Cleveland Cavaliers had one and now the Oklahoma City Thunder also decided to try and end their losing streak by holding a team meeting. Although the Thunder with a new Big 3 in reigning MVP Russell Westbrook, Paul George and Carmelo Anthony supposed to be one of the best teams in NBA, their performance so far doesn’t show it. After losing to the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night, the team has a 4-7 record now, being defeated in all of their three away games. That’s why the team decided to talk it over.
“It was just good to get everything out on the table,” – said Paul George about the meeting. “Especially where we’re at right now, it’s no good if we’re bottling it up. Because then we could carry it over to the next game and the next game. Just leave everything out in the open.“
This wasn’t the start of the season that Oklahoma City Thunder fans have been hoping for. Certainly, it isn’t the start the Thunder players expected.
“I don’t think it’s frustration among ourselves,” – commented backup PG Raymond Felton. “It’s just frustration about losing. We got a lot of guys who hate to lose, a lot of guys who are big competitors. That’s a good spirit to have. I’ll take that all day. If we’re not frustrated, then that’s a big problem.“
The Thunder will have a chance to redeem themselves when they face the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night. The Clippers will come to Oklahoma without some important players like Patrick Beverley, Danilo Gallinari, and Milos Teodosic, who are all out with injuries.
“That’s the beauty of this league and having so many games.” – said Carmelo Anthony. “I know we complain about back-to-backs but sometimes the back-to-backs are in our favor as players because you get to put that game behind you.”
