"What a finish. What a finish!" announcer Joel Meyers exclaimed as the Lakers squeak past the Oklahoma City Thunder 95-94. The Lakers had lost their game-long lead in the closing minutes. Kobe missed the apparent last shot. But Pau Gasol grabbed the rebound above a bunch of Oklahoma fingers and tapped in the basket with a half-second on the clock.
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Lakers oust Thunder and advance, but it was clooose
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