The Thunder beat the Pelicans in Game 1. Barely. The general national consensus is that a combination of nerves and lack of size led to some of the uncharacteristically poor offense and characteristically poor rebounding that marked their too-close-for-comfort squeaker against New Orleans. Angst from OKC's fanbase is echoing the concerns the Thunder faithful have had all season: the rotation is too deep, Josh Giddey complicates the on-court dynamics more than he helps them, and the missing frontcourt piece has yet to be acquired or developed enough for primetime.
I'm not here to hector anyone's postseason overreactions.