At five straight victories the Thunder now has the longest winning streak in the NBA, but just as much as it has all season Head Coach Billy Donovan and his staff are staying vigilant.
It’s easier for NBA teams, and human beings in general, to respond constructively to defeat. What’s more difficult, and impressive, is to identify areas to improve when things are going well. Human instinct is to relax after success and to have a heightened sense of urgency after failure, but the Thunder attempts to be process-based rather than outcome-driven. Therefore, over the past two days of practice, the Thunder has been hard at work to shore up certain areas and improve in others.