SI's Zach Lowe's Analysis on how OKC beat SA last night...

[SA210]

Pop will comeup with something simple and brilliant that no one is thinking of right now and it will work to perfection.

Bonner isn't a new and brilliant idea, tbh

[SA210]

Watch Bonner for once have a decent shooting night and the Bonner nut lovers come and say I told you so, after ONE game out of many years of nothing

Will Bonner ever have that game in the playoffs? Ever?

[Spursmania]

Watch Bonner for once have a decent shooting night and the Bonner nut lovers come and say I told you so, after ONE game out of many years of nothing

Will Bonner ever have that game in the playoffs? Ever?

We know all know the answer to that. No

Although every playoff year and every game in a series, I honestly root for Ginger to prove us naysayers wrong. I'm always imagining him having one of a playoff game for us. Hitting that one shot that turned everything around in our favor or the last miute three where he just sinks it and we win! Surprisingly, these positive scenarios never happen in the PO's.

Bonner will always be known for being a regular season 3 point baller who can contribute when left open to shoot the threes and spread the floor. But he is also an annual playoff choker whose balls shrivel under all types of pressure. Sad but true. Opposing players know this.

[Kidd K]

Does anyone need an article to tell them why they lost?

21 turnovers.

OKC has only a slightly above average halfcourt offense, that is probably closer to average if they aren't getting to the line with high frequency. Just like the last 2 seasons, they only score at a high % if they get a lot of easy fast break baskets. Turning the ball over a ridiculous 21 times does nothing but destroy your own offense while letting OKC get those easy baskets they haven't been getting all series besides the first quarter and a half of game 1.

Giving OKC easy baskets off crap turnovers = trouble. Keeping them in the half court by cutting down turnovers = watch them struggle unless refs are bailing them with FTAs.

Expect more pass fakes and Spurs perimeter players to burn OKC for all those steal gambles they were making last game. I don't expect Sefolosha to score 19 points again either, or the refs to allow Ibaka to keep goaltending on 66% of his "blocks" like he did last game.

[therealtruth]

We know all know the answer to that. No

Although every playoff year and every game in a series, I honestly root for Ginger to prove us naysayers wrong. I'm always imagining him having one of a playoff game for us. Hitting that one shot that turned everything around in our favor or the last miute three where he just sinks it and we win! Surprisingly, these positive scenarios never happen in the PO's.

Bonner will always be known for being a regular season 3 point baller who can contribute when left open to shoot the threes and spread the floor. But he is also an annual playoff choker whose balls shrivel under all types of pressure. Sad but true. Opposing players know this.

Maybe in the first round. But you don't get to the conference finals by letting one dimensional players beat you.

[therealtruth]

Does anyone need an article to tell them why they lost?

21 turnovers.

OKC has only a slightly above average halfcourt offense, that is probably closer to average if they aren't getting to the line with high frequency. Just like the last 2 seasons, they only score at a high % if they get a lot of easy fast break baskets. Turning the ball over a ridiculous 21 times does nothing but destroy your own offense while letting OKC get those easy baskets they haven't been getting all series besides the first quarter and a half of game 1.

Giving OKC easy baskets off crap turnovers = trouble. Keeping them in the half court by cutting down turnovers = watch them struggle unless refs are bailing them with FTAs.

Expect more pass fakes and Spurs perimeter players to burn OKC for all those steal gambles they were making last game. I don't expect Sefolosha to score 19 points again either, or the refs to allow Ibaka to keep goaltending on 66% of his "blocks" like he did last game.

True but he goes in detail into how those turnovers happened. Part of it was the Spurs being sloppy and part of it was the Thunder giving them defensive looks they hadn't seen before.