the OKC game showed we are great defensively

[CoachBo]

You thought Rondo was back, Coach Bo?

Are you aware we had a zillion TO's?   With RR we'd won this game.

Whatever you say.

 

I'm sure Westbrook wishes he was back.

[Snakehead]

You thought Rondo was back, Coach Bo?

Are you aware we had a zillion TO's?   With RR we'd won this game.

I feel the same way.

Watching how we played hero ball down the stretch and didn't have anyone attacking the rim and making plays really showed us missing Rondo.

You thought Rondo was back, Coach Bo?

Are you aware we had a zillion TO's?   With RR we'd won this game.

Whatever you say.

 

I'm sure Westbrook wishes he was back.

So he could still be guarded by Avery?

[BballTim]

Defense was solid all day.

Ball quit moving in the fourth quarter - for a moment, I thought Rondo was back - and that's the genesis of the offensive problems.

We are not a great offensive team, and if the ball isn't on the move finding shots on its own we're going to have trouble scoring.

One game, not going to get overwrought about it. Every team has bad offensive nights.

  Awesome Rondo hyperbole. The problems with our bad offensive nights are that they crop up almost every time we play a team with a good defense, like the Bulls and Pacers games.

[pearljammer10]

My thoughts after the game, "At least the defense was great". We contained Durant and held Westbrook to a pretty terrible game. Ibaka was a non factor. I honestly think Fisher gave them the biggest swing of momentum with that six point stretch of his.

[kozlodoev]

I think they also lost because Doc had them forcing it to KG when Perk had him too well covered.

It would also help if Garnett could get a foul. Or if Ibaka was actually allowed to foul out.

[Snakehead]

Defense was solid all day.

Ball quit moving in the fourth quarter - for a moment, I thought Rondo was back - and that's the genesis of the offensive problems.

We are not a great offensive team, and if the ball isn't on the move finding shots on its own we're going to have trouble scoring.

One game, not going to get overwrought about it. Every team has bad offensive nights.

  Awesome Rondo hyperbole. The problems with our bad offensive nights are that they crop up almost every time we play a team with a good defense, like the Bulls and Pacers games.

Exactly.

No play making.  Ball movement is all well and good but we don't have anyone to make a play.

[pearljammer10]

lowest OKC score in 25 games.
we lost because of everyone missing everything

crazy chart. 13 for 31 in the paint? Wow thats ridiculous.

[Fafnir]

I think they also lost because Doc had them forcing it to KG when Perk had him too well covered.

It would also help if Garnett could get a foul. Or if Ibaka was actually allowed to foul out.

Yeah I was shocked KG didn't get to the line a few times when he was in the paint and getting mugged.

Oh well I can't say it'd have changed the end result or that I'm unhappy with the C's overall effort.

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

Tonight the guards didn't step up.  Simple as that.

Nor did KG. The guy doesn't take 19 shots when he's shooting well, so I don't know what he was thinking taking that many when he couldn't hit the broad side of a barn.

[Fafnir]

Tonight the guards didn't step up.  Simple as that.

Nor did KG. The guy doesn't take 19 shots when he's shooting well, so I don't know what he was thinking taking that many when he couldn't hit the broad side of a barn.

The rest of the team wasn't generating much offense, so they tried to get KG going.

If you'll notice first he took 4-5 jumpers that didnt' go, then after that they got him paint touches both off of dribble penetration and post ups.

Doc was calling a lot of plays for KG because the rest of the team's offense was being stiffled as well.

[pearljammer10]

Tonight the guards didn't step up.  Simple as that.

Nor did KG. The guy doesn't take 19 shots when he's shooting well, so I don't know what he was thinking taking that many when he couldn't hit the broad side of a barn.

Yeah I didnt get the forcing the ball into KG for fadeaways against lengthy and bullying defenders. Pierce had a hot hand and they would go to him when the brought him back in in the 4th. I couldnt figure it out.

[BballTim]

Tonight the guards didn't step up.  Simple as that.

Nor did KG. The guy doesn't take 19 shots when he's shooting well, so I don't know what he was thinking taking that many when he couldn't hit the broad side of a barn.

  KG's been bailing the team out in the half court offense for a while. He's hit quite a few shots in the last few seconds of the shot clock lately. No surprise they were looking to him when they were struggling to score.

[Lightskinsmurf]

Tonight the guards didn't step up.  Simple as that.

Nor did KG. The guy doesn't take 19 shots when he's shooting well, so I don't know what he was thinking taking that many when he couldn't hit the broad side of a barn.

Yeah KG really cost us that game.

[kgainez]

yea i think there was a lot of mental frustration with Jeff, though I didn't mind his aggression. quite simply..like 4 or 5 of his layups just didn't go in.

KG was being FORCE FED when he missed like 5 in a row. I don't understand why we don't run a real play instead of posting up KG. I almost never enjoy KG post ups in his old age. I'm also not sure why Doc doesn't say, stop passing to Kevin. I mean...jesus.

I thought the rest of the bench did ok. JET tried. I mean really, it's not like they stuck their tails in between their legs and rolled over. You can't tell me that after those 2 3s from JET, they weren't nervous. It was just too little too later.

Had Jeff relaxed more, I think we would've won. I think Jeff tried to hard, which can affect everyone. He wanted it way too bad.