Is the Thunder's rebounding issue a fatal flaw?
OKC is a bottom-three rebounding team on both sides of the ball
On Saturday night, the Thunder gave up an astronomical 31 rebounds to Jusuf Nurkic and were out-rebounded 50-41 overall. Nevertheless, they beat the Suns 118-110. The very next day, OKC was out-rebounded 55-38 by the Lakers, and lost the game 116-104.
There has been a lot of consternation about this specific issue throughout the season, and it reached a fever pitch this weekend. Specifically, OKC’s decision not to trade for a center at the deadline is something people are zeroing in on. Because when you’re getting out-rebounded, the solution is typically to go to a bigger lineup. But the Thunder don’t do that.
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