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LA Lakers crash out of NBA playoffs: Suffers 4-1 series loss to Oklahoma City Thunder
LA Lakers vs Oklahoma City Thunder. PHOTO/File
With the Oklahoma City Thunder just starting to come to life, Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant didn’t need to take a break.
They will have enough time to rest as they get ready for a second straight trip to the Western Conference finals.
Westbrook scored 28 points, Durant added 25 points and 10 rebounds, and the two All-Stars skipped their usual rest periods to power the Thunder ahead in the second half for a 106-90 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 of the West semifinals on Monday night.
“We know that’s the most important time of the game, especially in a tight game,” Durant said. “I think that we kept our composure throughout the fourth, and our poise and we made plays.”
Kobe Bryant scored 42 points for the Lakers and took the briefest of rest — less than two minutes — in the second half. It didn’t even take that long for the game, and their season, to slip away.
