The OKC loss last year

[Carlito]

If I remember correctly didn't that loss send us in a spiral last year? Hopefully does not happen again this year. Tough loss last night. Heartbreaker

 

[donkiez]

It did but mostly because of the blown call that robbed us of the win. This year it was a tough but fair loss, a reality check for our team letting us know we are still a ways behind the big dogs of the division.

 

[THE HCP]

You can thank that bad call and tough loss for us landing Damian Lillard!

 

[BBert]

You can thank that bad call and tough loss for us landing Damian Lillard!

And getting rid of Nate Ball!

 

[PHXBlazer1]

You're right about last year Mix, but I think this loss showed us that we can play with the best teams in the league. This week we went 1-1 against the NBA Finals teams from last year. I actually think this loss gave us confidence and made us more hungry!

 

[magnifier661]

Different team. Last season, we had major dysfunction with Felton, Camby and Crawful. There was zero identity, so a loss like that broke our fragile chemistry and ego.

Plus we still had Nate as a coach; which was even more of an issue. Stotts uses positives to get his team going. Nate was more negative and had little to no "positive reinforcement" for his players.