The Thunder team that has lost five of its past six games hasn't looked like itself. That's not just because its defense has suddenly become the problem, but also because lately its offense very much hasn't been the issue.
“Probably some of that's my fault,” Thunder coach Billy Donovan said Thursday before the Thunder's 138-128 overtime loss to the Lakers, “because having the No. 1 defense and being at 19, 20, 22 (in offensive rating), we've got to move that closer to the top end of the league. And we've put a lot of focus on that, the guys have done a great job on that, but there's probably been some slippage on the defensive end with limited practice time, travel schedule, those kind of things.