OKLAHOMA CITY – Igor Kokoskov came out of the locker room all business for his pregame media interview and laid out the Suns' game plan for Monday night:
- Sandwich Steven Adams and keep him off the offensive glass.
- Protect the paint.
- “Top-level” shot selection to avoid giving up transition buckets.
He knew what the Oklahoma City Thunder were going to do.
“They’re going to try to throw the first punch in our face and see how we react,” the Suns' first-year head coach said before the game. “We’re going to come ready to play from the jump ball, from the get go.