LOS ANGELES — The news came and the Thunder's world was supposed to end. Andre Roberson's rehab setback meant a collective setback for OKC's defense and chances at Western Conference contention.
You wouldn't think that from the tenor of coach Billy Donovan and the Thunder after an opening night loss to Golden State.
“When you lose a really good player, you can't sit there and say you're going to be better,” Donovan said Wednesday at the Mo Ostin Basketball Center at UCLA. “That being said, we can still be an elite defense if we all continually put the work in and have an attention to detail.