Thunder-Lakers: Run, Kevin, Run

April 18th, 2010 by Beckley Mason Leave a reply »
Now, I don’t think the Lakers will go down to the Thunder because I’m not sure Durant is ready to take over in his first ever playoff series. If they met in the second round, once Durant has his playoff sea legs, I think it would be rough waters for the Lakers. (See 2004 D-Wade playing much better in his second round series).

As it is, the main issue will be whether Russell Westbrook can dominate his match up with Derrick Fisher to the point where it outweighs what Pau Gasol is about to do to poor Serge Ibaka.

You’re a nice young player Serge, with some serious length and energy, but Gasol’s oily post moves were way too much for Dwight Howard last year. Gasol is simply an elite scorer.

Whether or not you think he looks like the “a bit too old foreign guys” hanging out in the club with preposterously hot/expensive looking girls, he’s going to get his on Serge and Nick Collison.

The Thunder do have a chance to win this series though, if they force the right tempo. They’ll rebound well, play scrappy, intelligent half court defense, and be way too much for the Lakers in transi ...

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