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“EVERY SEASON, NBA teams are forced to play games that, as Rivers learned in 2011, are all but unwinnable — not because of the opponent but because of how the schedule unfolds leading up to them. In many organizations, these games are actually referred to as ‘scheduled losses.’ Says Timberwolves coach Tom Thibodeau: ‘Sometimes the schedule can get you. That happens.'”
Look I don’t want to make excuses for the Thunder, but this is a really good and informative piece on how the NBA schedule creates losses every now and than.