OAKLAND, CALIF.—Outside his locker room, first-year Oklahoma City coach Billy Donovan received a round of handshakes and hugs for pulling off something no other team has this post-season.
The Thunder beat the defending champs at Oracle Arena.
Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and Oklahoma City dazzled in the fourth quarter the way the Warriors have done so many times during their record-setting season, rallying from 14 points down for a 108-102 victory in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals Monday night.
“You have to have a mindset coming into these kinds of venues. Our guys, I think they understand what they’re walking into,” Donovan said.