2010 NBA Playoffs: Lakers/Thunder Game 6 (Lakers win series)

• This was a seven game series disgused as a six game series. Somebody boxes out Gasol, the Lakers lose this game. Ibaka and Collison are the goats here.
• I love how everybody on the Thunder was so sure Kobe's shot is going in that they didn't box out. Gasol kept playing and got the game winning put-back with an easy look. It's like Kobe's the boogie man.
• Notch up another strong series-closing performance for Kobe Bryant. How mny of those does he have?
• As a Lakers fan, I gasp every time I see Ron Artest take a three point shot. I did in this game, on his shot with about a minute left in the fourth, and he was beyond wide open. It wasn't even close. Kobe was screaming and waving his hands for the ball as he was open on the wing. Artest didn't even look in his direction. I can laugh about it now because the Lakers won.
• Artest did an excellent job on Durant over the series. Durant may be the best scorer in the NBA now, but Artest made him expend a ton of energy and struggle at times. Despite Artest's offensive woes, it makes me wonder if the Lakers would have won the series with Ariza. For over a month, I've felt that the Lakers made a mistake with the Ariza, Artest swap. Not sure now. Will Artest continue to make a difference, or was this the highlight of his post season? His other best matchup, Carmelo, is going home for the summer.
• Loved Durant's heart. It was a tough game for him but he kept fighting.
• What a home-cooked series. Every Thunder home game, they have a massive FT advantage. Every Laker home game, the FTs are about even.