For Oklahoma City Thunder fans, the 2017/18 season has been the most emotionally draining season to date. Just a week ago, fans were basking in the euphoria of the team’s biggest win of the season, a 125 to 105 thrashing of the defending champion Golden State Warriors on the road only to be cast into the throes of despair after another bad loss to a future lottery team.
Granted, the Thunder missed Russell Westbrook and Carmelo Anthony while the Los Angeles Lakers dealt the team their worst loss of the season, a 25 point beat-down where the Thunder only scored 81 points, but other than the final score, who is to say their presence would have made any real difference.