The Thunder evened the first-round series against the Los Angeles Lakers with a 110-89 victory in Game 4 on Saturday night.
For the second time in this series, the Thunder utilized the foul line and on the boards even with the defense of the Lakers’ 7-foot tandem of Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum.
Bynum had 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Gasol also had 13 points. Kobe Bryant had 12 points while spending the first quarter deferring to his teammates and the fourth quarter on the bench.
“I was managing the game exactly how I wanted to. Unfortunately, it got away from us,” Bryant said. “By them getting out in transition and getting those buckets, I wasn’t able to do what I normally do at the end of the game and close games out.”
“Our expectation is we wanted to win both of these games and be done with it. I think that’s every team’s mindset coming on the road being up 2-0,” Bryant said. “It’s not the reality of the situation. We’ve got a tough fight, and it should be fun.”
Andrew Bynum was the only Lakers starter to play in the fourth, as Bryant, Gasol, Derek Fisher and Ron Artest stayed stayed to rest on the sidelines.
Oklahoma City is the youngest team in the league, who thought they would make it this far in the first place? They only won 23 games last season. Now, they’re guaranteed at least the chance to extend their season until Game 6 on Friday night back on their home court — and maybe beyond.
Game 5 is Tuesday night in Los Angeles.
April 27, 2010
10:06 am
ericlalfan
Don’t you worry… Lakers will win this series! It’s allways tough but LAL is a better team and Kobe… they’ve got Kobe… even with injuries he’s still no 1… go on Lakers!
April 27, 2010
11:57 am
crazy fan of KB24
don’t worry lakers will win game 5
i believe at u kobe come on
goooooooooooooo kobe u r the best
gooo lakers goooo
April 27, 2010
12:15 pm
R3NST3R
So lets go baby! Take game 5 and end it in OKC so those FANS can STFU!
April 27, 2010
1:50 pm
drluz4kobe
It’s OK to lose, win Game 5 tonight.
April 27, 2010
2:48 pm
Asa24
come on lakers i know kobe and them could do better……. come on 110 to 89 you have step your game ^p today
April 27, 2010
6:19 pm
Tracy Mcwilliams
Kobe it’s time!We through playin wit um, lets take um to school Lakers!!!!Show um why we the champs and you got 4 big ones on yo hand man.
April 28, 2010
12:41 am
Riannon Hoseña
they had their revenge in Game 5…nicely done!
April 28, 2010
4:56 am
Golban Thomas
Don’t worry Bryant LAL will win the next match and the OKC will go home crying cause LAL is the best and LAL will advance until the finals where they will beat the CLE GO LAL GO
April 28, 2010
7:09 pm
lito
dont worry about the lakers theyll do just fine … plus we got the best player in the planet go lakers go !!!