Zach Lowe
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You better make most of the ones that you do get, and he made them.
And in transition, they didn't get as many opportunities, but they were much more efficient in transition.
But I think, and we talked about how they just played sort of better offensive lineups to combat the Spurs' defense, but I do think
there were some tactical adjustments that they made and that's your bread and butter.
So what did you see that helped loosen up the offense for the thunder other than just play better offensive guys and make more shots?
Secondly, fighting, fighting is a good word because he figured out how much leeway the officials were going to give him.
And he used every inch of it.
The rest of the, I mean, like that was as physical as you will see one player play against Wendy.
Alex, this is just what's going to happen in the playoffs with him.
I guess just did the bigger the game gets.
He just, this is what he does.
And then I'll go, we'll talk about that end of the floor, but dig me into, dig me into the thunder offense a little bit more because, because Hartenstein playing Hartenstein playing more.
means when B is guarding a traditional center in a traditional defense, more than he's just playing a one man when B zone on the back line, which you're still, he could still do with Hartenstein on the floor, but when he, they have a traditional center, they're just generally going to put him on the center.
And it just, the game looks more for lack of a better term, normal for, for the under offense.
I also, I thought, I talked about this after game one and it sounds counterintuitive.
It's like, I wonder if they just need to go at Wemby more.
And I thought they actually did that.
I mean, Chris Finch talked about this a lot in the Minnesota series.
Like we can't just be afraid of him.
We have to go at him at the rim because there are trickle down effects of that.