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#1 The Thunder need better execution in close games
Russell Westbrook and co scored a miserly 18 points in the 4th quarter of the game. Going into the quarter, they held a 4-point lead at 81-77, but because of bad decisions, turnovers and a general lack of imagination, their offence stank to the high heavens.
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They shot a woeful 6 field goals out of 20 in the 4th quarter, getting outscored 26-18 in the time that mattered most. It took 3 made free throws for the Thunder to get back within touching distance after the Spurs opened up a 101-96 lead.
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Such unimaginativeness is rarely awarded by results on the offensive end. Coach Billy Donovan has to pull his socks up and get the Thunder to run at least some sets other than predictable pick-and-rolls against teams like the Spurs who have elite big men defending the paint, or else it could come back to bite their backsides in the playoffs.
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