Love's back was clearly hurting him a few games ago. He was hobbled and the last player down the floor. Just because he didn't harp on it publicly doesn't mean it wasn't a factor. I think that explains some of the flat looking shots as well. I almost think that many people jump on Kevin because he is a bit of an easy target - Kyrie looks phenomenal as a ball-capable shooting guard, and LeBron looks like the best player in the world. At least that's what happens to me, lol - I yell at Love more for his mistakes than I do for his contributions.
Yesterday was huge for him. That's 19 points on 10 shots. When I glance at a box score, I count 2 FT's as a shot and then net out turnovers versus offensive rebounds, so love had 19 points on 12 "shots", which is the type of number that would make the Warriors envious. Add in the spacing, the defensive effort, the fouls drawn that screwed up Perkins/Collison's regular rotation, and it was fantastic... I think Moz got shafted yesterday, like the crew was anti-Russia or some shit, but it's nice to have a PF who picked up the slack.
We are getting to a point where we don't need everyone to be "on" to win a game. That's a very good Thunder team that is 16-8 with Durant and Westbrook both playing. I am very pleased with the effort there from all players, as our offense is bound to come together if we get stops.