The Oklahoma City Thunder held practice on Sunday two days after their exciting overtime win over the Golden State Warriors.
After winning the last three matchups against Golden State, OKC improved its record to 14-7 on the season and sit in sole possession of second place in the Western Conference standings.
The Thunder now prepare for the first regular-season matchup against the Utah Jazz on Monday, Dec. 11.
Following practice, Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault and second-year forward Jaylin Williams spoke with the media.
Daigneault gave extensive thoughts on collecting his 100th career win and Williams talked about supporting his alma mater by attending Arkansas’ loss to Oklahoma at Tulsa on Saturday.
Here’s a quick recap of the Thunder’s Sunday practice:
Here at Thunder practice pic.twitter.com/o9dl6colPk
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Jaylin Williams on ESPN listing him as ‘Jalen Williams’ during yesterday’s OU-Arkansas game: pic.twitter.com/FOoL6iJM0j
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Mark Daigneault on the upcoming new arena vote: “It’s a vote. It’s up to the people. I’m not gonna get in the middle of that.”
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Mark Daigneault on his strategy when it comes to burning timeouts: pic.twitter.com/ZLQoVjJtSE
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Mark Daigneault on his 100th win:
“I’m incredibly grateful for the opportunity to work here. I don’t take that for granted. I don’t take Mr. Bennett for granted… I work for great people and I love working with our players… I’m incredibly grateful to be coaching here.”
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Jaylin Williams on Chet’s 3 FTAs to force OT vs. the Warriors: “Chet loves those moments. He loves those big time moments. He wants to be the person shooting the shot and we all trust him with the shot.”
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Jaylin Williams on attending the OU-Arkansas game: “It was great. I try to go back whenever I can and support those guys. I know when I was there, we had a lot of NBA guys come down and support us.”
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) December 10, 2023