Lakers - OKC

Catching bits and pieces of the game.  Questions:

1.  Why are Sessions and Bynum not playing any crunch time minutes for the Lakers?

2.  Why do the announcers keep talking about Ron Artest and his "progress."  That elbow was a ridiculous, totally out of nowhere, violent cheap shot.  I do not like Artest.  He's nuts.

3.  Westbrook is improving in his crunch time decision making.  Whereas in the past, it seemed like he forced things, he is more careful with the ball, knows when to defer to Durant, but also remains aggressive.  This is a good sign for the Thunder.

4.  The Thunder really suffer from not enough down low scoring.  Can't Perkins post up?

5.  Kobe played very well in the 4th and OT, hitting a lot of important shots.  Thunder should have doubled him.  Who else was going to score?  Gasol was the only other scorer on the floor.

6.  I did not like Durant's pull up 3 at the end of the 4th quarter.  He started way too late in the shot clock. Why not drive and force a foul or a pull up 15 footer?  I suppose the logic was not to leave any clock for the Lakers, but I still go for a good shot there, rather than a do or die 3.  Not sure what the percentage odds on that play are.