The Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder have a set philosophy in the case of defending a three-point lead within the waning moments of the sport. The Thunder are going to foul to forestall the opponent from making an attempt a game-tying three-point shot. Regardless of their Recreation 1 second spherical loss to the Denver Nuggets, Oklahoma Metropolis is unlikely to maneuver away from this technique. As a substitute, they like to consider executing it higher.
“I most likely may have let (Aaron) Gordon dribble a few extra instances, run some extra day without work the clock,” Thunder wing Alex Caruso mentioned. “However on the similar time, we’ve talked about, ‘When unsure, simply be sure you get the foul executed.'”
Oklahoma Metropolis coach Mark Daigneault took the blame for the way his staff executed the technique.
“The fouling up three, that’s on me,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault mentioned. “I believe giving the foul and getting the foul executed is important. So, if there’s something to be realized from that, it’s most likely giving it too early on my half. However that’s not on the gamers. They’re executing what I’m telling them to do.”
Thunder MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander did not have a lot challenge with the technique, due to the way it’s labored previously.
“It’s exhausting now as a result of we misplaced, and it’s going to appear like we should always have did the opposite factor clearly, as a result of what we did led to a loss,” Gilgeous-Alexander mentioned. “However we’ve been in that scenario earlier than, we’ve fouled, and we’ve received the sport. And (Monday), it didn’t go in our favor.”
