The Miami Heat were never supposed to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder — the majority of the NBA isn't. Going into Sunday night's game might have already been a lost cause, but as a player or coach on the Heat, you, of course, can't have that mentality.
However, in the 124-112 loss to the Thunder, it was the mentality, or lack thereof, that evidently drowned the Heat in a game where, according to Erik Spoelstra, they had the right level of physicality needed to play competitively and perhaps win.
Miami's physicality wasn't enough, even though they led at the half, and that's where Spoelstra's latest public criticism of his team, from behind the microphone, focused after the 12-point loss and the Heat's third consecutive loss, going back to last week.