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I was watching the highlights for each game at

http://lakersmedia.com/Flash/ ( just search thunder)

It was pretty evident that Drew got his way inside. The game the really caught my attention was the once in November. I cant remember the last time the Lakers blew out a team like that. (Mind you i dont think the thunder had found their nitch than).

Do you guys think the Lakers still have that killer mentality to blow the thunder out in game 1 or will they keep palying to the level of their competitiion>?

I think now it's a lot more questionable. OKC has a lot of momentum, being in the Playoffs for the first time (As the Thunder) and having Durant being the youngest scoring champion ever, and the Lakers have virtually no momentum, no rhythm..........

We'll win, but I don't expect smooth sailing, per se.

Man Kobe doesn't look anything like he did back in the beginning of the season. Bynum was an inside presence on both ends. There were numerous times when KD went at him and got his shots blocked. I've been saying it over and over that this might be the best series for Bynum to get himself going. A couple nice games from Drew and some of that rust could wear off.

Kobe got Drew a nice amount of easy looks and he really needs to look to do that all series long. Getting Drew back on track is going to be key for the entire playoffs. Lamar has also got to be there. He hasn't been playing aggressive enough recently. Pau will be Pau. If he can give us what hes been giving us in recent games then that will be huge.

Phil has said it himself that Drew is just too big and poses more issues for the Thunder than Pau does.

kobe and durant's stats

kobe:

27/PPG 5.25/TO 1.75/ST 5/AST 6.5/REB 10%/3FG 46.3/FG

durant:

25.75/PPG 4.75/TO .5/ST 3.5/AST 4.75/REB 19%/3FG 46.3/FG

very identical

The Skyhook wrote:Man Kobe doesn't look anything like he did back in the beginning of the season. Bynum was an inside presence on both ends. There were numerous times when KD went at him and got his shots blocked. I've been saying it over and over that this might be the best series for Bynum to get himself going. A couple nice games from Drew and some of that rust could wear off.

Kobe got Drew a nice amount of easy looks and he really needs to look to do that all series long. Getting Drew back on track is going to be key for the entire playoffs. Lamar has also got to be there. He hasn't been playing aggressive enough recently. Pau will be Pau. If he can give us what hes been giving us in recent games then that will be huge.

Phil has said it himself that Drew is just too big and poses more issues for the Thunder than Pau does.

Ya man, my biggest issue is Kobe. Its gotten to a point where i don't even expect him to the drive to the basket. At least at the start of the season you could see Kobe blowing by his man at times, now its just all contested jump shots. I really think the finger has a taken a toll on him. Maybe its mental. I just hope this whole week of rest really helps out. We really need Artest to be a factor on Offense and on Defense. I really don't care if he gets called for offensive fouls at the start of the game, I want him to throw an elbow or two at Durant, show him he wont have it easy this series, try getting in his head the way the old RonRon used to. It will be a very interesting game 1 to say the least.