If you want to scare Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook or any other member of the Oklahoma City Thunder, just sneak up behind them and whisper "crunch time."
Based on their performances during clutch situations in 2015-16, they may immediately break out in a cold sweat.
Friday night, the same old story rang true.
Randy Foye's three-pointer gave OKC a seven-point lead against the Minnesota Timberwolves with 8½ minutes remaining in the final period. But when the final buzzer sounded, the Thunder were on the wrong end of a 99-96 score, victims of a wide-open triple by Ricky Rubio:
There's no doubt the Thunder have asserted themselves as one of the NBA's elite. Even after the loss to Minnesota, they're sitting pretty at 44-21, behind only the Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference standings.
Every team has a weakness, but problems like poor rim protection, shoddy mid-range shooting and a lack of perimeter depth can typically be overcome. If Oklahoma City doesn't shore up its performance in the final moments of tight games, that's a ...
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Article written by Adam Fromal