Thunder’s Latest Blow Reveals Shocking Rockets’ Weakness—Is a Major Shakeup Inevitable Before Trade Deadline?
“Every game matters for us and we haven’t been playing our best,” Udoka said following Houston’s 111-91 blowout loss. “Regardless of record or whatever, we need to continue to focus on what we’re doing.”
Thursday night’s offensive fiasco was a microcosm of the issues surrounding this talented Rockets team as of late. The Thunder’s defensive game plan was simple: swarm Kevin Durant first and foremost, sending extra help on drives and potential pull-ups and lean on physicality to mitigate Alperen Şengün’s impact around the elbows. For nearly 40 minutes, Durant had no room to breathe, with arms, feet and everything but the kitchen sink in his way — that he finished with just 19 points on 23 shots is no surprise, nor is Şengün’s 14 points on 15 shots.



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