The Oklahoma City Thunder are facing critical pressure ahead of a Game 6 against the Dallas Mavericks.
The Oklahoma City Thunder was facing a big opportunity on Wednesday. They were hosting the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 with the series tied 2-2. Instead of capitalizing on their home-court advantage and take a series lead heading back to Dallas.
It's now up to the Thunder to change that narrative and go against all odds. Going down 3-2 was already a hurdle, now Irving's undefeated streak only adds to that. The Thunder seem to know what they're being presented with on the verge of elimination, too.Only a couple of Thunder players have been in this situation before, though, and certainly only those actively in the rotation. One that has is Lu Dort, who had an incredible Game 7 in the first round of the 2020 NBA playoffs.
Dort is going to have to give the team an incredible offensive performance as he did four seasons ago with the team's back against the wall. The falloff of shooting has been one of the team's biggest downfalls and reasons for the series deficit, and Dort getting hot from 3-point land would be cruical to staying alive.
“We were the best 3-point shooting team in the league for much of the season," Daigneault said. "This team is taking away the rim at all costs, parking their bigs at the basket. So 3-pointers are available and we have to find them and take them.”
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