The Thunder, which featured the NBA’s top-rated defense during the regular season, had several things go awry as it attempted to execute the strategy Monday. Of course, Oklahoma City’s harsh ...

Historically, the best defenses are able to get stops without fouling. But OKC engulfs attacks not despite its hacking but ...

The Thunder had the best defensive rating in the NBA by a wide ... Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault may need to rethink his late-game strategy if his team faces a similar situation later in ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder had the best defense in the NBA this season ... After the game, Daigneault took the blame for the strategy backfiring. Mark Daigneault takes blame for Thunder’s ...

The strategy keeps one defender on the ball ... the makes.” And though the Thunder had defensive shortcomings over the past two games, George took comfort in holding the Blazers to 40 percent ...

If the best 3-point defense in basketball could just prevent ... As Daigneault pointed out, fouling up three is not new for the Thunder. It's the strategy they've used all season, and they ...

This Thunder defense is very real ... playing that double-big lineup gives the Thunder another killer strategy to throw at teams. Great recent defenses like the Wolves and Celtics of last year ...

Of course, both superstars will always have good games and get their own, but Oklahoma City’s defensive attack ... It was a solid strategy that the Thunder displayed, but proved to be an unlucky ...

Both times, the Thunder’s game plan was to not allow a game-tying 3-pointer. It’s the trusted strategy that has ... stagnation down the stretch; poor defensive rebounding, which allowed ...

The Lakers’ defensive performance was aesthetically ... quality of the opponent they faced. Their strategy seemingly centered around making the Thunder, one of the league’s most prolific ...