There were many reasons why the Thunder lost Game 1. Examples include being out-rebounded by 15, Patrick Beverley being the bane of our existence, Victor Oladipo’s non-existence, and more.
But the biggest problem was the pick-and-roll defense. It was atrocious. Don’t just take my word for it, here was what Steven Adams had to say after the game:
“The bigs, especially me, played trash on the reads, and the pick-and-rolls were absolute garbage. We have to get back to the drawing board and kind of look at how we can give a better effort in Game 2.