OKC takes game 1. 8 more to go.

VDesai wrote:Really bad 2nd half. Knicks let the Thunder D engulf them

And I’m almost at the point of believing it will be improbable without some change in the minutes distribution. This is unsustainable.

And to even lose by 10…

Ugh…

GustavBahler wrote:JB and Mikal looked spent near the end. Nobody really got Deuce's minutes tonite. OKC's bench came through. I dont know how we go deep in the playoffs like this in a seven game series, with limited bench use. Would like to see Cam and Shamet get more minutes. Or make a trade if necessary.

Thibs is too focused on winning the present game that he does not think about stuff like that. We should be getting the bench players right because running the starters into the ground won't work during the playoffs. The deeper you get the more you need the bench but we all know he won't touch the bench unless he is forced to by injury and when he needs them they will be out of rhythm due to never playing much.

Clean wrote:We lost the game but it was a good test for us. Outside of the usual overplaying our starters our defense did well vs the Thunder.

We have had a lot of good test we’ve lost so far. At some point you have to freaking win one. So far against the big boys, we fight but end up coming short.

Still love this team but the minutes distribution is starting to really piss me off.

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Uptown wrote:the 1st 3 quarters. we were winning because of ball and body movement and extra effort on D. Last 5 mi sandwiches, wr stopped moving the ball, over dribbling, and we got worn down by OKC depth...

is it worn down by their depth or lack of use of ours? With how much the starters play the later the game goes the more fatigued they will be vs teams that do rest their players.

Lil bit of both....all of out starters played over 40 mins...none of OKC starters touched 40...if we want a fighting chance to beat the elite teams, we have to use our depth or get guys in here that the coach will trust...