VIDEO: Oklahoma City Shooting Aftermath Includes Potential Arrest

Some cell phone footage was taken last night in the aftermath of the shootings in Oklahoma City's historic Bricktown area after the Thunder-Lakers game was finished. Eight people have been reported shot and one is critically wounded. The video below shows the police arresting a suspect. Interestingly enough, the Oklahoman now reports that they have no one of interest in custody and no suspects in the case. Here's the video:

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Eight People Shot In Oklahoma City After Lakers-Thunder Game

Eight people were shot and one was critically wounded after the Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Los Angeles Lakers game five was finished. The details are currently unclear at this time, but details will be forthcoming later today.

According to the Oklahoman report:

One victim was in critical condition when ambulance crews took patients to hospitals, said Lara O'Leary, Emergency Medical Services Authority spokeswoman Tuesday morning. A pregnant woman was either kicked or hit in the abdomen, she said.

Seven gunshot victims were found at the scene across several block around Reno Avenue and Mickey Mantle Drive, O'Leary said. There were about 5,000 people out in the area when the gunfire rang out, she estimates.. While one patient was critical late Monday, the other seven were "stable" O'Leary said Tuesday morning.

We'll keep you posted as details come in.

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Thunder Vs. Lakers Final Score: OKC Takes Out LA 106-90

The Oklahoma City Thunder needed only one more game in the second round than they did in the first round when they swept the Dallas Mavericks. Last night, the Oklahoma City Thunder took out the LA Lakers in five games with a game 5 win 106-90, and Kobe Bryant was sent home in the second round once again after the same happened last year facing Dallas.

The Thunder now move forward to face the San Antonio Spurs for a showdown that should go longer than either of the first two series.

Russell Westbrook led the Thunder with 28 points on 12-for-25 shooting. Kevin Durant had 25 points and 10 rebounds. James Harden had 17 points and eight rebounds. Perhaps the biggest key was the 51-35 rebounding edge for Oklahoma City, including a 14-3 margin on the offensive glass.

Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 42 points, but he didn't get much help from his teammates outside of Pau Gasol's 14 points and 16 rebounds. The result was a lot of this in the final quarter:

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VIDEO: Andrew Bynum Says 'I'll Play Anywhere' When Asked About Long-Term With Lakers

Right after the Los Angeles Lakers were taken out of the NBA playoffs by the Oklahoma City Thunder -- the second consecutive season the team lost in the second round -- talk of Andrew Bynum's future with the team was brought up. The Lakers young center is one of the most important pieces on the team right now and certainly he's the cornerstone of the future -- if both sides want it that way.

Check out Bynum's response to Craig Sager's interview with him after the game:

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Thunder Vs. Lakers, Game 5: OKC Heads Back To Western Conference Finals After 106-90 Win

The Oklahoma City Thunder are back in the Western Conference Finals after Monday night's 106-90 win over the Lakers.

A year ago, the Thunder fell to the eventual-champion Dallas Mavericks in five games. This year, the Thunder will again head to Texas, this time to face top-seeded San Antonio, which hasn't lost a game this postseason.

The Thunder and Lakers battled back and forth for three quarters, with neither team leading by more than a few buckets, but Los Angeles ran out of gas and Oklahoma City blew past the Lakers in the final quarter. OKC outscored LA 23-13 in the fourth quarter.

Russell Westbrook led the Thunder with 28 points on 12-for-25 shooting. Kevin Durant had 25 points and 10 rebounds. James Harden had 17 points and eight rebounds. Perhaps the biggest key was the 51-35 rebounding edge for Oklahoma City, including a 14-3 margin on the offensive glass.

Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 42 points, but he didn't get much help from his teammates outside of Pau Gasol's 14 points and 16 rebounds. The result was a lot of this in the final quarter:

Having now dispatched the Western Conference champions from the previous four years, the Thunder will look to take that next step to the NBA Finals. But the Spurs have been literally unbeatable for more than a month. In fact, the last time a team other than the Lakers, Mavs or Spurs came out of the West was 1998, when the Jazz lost to the Bulls.

But this could be one of the most-exciting series in recent memory.

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Video: Russell Westbrook Makes Circus And-1 Bucket

The Thunder are in a battle with the Lakers in Game 5 of their second round series against the Lakers. After three quarters, the Thunder hold an 83-77 lead.

The highlight of the third quarter was this highlight-reel steal and circus shot by Russell Westbrook while getting fouled.

Here is Westbrook's reaction in GIF:

Thunder Vs. Lakers, Game 5: OKC Leads 54-51 After Tight First Half

Looking to close out its second-round series, the Thunder are one half away from doing so, leading the Lakers 54-51 at halftime.

The Thunder led 26-21 after a back-and-forth first quarter. OKC's biggest lead was six points, but the Lakers answered almost every bucket by the Thunder.

The second quarter was even closer, the Lakers took a 35-32 lead, but the Thunder answered with an 8-0 run to retake the lead. A Pau Gasol layup gave the Lakers a 51-50 lead with 1:16 left, but Metta World Peace received a late flagrant foul that was a questional call. The Thunder made four free throws to take a lead into the locker room.

You be the judge. It sure looks like Peace got all ball.

James Harden leads the Thunder with 13 points on 4-for-7 shooting. He also has five rebounds. Kevin Durant has 12 points, while Russell Westbrook has eight points.

Bryant has 19 points to lead the Lakers. Andrew Bynum picked up three fouls in the half and only played 14 minutes. As a result, the Thunder have a 29-23 rebounding edge. Bynum will be a key for the Lakers in the second half.

These bearded fans are hoping the Thunder will close it out.

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Lakers Vs. Thunder: OKC Wants To Finish Series Without Going Back To Los Angeles

The Oklahoma City Thunder have a prime opportunity to eliminate the Los Angeles Lakers from playoff contention Monday night at Chesapeake Energy Arena and it is an opportunity they intend to take advantage of. Going back to the Staples Center opens up all sorts of possibilities of forcing a defining game 7, something the Thunder want no part of, even if it would be a home game.

This is the home game they want, right here. Kick the Lakers while they're down. See if they'll fold the way they did against the Dallas Mavericks last season.

Of course, wanting to beat the Lakers in game 5 is clearly about OKC respecting its opposition.

"We know that it is always tough to close out a team, especially one that has Championship DNA and one that has a guy named Kobe on their team, he's not gonna wanna give up and just give us the game," said Thunder head coach Scott Brooks

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Lakers Vs. Thunder: Metta World Peace Speaks On Defending Kevin Durant

Los Angeles Lakers forward Metta World Peace is known as one of the best defensive players of his era, of course that was when he was known as Ron Artest. He may have lost a step between all the jersey number and name changes, but he's still the No. 1 guy with the task of guarding Kevin Durant for the Lakers.

At shootaround Monday, World Peace spoke on what's been so difficult about defending the NBA scoring champion in this series.

World Peace says OKC is doing a great job freeing Durant with lots of down screens, making it tough for MWP to work through.

— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) May 21, 2012

This is what makes Kendrick Perkins valuable on offense, even though he's rarely credited for contributing on that end. Most guys in the league can set a decent screen, but the physicality of Serge Ibaka and Perkins with those screens down low goes a long way for the Thunder.

Durant is averaging 27.3 points and 8.3 rebounds a game in the Western Conference Semifinals, just about on par with his season average in points and two rebounds more.

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Lakers Vs. Thunder: Kevin Durant Is Ready For His Moment

If it's possible for a top-5 player in the NBA to have a breakout performance, that is what Kevin Durant is doing in this year's playoffs. On Saturday night, he hit another game-winner to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 3-1 series lead over the Los Angeles Lakers.

SB Nation's Bomani Jones says that Durant has become a great leader on top of all his other accolades.

When the rubber met the road, Durant was there, totally prepared for the moment. He's been damn near unguardable for years. Late in games -- like Games 2 and 4 -- when guys like World Peace can't manhandle him to keep him from the ball, he's unstoppable. In Game 4, when he took the challenge of guarding Kobe Bryant down the stretch, he looked totally like a man capable of leading a team to a championship right now.

A win on Monday would mean only the San Antonio Spurs stand between Durant and the NBA Finals.

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Lakers Vs. Thunder: Game 5 Time, TV Schedule And More

After coming from behind to beat the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4, Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder will look to close out the series on Monday at home.

A win for the Thunder would mark their second straight trip to the Western Conference Finals. A year ago, Oklahoma City was eliminated by the eventual champion Dallas Mavericks in fives games.

On Monday, the Thunder should get an added boost from its home crowd. The team has yet to lose a game at home this postseason.

So far this series, Oklahoma City has allowed Kobe Bryant to get his own while shutting down the rest of the Lakers offense. Although the last three games have been decided by three points or less, the Thunder have won two of them.

Monday's Game 5 tips off at 8:30 p.m. CT on TNT. If Oklahoma City wins, it will face the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals.

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VIDEO: An Inside Look At Russell Westbrook

ESPN recently put together a moving feature on some of the inspiration for not only Russell Westbrook's game but his life as well, and the Oklahoma City Thunder guard definitely has a moving story to tell. Check out the vid below for a heartwarming feature on one of the NBA's best young talents.

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Thunder Vs. Lakers: Kevin Durant Explains 'I Was So Anxious To Tie The Game'

The last minute heroics of Kevin Durant in Saturday night’s game four victory over the Los Angeles Lakers will forgive any nerves that affected him earlier. But after the Oklahoma City Thunder won a come-from-behind effort last night, the team’s icon admitted he was nervous when missing free throws down the stretch.

“I was so anxious,” said Durant. “We were down the whole game, (and) I was so anxious to tie the game up I guess I was a little too excited. I didn’t calm down. But I knew that that was over with I’ve got to move onto the next play. We got a stop and Russell (Westbrook) had confidence in me that I was going to make the next shot.”

Durant finished with 31 points and the Thunder are now just one game away from advancing to the Western Conference finals, presumably against the San Antonio Spurs who are also one victory away as well against the Los Angeles Clippers.

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VIDEO: Kevin Durant Hits Game-Winning 3-Pointer For Thunder Over Lakers

It was a game that should have been far out of reach for the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Los Angeles Lakers had a double digit lead at halftime. They were still well ahead in the fourth quarter. But when a team has a superstar like Kevin Durant, even against the likes of Kobe Bryant, you can never count out the possibility of a comeback. The three-pointer below capped just that with a game-winning shot just like he's provided on countless other occasions this year.

Durant ended up stealing the ball from Pau Gasol in the final 30 seconds and hoisting the game-winning shot 20 seconds later. On the night, the NBA's leading scorer had 31 ponts. For those of you missed last night's game, check out Kevin Durant's go-ahead three below.

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Kobe Bryant Throws Pau Gasol Under Proverbial Bus After Loss To Thunder

For such a celebrated veteran player, Kobe Bryant seems like a newbie allowing his emotions to get the better of him at this point. Then again, maybe there's a method to his madness. Shortly after the Los Angeles Lakers lost the fourth game of their current second round playoff series to the Oklahoma City Thunder, Bryant ended up shifting blame for the loss on his teammate Pau Gasol.

"Pau's got to be more assertive," Bryant said. "He's the guy they're leaving [open]. When he's catching the ball, he's looking to pass. He's got to be aggressive. He's got to shoot the ball or drive the ball to the basket. He will be next game."

Gasol had 10 points on the night compared with 38 for Bryant, so perhaps some of the statistics speak for themselves. Still, mentioning a teammate by name when losing like that is typically frowned upon.

Interestingly enough, it was Metta World Peace of all players who sounded the clearest on the night.

"Every single one of us played a part [in the losses]," World Peace said. "Every single one of us needs to go to OKC and get back on track."

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Thunder Vs. Lakers Final Score: Kevin Durant Late Three Buries L.A. 103-100

Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook engineered another late-game comeback as Oklahoma City escaped Los Angeles with a 103-100 win in Game 4 and a 3-1 lead in the series.

Durant's three with 13 seconds remaining broke a 98-98 tie. James Harden knocked down two clutch free throws five seconds later and Los Angeles and the Thunder head back to Oklahoma City for Game 5 and a chance to close out the series.

The Thunder trailed 56-46 at halftime and 80-71 at the start of the fourth quarter. The Thunder closed the game on a 22-8 run and outscored the Lakers 32-20 in the fourth quarter.

Russell Westbrook led the Thunder with 37 points including 10 in the fourth quarter. Durant added 31 points and a team-high 13 rebounds. Serge Ibaka finished with 14 points and five blocks while James Harden chipped in 12 off the bench.

Kobe Bryant led the Lakers with 38 points while Andrew Bynum finished with 18 points and nine rebounds. Metta World Peace chipped in 14 points while Pau Gasol and Ramon Sessions finished with 10 points each.

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Thunder Vs. Lakers Halftime Score: OKC Trails L.A. By 10 At The Break, 56-46

The Oklahoma City Thunder are struggling once again on the road against the Los Angeles Lakers and are trailing 56-46 at the half. Thunder head coach Scott Brooks tried to get back in the game when they were trailing in the second quarter by going with a three-guard lineup, but that did not work as the lead actually increased to 10 points by the end of the half.

Offensively the Thunder are struggling Saturday night as only their big three are in double digits as Kevin Durant has 12 points, Russell Westbrook scored 14 and James Harden has 10. The rest of the Thunder team has combined for only 10 points, also what is not helping is that the Thunder are only 1-for-8 from three-point range.

The Lakers offense has been more of a team effort with Kobe Bryan leading the way with 16 points and Andrew Bynum has shown up big with 14 first half points. The rest of the Lakers team have combined for 26 points, and that has been the reason why the Lakers are leading by 10 points over the Thunder at the half.

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2012 NBA Playoffs: Lakers Vs. Thunder Game 4: Game Time, TV Schedule And More

Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder won't have to wait long to get a second chance in Los Angeles. Game 4 of the Lakers and Thunder is scheduled for Saturday night, just one day after Los Angeles' 99-96 Game 3 victory, which cut Oklahoma City's series lead down to 2-1.

If the Thunder are to take a commanding 3-1 series victory back to Oklahoma with them, they'll need to do a better job of shutting down all-world superstar Kobe Bryant. Bryant scored 36 points and grabbed seven rebounds while dishing out six assists in Los Angeles' win on Friday night.

Oklahoma City, despite the loss on Friday, still remains in good position. At worst, they'll head back home with the series tied at two games a piece. The Thunder still stand a good chance of winning on Saturday, though, and will have to hope that the Lakers aren't as good as hitting free throws on Saturday as they were on Friday, when Los Angeles connected on 41-of-42 free throws.

Tip-off is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. CT, 7:30 p.m. locally in Los Angeles. Televised coverage can be found on TNT.

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