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Thunder 106, Lakers 90: Offensive and Defensive Flaws, or Grasping at Straws? (2012 NBA Playoffs WCSF Game 5 Full Recap)

For this full recap, I'll be focusing on a few key areas that the Thunder struggled with in this game, and analyzing how they could have dealt with them better. I know that the Thunder won by a good margin when it was all said and done, but in order to move past a team like the Spurs, they've got to recognize some key weaknesses.

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Thunder 106, Lakers 90: Dancing Before the Police Come (2012 NBA Playoffs WCSF Game 5 Recap)

Let's enjoy this moment while we can. Forget about the Spurs, at least for tonight. In the span of a few mere weeks, the Thunder have defeated the two teams that have knocked them out of the playoffs, the Mavericks and Lakers.

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Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook Win, Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol Point Fingers

Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook Win, Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol Point Fingers

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Boxscore

FINAL1234Total
LA Lakers2130261390
Oklahoma City26282923106
LA Lakers
PlayerMinFG-A3PF-AFT-AReb-OAstStlTOBlkPF-TPts
Metta World Peace384-51-22-23-052004-111
Pau Gasol445-140-14-516-220331-014
Andrew Bynum344-100-02-34-001005-010
Kobe Bryant4018-331-65-75-002203-142
Ramon Sessions401-60-16-85-030615-08
Jordan Hill61-10-00-02-100004-02
Steve Blake140-10-11-10-011100-01
Devin Ebanks151-40-00-00-000022-02
Josh McRoberts10-10-00-00-000000-00
Andrew Goudelock00-00-00-00-000000-00
Darius Morris00-00-00-00-010000-00
Troy Murphy00-00-00-00-000000-00
Matt BarnesDNP - Coach's Decision
Christian EyengaDNP - Injured
Team Totals34-752-1120-2635-312612624-290
.453.182.769Team Reb: 4Total TO: 0 (15 pts)
Oklahoma City
PlayerMinFG-A3PF-AFT-AReb-OAstStlTOBlkPF-TPts
Kevin Durant429-212-65-610-042200-025
Serge Ibaka194-100-00-16-510032-08
Kendrick Perkins333-60-00-011-420325-06
Thabo Sefolosha151-50-32-22-022202-04
Russell Westbrook3912-250-14-63-142102-128
James Harden306-101-24-48-141103-017
Nick Collison233-40-00-06-210113-06
Derek Fisher171-40-12-22-010102-04
Nazr Mohammed83-30-01-21-100002-07
Daequan Cook50-10-00-00-000000-00
Cole Aldrich10-00-00-01-000000-00
Royal Ivey10-10-01-21-010001-01
Lazar Hayward10-00-00-00-000000-00
Eric MaynorDNP - Injured
Reggie JacksonDNP - Injured
Team Totals42-903-1319-2551-1420711622-2106
.467.231.760Team Reb: 11Total TO: 1 (12 pts)
GAME NOTES
Officials: - Scott Foster, John Goble, Tom Washington 
Duration:2:31
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