Adam Mares

Denver looked up and said, we're down 20 in the first quarter. How much energy do we want to expend trying to come back in this one?

Well, so far in this series is more interesting to me because that was another one of the takeaways. Like, how much can you read into last night's game? But one of the things was... Oklahoma City was very prepared for that zone. It was lazy last night, but they would overload the side that Jokic was on. It's not even a balance.

Well, so far in this series is more interesting to me because that was another one of the takeaways. Like, how much can you read into last night's game? But one of the things was... Oklahoma City was very prepared for that zone. It was lazy last night, but they would overload the side that Jokic was on. It's not even a balance.

Well, so far in this series is more interesting to me because that was another one of the takeaways. Like, how much can you read into last night's game? But one of the things was... Oklahoma City was very prepared for that zone. It was lazy last night, but they would overload the side that Jokic was on. It's not even a balance.

I think Denver can make adjustments to this, but it wasn't even a balanced attack. It was just, we're going to send three guys over to the side, and Jokic is not going to run out on the perimeter for it. I don't know what the numbers said last night, but I would guess the Thunder were incredibly efficient in the zone possessions that Denver had. I mean, it had no chance...

I think Denver can make adjustments to this, but it wasn't even a balanced attack. It was just, we're going to send three guys over to the side, and Jokic is not going to run out on the perimeter for it. I don't know what the numbers said last night, but I would guess the Thunder were incredibly efficient in the zone possessions that Denver had. I mean, it had no chance...

I think Denver can make adjustments to this, but it wasn't even a balanced attack. It was just, we're going to send three guys over to the side, and Jokic is not going to run out on the perimeter for it. I don't know what the numbers said last night, but I would guess the Thunder were incredibly efficient in the zone possessions that Denver had. I mean, it had no chance...

And I thought that Oklahoma City clearly spent the last 48 hours kind of preparing for that exact defense.

And I thought that Oklahoma City clearly spent the last 48 hours kind of preparing for that exact defense.

And I thought that Oklahoma City clearly spent the last 48 hours kind of preparing for that exact defense.

And overloading Jokic's side, either he's not going to run out or you're taking your best defensive rebounder out of position now. And I think that's the gamble they're willing to make is even best case scenario, we're going to miss a shot and we have a good chance here at the second chance points. Thunder scored...

And overloading Jokic's side, either he's not going to run out or you're taking your best defensive rebounder out of position now. And I think that's the gamble they're willing to make is even best case scenario, we're going to miss a shot and we have a good chance here at the second chance points. Thunder scored...

And overloading Jokic's side, either he's not going to run out or you're taking your best defensive rebounder out of position now. And I think that's the gamble they're willing to make is even best case scenario, we're going to miss a shot and we have a good chance here at the second chance points. Thunder scored...

I think it's a complete reset. Culturally, emotionally, psychologically, the team is different since the 80th game of the season. You almost have to throw out the first 79. I mean, I always tell this story that I knew something was off with this team, obviously the way it ended last year, but at the very first day, at media day, you could tell like, okay, things are not good here.

I think it's a complete reset. Culturally, emotionally, psychologically, the team is different since the 80th game of the season. You almost have to throw out the first 79. I mean, I always tell this story that I knew something was off with this team, obviously the way it ended last year, but at the very first day, at media day, you could tell like, okay, things are not good here.

I think it's a complete reset. Culturally, emotionally, psychologically, the team is different since the 80th game of the season. You almost have to throw out the first 79. I mean, I always tell this story that I knew something was off with this team, obviously the way it ended last year, but at the very first day, at media day, you could tell like, okay, things are not good here.

And nobody showed up to pre-camp workouts. Nobody was in the gym this summer. It was like nobody wanted to be in Denver until the last possible second. And you saw and felt that as you watched this team the entire year was this is a team that get becomes connected through the course of the season. They work because they, they get five guys kind of working in sync and you just never had that.

And nobody showed up to pre-camp workouts. Nobody was in the gym this summer. It was like nobody wanted to be in Denver until the last possible second. And you saw and felt that as you watched this team the entire year was this is a team that get becomes connected through the course of the season. They work because they, they get five guys kind of working in sync and you just never had that.

And nobody showed up to pre-camp workouts. Nobody was in the gym this summer. It was like nobody wanted to be in Denver until the last possible second. And you saw and felt that as you watched this team the entire year was this is a team that get becomes connected through the course of the season. They work because they, they get five guys kind of working in sync and you just never had that.

You had friction, you had tension, you had unhappiness and you had bad play when you knew that, that I knew that that move was coming. I did not know it was coming with three games left. That was a very bold move by Josh Cronky. And to, according to him, that firing was, we don't want to waste the season. This team is better than what we look. Let's just see if this gives some juice. And it did.