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The Thunder might be in trouble

The Oklahoma City Thunder are 0-3 through the first week of the 2018-19 NBA season. It should be noted that Russell Westbrook has only played in one of those games, so perhaps we should take their start with a grain of start.

However, so far, it doesn’t look great for the Thunder. Many penciled the team as the second or third best team in the Western Conference, and possibly the biggest threat for the Warriors. So far, that hasn’t been the case.

Through three games, the Thunder have the worst offense in the NBA and a middle of the pack defense. They aren’t great at any one thing and leave a lot to be desired for an offense led by Paul George and Westbrook.

There’s still plenty of time for the Thunder to figure things out, but so far they haven’t been as good as advertised.

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