Thunder really need to start defending the 3, the Clippers are a very bad matchup for the Thunder, that said, I do agree with you that the Thunder should play inspired basketball after the speach yesterday. I also doubt the Clippers will shoot as well as they did in game 1and it will be even harder to bring the intensity for this game after winning game 1 and taking home court with such an easy win.
This won't be free money because like I said earlier, the Thunder are going to need to figure out how to devend the 3 without being exposed by lob city by over commiting or else they are going to have to say screw it and try to out gun the Clippers, if Perkins is not in the lineup to start the game that will be all I need to see to know that they are choosing a shootout.