Lakers Game, Phil Jackson, GOY

GL! bro you know what side I'm on

Yes, alot of juice but thats what it is..........I don't do online books just the local so Im stuck with it.  Really though 50-50 coinflip game?...........I dont know about that, but good luck bro man with whatever you choose.  Too much experience + coaching advantage + home court + Lakers off 2 losses one of which was embarrassing...........I think the stars are aligning here

Tell me about it, Ive lost enough money betting the "no way they lose 3 in a row"angle to bet with that reason again

I think the Lakers lost this series in the third quarter of Game 3 to be honest.  Contrary to many, including myself, who thought the Lakers would blatantly mail-in this game, they came out extremely focused.  They lead by seven at half-time and had this young, inexperienced Thunder team on the ropes.  With 5:50 remaining in the third quarter they held an eleven point lead as Pau Gasol's jumper put them ahead 64-53.  Right then and there, they absolutely needed to bear down and deliver the knock-out punch to put Oklahoma City away for good.  But in typical Laker fashion, they were unable to show the requisite killer instinct needed to get the job done.  The Thunder closed the quarter on a 21-11 run and went into the fourth quarter trailing by only one.  We all know what happened in the final twelve minutes as the Thunder stormed ahead and eventually won 101-96. 

There was a specific moment in that fourth quarter of Game 3 where I felt the momentum completely shifted in this series to the Thunder. The sequence started when Kevin Durant emphatically blocked a Kobe fade-away.  He then came back on the other end and blew right past Kobe before hitting a beautiful floater over Gasol.  (video evidence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKyCITbmeuQ).  To me that Durant block is the enduring image of this series and it almost signified the torch being passed from an aged star to a future superstar.

Hate to inform ya, Bruuuuce78, but your "Lock" is a stone-cold loser. The FakeShow is heading back to Staples tonight thinking everything will be okay.  Despite their Game 4 beatdown, judging by their recent comments, I'm not convinced the Lakers fully comprehend what they have on their hands:

This would be a great article for any sports magazine or show if OKC pulls this series out.........Very convincing, I hope you are wrong

Lakers ML.

really? They don't understand the situation? Are you F'in SERIOUS?............

“We don’t get angry,” Bryant said. “There are certain things that we have to do to execute to win. Angry doesn’t get it done. Emotion doesn’t get it done. You’ve got to execute.”

This sounds like experience, this sounds like a defending champion

GAMETIME!!

Lakers aren't looking so bad.............

Strong 2nd half needed.....Not so sure OKC can climb back into this one

OK City players didn't put much money on this game.

Really now...that would be very silly.

I never said the "L" word by the way...........OKC reminds me of Kentucky in the NCAAB......."Supremely talented".......but the bottom line is the inexperience...........Watch out for this team in the future though, but this series ends in 6

Maybe they did, maybe they had Lakers ML and Lakers -6...........along with some player props, Durant not showing up -130 and Lakers covering 23 at +1200

niiiiiiiiice

Nice play. I drank the OKC kool-aid and felt like a chump from the first minute of the game. Lakeshow didn't disappoint it's supporters tonight.

Mamba on Westbrook....Series over.....

Good game for the lakers last night. 

Hopefully for laker fans they can bring the same intensity for game 7 on sunday!