It's frustrating watching this game. I've seen at least 5 Thunder shots go halfway down the bucket and come out. That's at least 10 points lost right there. They are so close. But if things keep going this way, Memphis will cruise. So far in this series Brooks has seemed lost when it comes to figuring out an offense against Memphis that has any rhythm to it. But OKC's biggest problem is they have lost something on defense this year. Which is my main gripe with the NBA in general these days. Nobody plays great defense anymore.
agreed! offense is all people really look at and those players get paid. JR Smith is making 5.5mil this year while a strong defensive player like Kawhi Leonard is raking in 1.8mil
Seeing such lack of effort on def vs 10-20+ years ago takes away from the game today
Maybe Ibaka gave up on defense lol, he always got no love and little credit for his great defensive play
Nice comeback by the Thunder. I hope they didn't expend too much energy to finish. But Durant still isn't playing well at all in this series. And when he is double teamed, it only gets worse. They obviously have a lot of holes they need to shore up before they can be considered championship ready.
