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How much do you really know about Lakers vs Thunder? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

The Lakers vs Thunder matchup has never been an NBA Finals series.

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The Lakers and Thunder have never faced each other in the NBA Finals. Their only postseason meetings were in 2010 (first round) and 2012 (semifinals).

2.

In every Lakers vs Thunder playoff series, the Thunder have won.

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✗ FALSE

The Thunder lost the 2010 first-round series to the Lakers 4-2. They only won the 2012 series, so the statement is false.

3.

The Lakers vs Thunder playoff series in 2010 and 2012 each had a different winner.

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The Lakers won the 2010 first-round series 4-2, while the Thunder won the 2012 semifinals 4-1, so each team won one series.

4.

Kobe Bryant scored 81 points in a Lakers vs Thunder game in 2006.

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✗ FALSE

Kobe Bryant's 81-point game was against the Toronto Raptors in 2006. The Thunder did not exist as a franchise until 2008, so no such game occurred.

5.

The Lakers vs Thunder first playoff series was in 2010.

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The Thunder (relocated from Seattle in 2008) and Lakers first met in the playoffs during the 2010 Western Conference First Round, which the Lakers won 4-2.

6.

The Lakers and Thunder have met in the playoffs four times since 2010.

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The Lakers and Thunder have met in only two postseason series: 2010 (first round) and 2012 (semifinals). No other playoff meetings.

7.

James Harden played for the Thunder during the 2012 Lakers vs Thunder playoff series.

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James Harden was a key reserve for the Oklahoma City Thunder in 2012, coming off the bench in their Western Conference Semifinals win over the Lakers.

8.

The Lakers vs Thunder 2012 playoff series ended with a Lakers victory in Game 7.

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The Thunder won the series 4-1, eliminating the Lakers in Game 5. There was no Game 7, and the Lakers did not win the series.

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