NBA PLAYOFFS / L.A. LAKERS: L.A.'s Kobe Bryant (24) looks to pass as Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook (0) defends during the NBA basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Oklahoma City Thunder in game six of the first round series at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City, Friday, April 30, 2010. Photo by Sarah Phipps, The Oklahoman ORG XMIT: KOD
I watched the Thunder play on Friday and read the newspaper on Saturday after the Lakers ended their season. With three staff photographers covering the game and a finite amount of space in the newspaper, I looked forward to going through our archives to see the pictures that didn’t make the front page. Here’s a few pictures that you may have missed. And, as always, you can see our photo galleries here.
NBA PLAYOFFS / L.A. LAKERS: L.A.'s Pau Gasol (16) tries to rebound the ball over NIck Collison (4), second from left, and Serge Ibaka (9), right, of Oklahoma City along with teammates Lamar Odom (7), left, and Derek Fisher (2) late in the fourth quarter during the NBA basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Oklahoma City Thunder in game six of the first round series at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City, Friday, April 30, 2010. L.A. beat Oklahoma City 95-94, winning the series 4-2. Photo by Nate Billings, The Oklahoman ORG XMIT: KOD
NBA PLAYOFFS / L.A. LAKERS / REACTION: Oklahoma CIty's Kevin Durant reacts during the NBA basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Oklahoma City Thunder in game six of the first round series at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City, Friday, April 30, 2010. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman ORG XMIT: KOD