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Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant combined for 21 fourth quarter points to help the Thunder erase a 13-point deficit and win Game 4 103-100. The win gives Oklahoma City a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.

With the game tied at 98, Durant hit what ended up being the game winning 3-pointer with 13.7 seconds to play. The Thunder trailed by 13 points with 8:02 to play, but went on a 25-9 run to end the game and take a commanding lead in the series. Westbrook scored 23 points in the second half and finished with a team-high 37.

Los Angeles faded down the stretch, making just 7-of-22 shots in the fourth quarter. Kobe Bryant finished with a game-high 38 points but made just 2-of-10 shots in the fourth quarter. Andrew Bynum scored 18 points, but just four in the second half. It was a crucial loss for the Lakers who now must win three straight games to avoid elimination.

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Tied at 98, Kevin Durant put the Thunder up three points with 13.7 seconds left in Game 4.

Matched up with Metta World Peace, Durant dribbled the ball at the top of the 3-point line before pulling up and draining the shot for the lead.

Kobe Bryant then missed a 3-point shot of his own and the Thunder will try to put the game away at the free throw line.

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After trailing by double digits much of the second half, the Thunder were finally able to cut into the Laker lead and now trail by just two points with less than three minutes to play.

Russell Westbrook has scored 10 points in the fourth quarter to help bring the Thunder back. On the other side, the Lakers have been struggling to get good shots. They've instead been forced to rely on difficult shots with the shot clock ticking down.

Andrew Bynum, who scored 14 first half points, has just two points in the fourth quarter.

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The Lakers had a nine point lead at the start of the fourth quarter and they've extended their lead to 11 with Kobe Bryant resting on the bench.

Metta World Peace has seven points in the first 3:16 of the fourth quarter to help Los Angeles extend the lead. If they Thunder are going to come back, they will now have to do it against a rested Kobe Bryant.

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Despite looking as if he may have suffered a serious injury to end the first half, Russell Westbrook has shown no ill effects so far in the third quarter.

Westbrook slipped and fell at the end of the first half before eventually walking off the court. He has scored 11 points so far in the third quarter, making 4-of-7 shots. He now has 25 points in the game to lead the Thunder.

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The Lakers took a 10-point lead into halftime against the Thunder, and one of the biggest reason is Los Angeles' strong play in the paint.

In the first half, the Lakers dominated points in the paint, outscoring the Thunder 34-16. Los Angeles also holds a big rebound advantage. With just over seven minutes to play in the third quarter, the Lakers hold a 27-19 rebound edge.

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Sporting Kansas City entered Saturday losers of three straight so a draw isn't the worst of results, but it is when you were two goals up. After going up 2-0, Sporting allowed the Colorado Rapids to score twice and snatch a draw that has the former undisputed best team in MLS wondering what is going on.

Teal Bunbury got his first start in a while and made it count, scoring twice to put Sporting in front. First he was somehow unmarked at the top of the six-yard box so finishing Seth Sinovic's cross was easy. Matt Pickens then gifted Bunbury a goal when the goalkeeper spilled a cross right at Bunbury's feet to tap in.

Colorado came storming back, though. First, Martin Rivero's free kick found Tyrone Marshall right in front of goal for a simple header that beat Jimmy Nielsen to cut Sporting's lead in half. Later on, a free kick did it again. When the initial attempt was stopped, Conor Casey jumped on the loose ball and crossed for Kosuke Kimura, who tapped the ball in and Sporting's lead was gone, while their winless streak was still very much intact.

With 2.6 seconds to play in the first half, Russell Westbrook slipped running down the court and went down with an apparent hip or ankle injury.

Oklahoma City was inbounding the ball as Westbrook began to sprint down the sideline. As he attempted to plant his foot and come to a stop, he slipped and fell to the court. After laying on the court for several seconds, Westbrook got up and walked to the locker room on his own. Via @cjzero.

It was at least the fourth time a player slipped during the first half. This is the second game played in the Staples Center today and third in the last 24 hours, including ice hockey. Kobe Bryant and Ramon Sessions slipped earlier in the game while dribbling. Westbrook returned to the game for the start of the second half.

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