OKC’s 5-guard defense is unreal

38 comments

1. There's a reason people say not to pickup calls or agree trades when Sam presto or Danny ainge are on the phone.

2. Yeah OKC lineup is deadly on defense, its so broken. Just by watching the gameplay i can felt the pressure of their defense is frustrating when playing against them 🔥
   But glad the NBA now also prioritize defense, hope the All-Star game also prioritize the defense and competitiveness

3. The blue titles look like the ones in bleach lol

4. In every sport!

   I love me a good defense!

   Need discipline and character to execute on a high level!

5. cool but pay walling full length vids, nah…

6. Need OKC to beat Celtics

7. Embid would drop 50 on them

8. Man, imagine when ihart returns.

9. How can the Thunder compete against LeBron and Anthony Davis? I’m not a Lakers fan, but the Lakers dominated the Thunder last season, winning three out of four games convincingly. AD has been the best player by far to start the season

   Honestly, the Thunder have been more impressive than I expected this season. However, last year, they had no chance against the Lakers. That's why many professionals and experts pointed out that the Thunder's worst matchup in the playoffs would be against the Lakers.

   Until I see the Thunder successfully shut down those two in the paint, I won't be completely convinced that they can win the championship. Remember, the playoffs are all about matchups.

10. 5 guard but with chel Holmgren. LOL

11. The shai pg trade is the best trade of all time for okc

12. Defensive version of the Russ Harden Houston team a few years ago

13. Chet and wemby is a personal rivalry.😂😂

14. Awesome defense. Absolutely.
    Watching this as an old school fan, I can say it’s also that there’s no good post players in the NBA. In previous era’s, a small defense would be punished… by utilizing post players, running the offense through the post.
    Because all teams play similar, with similarly skilled players, and bigs who aren’t good post players.
    Taking nothing away from this current OKC team… it’s more a knock on the current way modern basketball is played.
    When older generations of NBA fans complain about the state of the game, and how the game lacks variety…
    I like Chet Holmgren, but he wouldn’t be able to limit the strong post players of the past. Teams that had multiple bigs and wings and even guards who could play from the post would destroy this small lineup.
    Shout out to Sam Presti for building a modern day juggernaut.

15. Thinking basketball is back!

16. Ive been taking the under on chet pra all year bc of this. Even alex c has barely 2 3s for the entire season but their defense is ridiculous

17. im a pistons fan and im still pissed we got robbed of chet. fuck the nba

18. Ham tried microball, but with all bad defenders and bad shooters. No advantage at all. Total idiot.

19. people have to realize that to guard 7 footers that can move fast and shoot you dont need another 7 footer who cant move fast. this is the future of nba defense

20. And I hart hasn’t played a minute yet. 😅

21. When people say that basketball today isn’t what it used to be, I agree, basketball today is on eight different levels.

22. Okc death lineup. Okc looks like best team ever built a dynasty second to none. And all developed in their own system. Nothing but class too and culture. Unlike gsw okc didn’t have to rely on injuring other teams or poaching their best players. Nothing but class. We all know gsw first so called chip was based on injury and a fluke. They injured kawhi zaza gate that was obvious. Kawhi was giving them all they could take and they couldn’t ever get past the clippers either. Until bg was injured, then Kevin Durant was out him and rw would face the spurs yearly in the wcf. I mean seriously you couldn’t possibly think that was a real wcf against harden the solo act that year. Beating a really weak cavs East team 🤣 fluke chip 1 asterisks then you got 70ish wins with some confidence and must have blew the refs because draymond should have been suspended for biting and kicking nuts multiple times. Go watch the games adams was handling draymond and every time okc was about to win and had a clear advantage because adams green would kick him or grab his balls. Ironically that is everyone okc has the lead and then after lose it. Clearly okc was going to win. They were going to sweep I think it is hilarious that they eject draymond in the cavs game but not in okcs game when he clearly should have been ejected in okc everyone knew they wanted that big match up bron bron vs gsw. Really okc won that chip so there is an asterisk on the cavs chip then the stolen durcunt chips those are definitely asterisk chips. You had maybe one non asterisk chips but even then injury plague like the cp3 injury against Houston the Poole chip is the closest you got to a real one and still slightly based on injuries. But we will give curry 1 the Poole year. One day you may get a real dynasty unlikely though because your system lacks development culture and the ability to really draft properly. Enjoy scrubs being okcs punching bag for the next century

23. Playing in October as if it was June

24. If it hadn't been for PJ Washington and Jones Jr., OKC would have swept Dallas last year in the playoffs.

25. Last season Luke nor Kyrie went off against us, we just couldn’t grab a board to save our life! Dallas bigs really played like it. Shit will be completely different this year

26. Putting 5 Guards with high defensive IQ might be another game-breaking concept.

27. Thank you for covering this team. It is so good, yet feels so underrated. They have an amazing chemistry and they perform incredible for a young team. I am so impressed.

28. Oh HELL YEAH #ThunderUp baby!

29. 6-0 and guard lineup kept us in it

30. this only works because other teams are also small ball…
    BRK 6.7ft CENTER
    HORNETS 6.6 ft CENTER:..

31. This is absolutely the greatest Thunder team of all-time.

32. If okc can get matisse thybulle. Orchestrated chaos

33. Offense has taken multiple leap for the past 2 decades+
    It's nice to see defense continuing to evolving

    To make a 5guard line-up work, this OKC's chemistry is amazing.

    Honestly, seeing defenses like this and you go back to the 80s 90s defenses where they can only play man-to-man, doesn't slack off non shooters to help.. one might argue it's WAAAAAAY easier to score in the 80s 90s.

34. Just so they can try and guard Luka and Kyrie……

35. Houstan Cougar-esque

36. Anyone else looking at this and thinking KD would be a very good fit for OKC now?

37. Restock the hoodies!

38. Spurs fan here. Watching OKCs swarming defense was very impressive. And their depth is daunting. They come at you in waves. They are Finals bound.