Mattie T’s 1st Round NBA Playoffs Recap: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
Written by The Go-To-Man Mattie T. on May 1, 2010
Game 1:
87
79
Star Player of the Game: Lakers forward Pau Gasol, who scored 19 points & grabbed 13 rebounds in 39 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Oklahoma City connected on just 2-of-16 (12.5%) of their three-point attempts.
Game 2:
95
92
Star Player of the Game: Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, who scored 39 points & grabbed 5 rebounds in 40 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Los Angeles outrebounded Oklahoma City 49-37 & won despite shooting 37.5% from the field.
Game 3:
101
96
Star Player of the Game: Thunder forward Kevin Durant, who scored 29 points & grabbed 19 rebounds in 41 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Oklahoma City outrebounded Los Angeles 53-39.
Game 4:
110
89
Star Player of the Game: Thunder guard Russell Westbrook, who scored 18 points, grabbed 8 rebounds & dished out 6 assists in 29 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Oklahoma City made more free-throws (42) than Los Angeles’ attempted free-throws (28).
Game 5:
111
87
Star Player of the Game: Lakers forward Pau Gasol, who scored 25 points, grabbed 11 rebounds & dished out 5 assists in 29 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Los Angeles shot 53.8% for the game.
Game 6:
95
94
Star Player of the Game: Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, who scored 32 points & grabbed 7 rebounds in 35 minutes of action.
Key Stat: Oklahoma City shot just 36.5% for the game.
Congratulation to Phil Jackson’s Los Angeles Lakers, who will advance to the Semifinal round for a 3rd consecutive season.
As for Scott Brooks’ Oklahoma City Thunder, they fail to win their first playoff series in franchise history.
Los Angeles will now move on to play Utah in the Western Conference Semifinals, as Game 1 will begin on Sunday afternoon.
