Thursday, May 26th 2011, 1:22 pm
Originally Published: Apr 29, 2010 9:23 AM CDT
The best coaching move of the Thunder-Lakers series to this point was not OKC’s Scott Brooks assigning Kevin Durant to guard Kobe Bryant in the fourth quarter of game three.  </P>It was not Los Angeles’ Phil Jackson’s decision to pound the ball to his big men in game five resulting in a 58-26 advantage in points in the paint.</P>It was coach Kobe Bryant telling Jackson that he wanted the challenge of covering Thunder guard Russell Westbrook in game five.</P>Westbrooks size and speed had been too much for Derek Fisher to handle and Jackson had been too stubborn to give someone else a chance at stopping Westbrook.</P>Now the Thunder must find a way to counter Coach Kobe’s move.  Find a way to get Westbrook in the open floor and down the lane to create for teammates.  If not, there will be no game seven in L.A.</P>Stat of the series:  Jeff Green FG’s 17 of 58.  29%.  I’ll bet he’s better than that Friday.</P><BR/>May 26th, 2011
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