The No. 1 Los Angeles Lakers and No. 8 Oklahoma City Thunder are matched in the first round of the 2010 NBA Playoffs.
Season Series: Lakers won, 3-1
Series Schedule & Results
ShareGame 1 -- Sunday, April 18: Lakers 87, Thunder 79 | Box Score
Game 2 -- Tuesday, April 20: Lakers 95, Thunder 92 | Box Score
Game 3 -- Thursday, April 22: Thunder 101, Lakers 96 | Box Score
Game 4 -- Saturday, April 24: Thunder 110, Lakers 89 | Box Score
Game 5 -- Tuesday, April 27: Lakers 111, Thunder 87 | Box Score
Game 6 -- Friday, April 30: Lakers 95, Thunder 94 | Box Score
Full Lakers-Thunder Coverage
5/1: Game 6: Kobe, Lakers Relieved to Escape Young Thunder's Onslaught
4/30: Odom Vows Game Will 'Get Going'
4/29: Artest Wants Less 'Cruising,' More Defense
4/27: Mariotti: If Kobe Won't Shoot, Lakers Have No Shot
4/27: Game 5: Bryant Orchestrates Winning Symphony
4/25: Kobe's Shot Goes Silent in Balancing Act
4/24: Game 4: Lakers Want Revenge After 'Meltdown'
4/24: Shannon Brown Considering Opting Out
4/23: Battered Bryant Needs Teammates to Help
4/23: Jackson Fires Back at Stern's Comments
4/22: Durant the Kobe Stopper
4/22: Game 3: Loud and Proud: OKC Fans Bring the Thunder
4/21: Shoals: Thunder's Lost Youth
4/21: Game 2: Despite Loss to Lakers, OKC's Defense Makes Noise
4/20: Questions About Kobe's Battered Body Remain
4/18: Game 1: Artest Spoils Durant's Playoff Debut
4/18: Kupchak, Presti Reflect on Futures of Jackson, Durant
4/17: Thunder Maintain Humble Approach Despite Success
4/16: Shoals and Ziller: Lakers vs. Thunder Preview
4/16: Video: Kobe: If We're Not Ready, OKC Will Beat Us
4/16: Video: Lakers Ready for 'Real' Season
Series Prediction (Who Will Win? How Many Games?)
|
|
Overall |
Sweep |
5 GMS |
6 GMS |
7 GMS |
|
Los Angeles Lakers |
72.5% |
20.1% |
25.9% |
16.2% |
10.3% |
|
Oklahoma City Thunder |
27.5% |
0.7% |
3.8% |
10.9% |
12.1% |
(Series predictions provided by PredictionMachine.com. PredictionMachine.com plays every game 50,000 times to provide straight-up, against-the-spread and over/under picks. For instance, in the NCAA Tournament, the Predictalator accurately picked 77% of all 64 games straight-up and 60% against-the-spread.)
Full NBA Playoffs Coverage
No. 1 Los Angeles Lakers vs. No. 8 Oklahoma City Thunder
No. 2 Dallas Mavericks vs. No. 7 San Antonio Spurs
No. 3 Phoenix Suns vs. No. 6 Portland Trail Blazers
No. 4 Denver Nuggets vs. No. 5 Utah Jazz
No. 1 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. No. 8 Chicago Bulls
No. 2 Orlando Magic vs. No. 7 Charlotte Bobcats
No. 3 Atlanta Hawks vs. No. 6 Milwaukee Bucks
No. 4 Boston Celtics vs. No. 5 Miami Heat
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