It’s not as if the OKC Thunder haven’t kept Thunder Nation on pins and needles for the greater portion of the season. What with their propensity to rise up to take down giants followed by inexplicable losses to lottery teams. Yet, it seems when push comes to shove the best version of this Thunder squad seizes the moment.
Still, allowing the Heat to get out to a 23-5 lead early definitely summoned those “oh no, here we go again” thoughts. But, as Stephen Dolan pointed out in his post game roundup and player grades the Thunder took over and once they caught up never looked back.