[SMC0007]

Im not annoyed that we lost. Im annoyed the way we lost, even without Kyrie. The one thing we can control is effort, especially defensively, we did not match our recent intensity. Imo, there was a point where Minne went up by 7 or 8pts and Luka did not get a call on a fairly weak driving layup, then Edwards got a call on the other end and the deflation seemed palpable. It felt locked in that since our perimeter shots werent falling and their defense was spaced out so well that we just let the fire die. No "leader" stepped up and huddled the team together to try and motivate or reignite some fire.