Led by Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol, the Lakers kicked off their quest to repeat as NBA champions with a wire-to-wire 87-79 victory in Game 1 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series with the Thunder. Read more at Welcome to Loud City and Silver Screen and Roll.
Lakers 87, Thunder 79: Bryant’s 24 Points Leads Los Angeles Past Oklahoma City
Durant accounted for 24 points, but shot 7-for-24 from the floor and got to the line for 9-of-11 free throws.
Sunday marked Oklahoma City’s return to the playoffs for the first time since the then-Seattle SuperSonics won the Northwest Division back in the 2004-05 campaign.
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