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The Thunder was killed 4-1 in the finals last year with the Heat because they were slow in covering their respective guards when the Heat moved the ball around to spot the unguarded shooter who made them pay. Don't see much improvement from their game with Minnesota, were the small willy guard JJ Barea made them pay again, just like when Westbrook did last year with him. Durant also has some guarding duties he often does not follow through and leaves his man. True it is harder to follow a player around to look for his shots, but when you don't, he'll make you pay with two or three points. This time around, the Thunder should be more professional in doing both defensive and offensive chores, if they become lazy, they are going down, same as the last time! BTW, the Wolves big player coach is Jack Sigma, former Sonics center who won a championship with the Sonics! The Thunder does not have a very good big player coach for the reason Brooks has not used them tfor scoring. It is like the Thunder are playing with 31/2 to 4 players each time they play!

Read about the exchange between coach and player which the coach did not back downfrom the player. From the NBA news: Cousins and Kings coach Keith Smart exchanged words in the locker room during halftime of Sacramento's 97-85 loss at the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night.