The 2016 Golden State Warriors is the best regular season team in NBA history - no way they go down 0-2 at home, just no way... right ?
Here is what separates elite
coaches from great coaches. Coach Popovich would have never let his players
chase a regular season record, he always saves his players best for the
playoffs. GS went all out to close the regular season and it's going to haunt them
- where every other team is in the 3rd round of the playoffs, the warriors are
easily in their 4th.
People thought Thunder had no chance against the Spurs. Then after they beat them, claimed the Spurs were old and tired and warriors are a different team. The Thunder are putting the NBA on notice, this isn't the cakewalk that people expected for the Warriors.
Golden state was 37-0 this year when leading by double digits at halftime. Now 37-1. Golden state was 9-0 this year when Draymond and Klay scored 20+. Now 9-1. Okc is reminding everyone that size still matters in the playoffs.
Let's not forget what we mentioned about pressure prior to game 1. With the warriors not losing b2b games all season and now down 1-0, the pressure will be mounting. GS will play better in game 2 as they will most definitely shoot better and be more focused, but Durant and Westbrook combined for 17/51, the team missed 10 free throws, and fell behind by 14 early. Not like they had the greatest game either.
“I mean, what's to celebrate?” Durant said afterward. “We didn't win the championship. We're playing in the Western Conference finals against a great team. We can't be too excited. It was a good win for us, but we're not going to be jumping up and down, chest-bumping on the court. We've got a lot more basketball to play.”
Thunder have now won 4 straight against the Spurs and Warriors and 3 straight on the road at the toughest home courts in the NBA. OKC is hungry and they will not be happy with a 1-1 split. Game 2 will be another close game decided in the 4th, OKC is not scared of oracle arena.
- Thunder +9 (large)
- Thunder +6 first half (small)
- Under 114 first half (small)
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