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Thunder upbeat day after loss: ‘We let that go’
- Updated: May 29, 2016
8:19 PM ET
OKLAHOMA CITY — A day after a demoralizing Game 6 loss to the Golden State Warriors, Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder were back on the practice floor and noticeably upbeat as they look forward to Game 7 on Monday in Oakland.
“If we walk in here like it’s a funeral, we’ve already lost.” Kevin Durant told reporters on Sunday. “Nobody walked in like that. We can’t feel sorry for ourselves. They aren’t going to feel sorry for us, and whoever’s covering the game, fans, nobody’s feeling sorry for us. It’s just a part of basketball. Guys walked in here are really confident. We’re upset we lost, but we let that go and we’ve got to get ready for Game 7.”
The Thunder held an eight-point lead to start the fourth quarter in Game 6 on Saturday, and were up seven with five minutes to go. Behind an historic shooting performance from Klay Thompson and some stingy defense, the Warriors outscored the Thunder 19-5 in the final five minutes to force a decisive seventh game.
Durant, who finished 10-of-31 from the floor, has struggled shooting in the series, hitting just 40.9 percent of his shots. In the fourth quarter of Game 6, he went 1-of-7 for four points.
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“If shots go in, cool. But that wasn’t the sole reason we lost the game,” Durant said. “We were still in the game no matter how bad I was shooting. It’s just a part of the game. I just keep playing. If I let that affect other parts of the …
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