NBA Basketball Picks: LA Lakers at Oklahoma City

by Elizabeth Fairview  |  February 24th, 2009
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Kobe Bryant leads the L.A. Lakers into Oklahoma City tonight to face a Thunder club that allowed its two highest point totals of the season in its last two games. (AP Images)

Bryant scored 34 points in the Lakers’ 105-98 win over the visiting Thunder on Feb. 10, becoming the youngest player in league history at 30 years, 171 days to reach 23,000 points.

Oklahoma City lost 133-120 at Golden State on Saturday, giving up its second-highest point total of 2008-09. Its highest came the previous night in a 140-118 defeat at Phoenix.

The Lakers have allowed 49.0 percent shooting over their last three games while giving up at least 108 points in each contest.

One bright spot for the 8.5-point underdog Thunder has been the play of Russell Westbrook. The rookie point guard is averaging 20.0 points, 7.4 boards, and 6.6 assists during the Thunder’s five-game slide.

 
 
 

 

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