These are the causes of the crisis of Oklahoma City Thunder
We analyze the reasons behind the recent adverse results for the best NBA team and to what extent this crisis can persist.
They seemed unbeatable and now they look like a weak team. Oklahoma City Thunder has been caught up in a negative spiral for a few weeks now, winning only 6 out of the 11 games played, completely losing momentum in their quest to break the record for wins in an NBA season, and showing doubts in their basketball.
In such a demanding competition like the NBA, you can't always win with reputation and intangibles, and any relaxation comes at a high cost. Oklahoma City Thunder won 24 out of their first 25 games, becoming a perfect machine that devoured opponents with astonishing ease. However, everything fell apart since the Spurs eliminated them from the NBA Cup, revealing that by tightening up on defense, pressuring Shai all over the court, and shifting responsibility to the others, they could be stopped.
The two main causes of Oklahoma City Thunder's collective decline are nothing but the defensive complacency they are displaying, stemming from distrust due to poor percentages in three-point shooting. What happens on offense should not influence defensive performance, but it is. Wallace and Caruso are far from the level shown in the early stages of the season, Shai has lost some of his magic due to the tough defenses from his opponents, and Hartenstein's absence is sorely missed, causing chaos in the team's interior play.
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