TURKEY BOUND – Kobe explodes for 39 as Lakers edge Oklahoma City

LOS ANGELES (2010 FIBA World Championship) - Team USA's Kobe Bryant turned in the performance of the night in the NBA play-offs with a 39-point scoring explosion against Oklahoma City as the Los Angeles Lakers won 95-92 on Tuesday.

Bryant did a lot of his damage at the free-throw line, making 13 of 15, as number one seed LA claimed a 2-0 lead in the NBA's Western Conference play-off series.

What makes the superstar's performance all the more impressive is that he has a broken finger and is also dealing with an ailing knee and gimpy ankle.

Pau Gasol, Spain's 2006 FIBA World Championship MVP, added 25 points and 12 rebounds for the Lakers.

Kevin Durant is looking to play for the United States this summer in Turkey.

He had 32 points, eight rebounds and four blocks for the Thunder.

"Our effort was phenomenal, how hard we played on the defensive end," Durant said.

"A lot of people didn't even think we could play with these guys."

Other players possibly headed to the FIBA World Championship were in action on Tuesday night.

Turkey

• Ersan Ilyasova – The big man had 13 points and 15 rebounds but it wasn't enough for Milwaukee, who fell into a 0-2 hole in their Eastern Conference play-off series with the Atlanta Hawks.

Argentina

• Carlos Delfino – The shooting guard of Argentina had eight points, six rebounds and four assists for the Bucks in their 96-86 defeat.
• Leo Gutierrez – The long-range marksman scored nine points for FIBA Americas League champions Peñarol in their 82-61 play-off win over Lanus in Argentina.

Slovenia

• Goran Dragic – The Phoenix point guard came off the bench and had eight points in the Suns’ 119-90 rout of Portland to level their series at 1-1.

Australia

• Pat Mills – The Portland guard appeared in a play-off game for the first time and scored six points for the Trail Blazers.

Spain

• Rudy Fernandez – The former DKV Joventut star started and played 28 minutes but scored just five points for the Blazers.

France

• Nicolas Batum – The Blazers forward was also in the starting line-up and finished with 12 points and three rebounds.

Puerto Rico

• Carlos Arroyo – The Miami playmaker had just four points on one of six shooting from the field in the Heat's 106-77 drubbing at Boston. The Celtics played without Kevin Garnett but still claimed a 2-0 series lead.

Team USA

• Dwyane Wade – The Miami man had 29 points in the loss to Boston.

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