Los Angeles at Oklahoma City

What a difference a year makes. Last year the Thunder bowed out in the Western Finals to Dallas, after being extended to seven games in the second round by Memphis. Most thought that this team was a year's worth of playoffs seasoning away from being ready to challenge, and that appears to be the case. Oklahoma City has won all five playoffs games, and the biggest lesson has been learned on the defensive end of the court. Last year this team didn't understand that and allowed over 100 points per game in the playoffs. Move forward to this year and they have not allowed 100 points in a playoffs game yet. The Lakers have been there, done that, but with a lot of different pieces, and this year's version had a lot of problems on the road. The Lakers are 7-16 ATS vs. an opponent that scored 100+ in their last game, and just 1-7 ATS n their last eight as a playoffs dog, and just 2-6 ATS in their last eight played here. Play on Oklahoma City.