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The Oklahoma City Thunder are an extraordinarily talented team. They have what may very well be the most lethal offensive trio in the NBA in Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden. They have the league's premier shot blocker in Serge Ibaka. They have arguably the best low post defender in the game in Kendrick Perkins.
So, what is the problem with the Thunder?
Oh, yeah: they have absolutely no low post threat, and that was on full display in their 101-98 loss to the San Antonio Spurs in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals on Sunday night.
Going into the fourth quarter, Oklahoma City had a nine-point lead. It was playing furious defense, clearly flustering the normally cool and collected Spurs. The Thunder forced 14 San Antonio turnovers in the first half, an amount unheard of for Gregg Popovich's squad. Everything was looking good for Durant and the boys.
Then Popovich delivered his now famous "nasty" speech, and the Spurs went off.
San Antonio outscored Oklahoma City 39-27 in the final period, as the Thunder struggled to find any kind of consistent offensive rhythm. The fact that they scored 27 points is misleading, as they knocked down three desperate three-pointers in garbage time (one by Harden as time expired). If you were watching the game, you would know that Oklahoma City looked clueless.
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