The Thunder know that they have to stay aggressive this season.

The team trailed the Warriors by 10 points at halftime on Tuesday night after a rough shooting performance in the first half where they converted on just 31.2 percent (15-of-48) of their shots.

They mounted a rally in the second half after Paul George scored 15 of his 27 total points in the third quarter while Dennis Schroder scored seven of his 21 points in the period, but the team fell short to the Warriors, 108-100.

Of course, the team played without Russell Westbrook in the loss, but Schroder and the rest of the players know that they need to play aggressively in order to be successful.

“I think myself and P.G., we were kind of hesitating,” Schroder said. “We talked to each other and said we have to put pressure on the rim, the third quarter, we did a better job. We had a tough shooting in the first half and we still cut it close so I’m excited to keep going.”

While the Thunder didn’t play their best basketball in the first half, the team managed to hang around with the Warriors by playing aggressively and earning trips to the free-throw line.

As Schroder says the team did a better job of being aggressive in the third quarter, they still managed to attack and drive the lane in the first half but the results were more fruitful in the third quarter.

Although the team did lose the game, it seems reasonable to think that most were still impressed with the effort to keep the game close in the second half after even taking the lead briefly in the third quarter.

The certainly showed plenty of fight on Tuesday night.