Player Grades: OKC Thunder third quarter malaise leads to Pelicans victory in final pre-break game

In case you were asking how severe the injuries to  Steven Adams are there were a few tell-tale signs in this contest. Although Adams isn’t a player who’ll get copious shot attempts his five (2-5) in this match punctuates the fact he’s not at 100 percent. Typically Westbrook and George would’ve fed the Big Kiwi to take advantage of the defensively limited Randle. The fact they didn’t hint at the shoulder issues of Adams.

The other tip was Adams pulled down just five rebounds (although four were on the offensive glass).  And finally, his ankle issue was on full display in some of his help defense and slides tonight.

Hey, give the big man a full week to rest up – we’ll need him for the final 25 games of the season and like we’ve alluded to repeatedly on T.I. Adams presence on both sides of the court is essential to the OKC Thunder success.