Thunder vow not to ‘relax’ in Game 2 against Warriors
[...] the truth is, Thunder players figure not much has changed in the past five weeks. Sure, a team that finished the regular season a distant third in the Western Conference is up 1-0 in the conference finals against the defending NBA champions. Dig past the improved defense and lineup tweaks, however, and the traits that have long defined the Oklahoma City franchise — self-belief, focus, camaraderie — remain firmly intact. All-Star point guard Russell Westbrook shot 1-for-8 from the floor. Unlike much of the regular season, when the first-year NBA coach was still learning his young roster, Donovan knows which adjustments can yield his intended results. The Warriors used a rare mastery of talent and fundamentals to breeze through the regular season. In a month's span, assistant coach Monty Williams' wife died in a car accident, minority owner Aubrey McClendon died and Dion Waiters' brother was killed. Winning three straight road playoff games — two in San Antonio, one in Oakland — against two franchises that had lost three times combined on their home floors this season was hardly their ultimate goal.
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