Kobe and the Los Angeles Lakers blew a golden opportunity to steal a rare road win in Oklahoma in Game 2 of these series. After leading for much of the game, they collapsed at the very end, with OKC blasting a 9-0 run in the final two minutes to claim what could prove to be a decisive victory. Most folks have now completely written of the Lakers' chances of winning this Western conference semifinal, predicting it will end in no more than five games. But our NBA betting analysis and OKC Thunder at LA Lakers Game 3 prediction suggests otherwise. Obviously this particular Thunder at Lakers Game 3 prediction has to take into account the previous two encounters. The opener was a blowout win for OKC, but that was more or less expected, since Durant and Co had nearly a complete week off resting and preparing, while the older Lakers had to go through a Game 7 just to get out of the First Round. But then came the rematch in which LA made some quite effective adjustments, and were able to