OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault watched his All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander make NBA playoff historical past in a Sport 2 blowout win towards the Denver Nuggets. In a 149-106 victory, Gilgeous-Alexander turned in an epic stat line like no different participant has within the affiliation. He completed with 34 factors, eight assists, and a record-breaking plus-51 plus-minus score.
Earlier than Sport 2, no one had ever posted 30 or extra factors and a plus-50 plus-minus in a single playoff sport. After the win, Daigneault reacted to Gilgeous-Alexander’s historic efficiency.
“34 factors on 13 photographs is difficult to do. That was spectacular. However I believed his ground sport was actually good,” Daigneault stated. “I believed his tempo was actually good. I believed he was off it early. He made them pay after they overhelped on them. He had the ball forward of him all night time, so he received his teammates photographs, too. It wasn’t only a one-man present. He was tremendous environment friendly. He had an unbelievable mix tonight.”
Mark Daigneault on SGA’s efficiency:
“34 factors on 13 photographs is difficult to do. Spectacular. However I believed his ground sport was actually good. I believed his tempo was actually good… he had the ball forward of him all night time so he received his teammates photographs, too. It wasn’t only a one man present” pic.twitter.com/feBn5V0NNe
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Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander went 11-of-13 from the ground and related on an ideal 11-of-11 from the free-throw line. On an evening when the Thunder set a workforce and league playoff report by ending with 149 factors, Gilgeous-Alexander led eight Thunder gamers in double figures — one other franchise report within the postseason. Oklahoma Metropolis additionally set the franchise report for many factors within the first half (87) whereas main the Nuggets by 31 factors (87-56) at halftime.
Mark Daigneault on Thunder’s 43-point rout in Sport 2
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Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault wasn’t shocked by his workforce’s effort in Sport 2’s 149-106 win towards the Nuggets. Whereas night their Western Convention semifinals collection 1-1, Daigneault and the Thunder showcased how dominant they are often coming off a loss, particularly one like in Sport 1, the place they surrendered a 14-point lead in a shedding effort.
Nonetheless, Daigneault didn’t see Wednesday’s win as a response to a disappointing loss. As an alternative, he checked out Sport 2 as a testomony to the workforce he’s led all yr, reminding reporters that shedding doesn’t up the ante for the Thunder.
“I didn’t actually have a look at tonight as a response as a lot as I checked out tonight as us simply being who we’re, and that’s how we’ve been all season,” Daigneault stated. “We don’t actually reply to the final sport after we win. We don’t have extra confidence after we lose.”
The Thunder will play Sport 3 on Friday and look to take their first lead of the collection on the street.