Smart addressed the decision on Outlaw as basically a reward for his hard work throughout the season in practice. I have no problem with that, considering we have nothing to lose. I still would have liked to see at least a few minutes of Greene when Durant is ripping us apart.

The Kings managed to keep it relatively close throughout the game, but for every run they made, they could never get it closer that 3 or 4 points before Oklahoma City would come roaring back with a big run themselves. Part of it had to do with sloppy execution on the Kings part and poor decision making. A lot of it had to do with the excellent Thunder defense packing the paint. The Kings are not a good perimeter team, especially without Marcus Thornton. Jimmer Fredette is our next best threat from outside, and he was just 1 of 5 from the three point arc.

Francisco Garcia had a pretty good game off the bench, with 9 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, a steal and a couple blocks in 24 minutes. Cisco spent a lot of the time trying to guard Kevin Durant and James Harden, and that was a lost cause from the beginning. Harden, who supposedly had concerns about his athleticism in his draft, made Garcia look like a statue at one point as he blew by him for a flying slam.

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