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Minneapolis – Thunder did not require a film session for possibly feeling. He gave a scarf to the remaining game 3 anyway, confirmed how it felt in real time.
Those who used to talk about Oklahoma City on Sunday, they used to come to a common conclusion. The team that was favorable against Minnesota on Saturday 143-101 Disadvantage was not the team that won 68 regular-season games.
“Yes, I think we only played out of the character,” guard Alex caruso Said.
Unlike Saturday night, unlike the sense of thunder and look, which he has shown earlier. Loss of turnover fight, first of this poston. Loss of power in paint, the first series of its kind.
“It was clear that the way we play, he did not play,” Kaisan Wallace Said. “They approached Rim, they passed, as they wanted whatever they wanted were more aggressive teams.
“We did not have a fight for this.”
Timberwells fought, though. It was clear that Julius Randals made their way to the box out and the position on the wing. The way Star Anthony Edwards forced his way to the lane below, under the throat of the OKC defense.
His best game was no coincidence in Minnesota’s best beginning.
This happened at the cost of the thunder’s will, with wolves being aggressive, surprised. Through two games, the OKC forced a turnover drove the wolves crazy.
The turnover, despite not focusing on the thunder, has been a catalyst. For the season and this series. Wallace was not sure that Saturday was more than an discrepancy.
He also expressed confidence whether OKC should return to his identity, turnover would not be the only way that can win it.
“We are not in that situation many times,” said Wallace. “But throughout the game, such as (if) we are playing for our standard and doing things that we usually do (if we) do not win a section, we will win another. However, it was not so last night.”
Regardless of whether the thunder feels whether it can be repeated on Saturday, it still leaves a sour taste.
Thunders certainly seem more confident than the playoffs of such magnitude compared to any team with more confidence.
“This is a disadvantage, no matter how much we lose,” Wallace said. “But watching the film, seeing the way we lost, definitely gives us an edge for tomorrow.”
Caruso said: “There is an opportunity to go out of there and instead of giving them instructions in our own way,”
Joel Lorenzie covered Thunder and NBA for Oklahoman. He can be reached jlorenzi@oklahoman.com or on @JoelxloReNZI on X.