma City 117, Los Angeles 101
FINAL STATS
OKC
Durant: 31-9-8
Stoudemire: 44-7-0
LAK
Bryant: 39-11-5
Gasol: 15-4-4
Head: 13-0-2
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