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Durant: 'If we walk in here like it's a funeral, we've already lost'

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After blowing a fourth-quarter lead Saturday to the Golden State Warriors, the Oklahoma City Thunder likely squandered their best opportunity at reaching their first Finals since 2012. And while losing back-to-back contests has sparked fear among fans, Kevin Durant knows his team will need to remain confident if they hope to win Game 7.

"If we walk in here like it's a funeral then we've already lost," Durant told reporters Sunday. "Nobody walked in like that."

While Durant has put up high point totals over the last couple games, he's needed a large number of shots to do so. The 6-foot-9 forward has attempted 31 shots in each of the last two contests - shooting just 35.5 percent.

"On the offensive end, you don't have to worry about me. I'm a professional scorer ... I tend to figure things out," Durant said.

Although the momentum has undoubtedly shifted towards the Warriors, Durant and Russell Westbrook combined to miss 38 shots between them in Game 6 - something that's unlikely to be repeated.

"We can't feel sorry for ourselves because they aren't going to feel sorry for us. Our guys walked in here real confident," Durant added.

Game 7 tips off Monday at Oracle Arena.

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