After a disheartening 115-102 loss at the hands of the Utah Jazz, the Oklahoma City Thunder are in trouble heading into Game 4.
With a chance to regain home-court advantage and take back control of the series, the Oklahoma City Thunder fell flat on their faces, losing 115-102 to the Utah Jazz in Game 3 of their first round series.
It was an ultimate team effort for the Jazz, with five players in double-figures led by Ricky Rubio, who scored 26 points to go along with 11 rebounds and 10 assists.
Russell Westbrook continued to struggle against Utah in this series, as the reigning MVP scored just 14 points on 5-of-17 shooting from the field, including eight turnovers.
Paul George wasn’t much better, scoring 23 points but on 7-of-16 shooting, while Carmelo Anthony was the lone bright spot for OKC, shooting an efficient 6-of-10 from the field on his way to 14 points.
While a series victory is certainly not out of reach, the Thunder should be worried. Utah has a great chance at going up 3-1 in the series with Game 4 in Salt Lake City, which would put OKC in a tough position much earlier than it expected in these playoffs.
If the Thunder want to take back control of the series on Monday night, they should look to fix these three takeaways from Game 3.