The Thunder team going down by 1 pt. in 6 tough playoff games got out-experienced
and outboxed by tall La Lakers players. Thunder nearly got it done.
You look at 3-4 of last NBA title champion era's they all had 2 things in common
They were TALL and GOOD. Playing a little Defense helps too !
Past Champs all had height
LA Lakers
SA Spurs
MIA Heat
DET Pistons
HOU Rockets
CHI Bulls
Only the early Piston teams of Joe Dumars, Zeke Thomas and Laimbeer were not overly tall in depth
and bench, even though I dont consider tall players Bill Laimbeer, Edwards and John Salley as great players.