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Final. The Lakers had this one and blew it, having a lead of 75-68 with a little under two minutes remaining. I hate to blame the game on one player, but Kobe played a big role in costing the Lakers the game. After a Thunder score to cut it to 75-70, Kobe made a careless inbounds pass at halfcourt that was deflected and taken down the court for an easy layup. The next two possessions Kobe forced a couple of bad shots and there was almost no ball movement. I don't think Gasol or Bynum touched the ball on either possession. The Thunder took the lead 76-75 and the Lakers called timeout to get the ball at halfcourt. Russell Westbrook fell asleep guarding Steve Blake and left him open for a three pointer from the corner, but he missed. Thunder hit 1/2 free throws with 1 second remaining, and the Lakers inbounds pass that was thrown deep down court was intercepted.