Last night the Lakers rolled past the Thunder like the Garth Brooks song. I know people in LA were happy and surprised all wrapped into one. Less than 24 hours before all the reporters in LA were saying what is wrong with the Lakers? Are they not playing with heart? How badly injured is Kobe? Can they stop Russell Westbrook or Kevin Durant? How are they going to get the ball inside to Pau and Andrew?

 

All the Lakers must have been listening and came out and showed the reporters and fans who really is the Champions with a massive demonstration of how to play defense and how to get the ball inside. Pau and Andrew combined for 46 points and 22 rebounds and the Lakers assisted on 60% of all the baskets made. Team basketball at its best, there were ally-oops, head fakes and get this only 14 3-point shots attempted down from their 31 3-point shot attempts in game 3.

 

Mind you this is only one game and the Thunder pretty much destroyed the Lakers in game 4 in the same fashion but all the “experts” were saying that who ever wins game 5 has a huge advantages in the series. So do the Lakers have the series wrapped up, by no means, but if history is a gauge they have a pretty good chance. The Lakers are 17-0 in series if they win game 5 when the series is tied 2-2.

 

Friday night will be the test back in OKC, but now the Lakers gave a big middle finger to all the doubters and the haters and put the league on notice that they can still play.

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