Game 4 Recap: Los Angeles Lakers 101, Oklahoma City Thunder 98 (OT)
The Thunder lose their second straight, but it was a valiant effort, and there's nothing to be embarrassed about.
| Final - 11.3.2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT 1 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Lakers | 32 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 101 |
| Oklahoma City Thunder | 25 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 98 |
The Thunder lose their second straight, but it was a valiant effort, and there's nothing to be embarrassed about.
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| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 32 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 101 |
| Oklahoma City | 25 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 98 |
| LA Lakers | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Artest | 46 | 6-8 | 2-3 | 6-8 | 3-1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2-0 | 20 |
| Lamar Odom | 42 | 6-11 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 8-1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4-0 | 13 |
| Andrew Bynum | 48 | 10-15 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 10-3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5-0 | 22 |
| Kobe Bryant | 45 | 9-22 | 1-3 | 12-14 | 6-1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 5-0 | 31 |
| Derek Fisher | 34 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4-0 | 9 |
| Jordan Farmar | 7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 0 |
| Didier Ilunga-Mbenga | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 0 |
| Josh Powell | 12 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Sasha Vujacic | 7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Shannon Brown | 10 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 0 |
| Luke Walton | 6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 0 |
| Pau Gasol | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Adam Morrison | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 38-73 | 5-11 | 20-28 | 36-7 | 19 | 16 | 25 | 2 | 27-0 | 101 | |
| .521 | .455 | .714 | Team Reb: 15 | Total TO: 1 (26 pts) | |||||||
| Oklahoma City | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 44 | 10-24 | 0-8 | 8-8 | 4-3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1-0 | 28 |
| Jeff Green | 44 | 6-12 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 5-1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4-0 | 18 |
| Nenad Krstic | 18 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | 6 |
| Thabo Sefolosha | 36 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | 12 |
| Russell Westbrook | 34 | 5-12 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 6-1 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3-0 | 12 |
| Etan Thomas | 34 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 11-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-0 | 9 |
| Kevin Ollie | 18 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-0 | 4 |
| James Harden | 17 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-0 | 9 |
| Nick Collison | 16 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2-0 | 0 |
| Shaun Livingston | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Ryan Bowen | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Kyle Weaver | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| D.J. White | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Serge Ibaka | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Byron Mullens | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 38-88 | 6-23 | 16-19 | 37-13 | 23 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 23-0 | 98 | |
| .432 | .261 | .842 | Team Reb: 8 | Total TO: 0 (23 pts) | |||||||