Oklahoma City's Game 6 loss to the Warriors could go down as an all-time playoff disappointment. The Thunder entered the fourth quarter up eight, 12 minutes from advancing to the Finals, and they left it with a 108-101 loss that sends them spiraling towards a decisive Game 7 on Monday. Sure, there's still 48 minutes left before this series concludes. But the final game -- in Golden State, after hearts broke in Oklahoma City, with the Warriors winning two straight -- feels more formality than redemption.
The Thunder know they should have won this game. Head coach Billy Donovan opened his press conference by expressing unprompted disappointment in Oklahoma City's offense growing stagnant down the stretch, something atypical since the playoffs started.
"Three or four plays coming down the stretch, yes, probably we'd like to have had them back," Donovan said.
Oklahoma City led most of the game, and they held a 96-89 lead with five minutes left. By one calculation, that edge gave them an 89 percent chance of winning. You could visualize the yellow ropes going up as the final seconds ticked off in a victory. You could imagine the Thunder raising their Western Conference trophy at center court in front of raucous Loud City, only then to reiterate how their job wasn't done yet.
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