What are the five stages of grief? Denial/isolation, anger, bargaining (if only…), depression, acceptance.
So let me ask you. Where are we with this Thunder defense, which didn’t collapse Thursday night in a 123-119 loss at New Orleans. To collapse, you have to be upright. The Thunder defense never was.
The Thunder gave up at least 60 points in both halves (61/62), a level of futility rarely seen in OKC. I understand off nights. I understand fatigue on the back end consecutive-night games. But when a team is torched in both halves of a game, it’s a sign of apathy and/or inability.