Gasol silences the Thunder

May 1st, 2010 by ChaI-Wala

In a gut wrenching play, Nick Collison failed to box out properly off a Kobe Bryant missed shot and Pau Gasol came off the weak side to put back the game winning basket giving the lakers a one point lead with 0.5 seconds left on the clock. And with that lapse in fundamental basketball rebounding, at the worst possible time, The Oklahoma City Thunder lost the series to the Lakers. If there was ever a play that emphasizes the importance of the utmost focus on the basic fundamentals of the game for ALL 48 minutes, this was it. The Thunder battled the Lakers valiantly all series long, but there was always the feeling that the Thunder’s inexperience would eventually do them in. Consistently starting off the games with poor shooting, the Thunder seemed nervous to start every game, but eventually gaining confidence as the game went along, most especially Kevin Durrant was constantly taking bad shots all series long and thinking every split second that Artest wasnt riding his back was his opportunity to jack a shot. He did do a good job of making up for these bad shots by getting to the free throw line, where he averaged over 10 attempts a game. All in all the Thunder gave a valiant effort against the defending champions. Expect this team to be back in the playoffs next year, this time with some experience under their belts.

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