2010 NBA Playoffs

[PosImpos]

Pretty solid game so far.

I love this OKC crowd.  They've been great so far these playoffs.

They make the Celtics crowd look really, really bad. We need some of that.

Well, it's the first basketball playoff series in that town for this team.  That level of excitement is to a degree not surprising.  They've also got this "underdogs with a young superstar" thing going for them.

[Redz]

Good game.  Thunder needs to finish strong at the hoop.

I'm not going to make it to the end of this one I'm afraid.

[Who]

I thought Oklahoma did well to come back into it after a slow start.

Nobody really has control of the game at this point. Neither team executing all that well offensively. Both a little out of sorts.

It's going to a be a big third quarter. See who can settle down and get the shots that they want to get.

[Donoghus]

Momentum's back with the Thunder.

[Who]

Momentum's back with the Thunder.

Yep, the game has swung back in Oklahoma's favour.

The Lakers need to slow the game down here and make some baskets. Need to take away Oklahoma's easy hoops, especially their transition baskets.

I would like to see Jordan Farmer, Sasha Vujacic or Luke Walton take Derek Fisher's place right now.

[nickagneta]

This is going to be one dangerous Thunder team for the next decade.

[Who]

Kudos to Kobe Bryant. He is having a big third quarter, keeping LA in it.

[Donoghus]

Kobe is carrying the Lakers right now.

[Who]

The Lakers need to get someone else going over the next few minutes ... otherwise Kobe's supporting cast are going be cold down the stretch in the fourth. Not enough touches, shots or baskets. No rhythm.

[Who]

Fisher was awfully open on those two three point attempts. Hard to take the lead when you're leaving shooters wide open. Bad defense.

[Who]

The Lakers haven't been able to get Gasol + Bynum going tonight. Only 15 points on 14 shot attempts combined.

Pau Gasol has done an excellent job on the backboards though with 16 rebounds.

[Donoghus]

Lakers offense looks a bit lost right now.  Got a big 3 from Shannon Brown to bail 'em out.

[Who]

Westbrook hasn't made a basket since the first quarter. Combine his struggles with Durant's struggles and you have one ugly looking halfcourt offense.

[Who]

That non-Kobe Lakers lineup played well in his absence. Good player movement + ball movement + spacing. Just not a lot of scoring threats amongst them. It's the best their offense has looked all night.

[Donoghus]

Artest coming up big on back to back possessions.