Los Angeles Lakers vs Oklahoma City Thunder Live Streaming

Los Angeles Lakers vs Oklahoma City Thunder Live | Los Angeles Lakers vs Oklahoma City Thunder | Los Angeles Lakers vs Oklahoma City Thunder Streaming | LA Lakers vs Oklahoma City NBA Live Stream | Los Angeles Lakers vs Oklahoma City Thunder Live Webcast

9:30 pm EDT Fri Apr 30, 2010

One dominating performance by the defending NBA champions wasn’t enough to rattle Scott Brooks and his young Oklahoma City Thunder. After appearing vulnerable during the first four games of their playoff series, the Los Angeles Lakers regained control with a blowout victory in Game 5 that gave them a 3-2 series lead and chased away talk they were a slow, aging bunch. For an Oklahoma City roster made up almost entirely of players who’ve never experienced the postseason before, the threat of elimination is the latest test of the resiliency they have shown all season. Despite the 111-87 loss on Tuesday night in Los Angeles, Brooks and his players have reason for optimism. The Thunder won both of their home games in the series, including their own blowout victory in Game 4. They will return to the Ford Center on Friday night for a chance to force a decisive final game in Los Angeles on Sunday.

Brooks has had two full days to come up with a response to the Lakers’ decision to use Kobe Bryant to defend point guard Russell Westbrook but he said Thursday he’s not ready to reveal it. The move seemed like genius in Game 5, with Westbrook committing eight turnovers as Oklahoma City’s offense faltered. Westbrook didn’t handle it well the first time around but said he’s undaunted by the prospect of facing that type of defense again. Westbrook said he’s beyond the point in his career where he would be rattled by the prospect of going head-to-head against an NBA superstar. While he might have been had those moments last season as a rookie, Westbrook believes that he now plays no differently against Bryant or LeBron James than he would against Mike Conley or Nate Robinson.