During the Golden State Warriors’ dominant victory, Steve Kerr asked Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault to keep NBA star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on the bench, as it significantly benefited his team.

Even after Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander put up 52 points, it wasn't enough as the team lost to the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night, 116-109. Though the Warriors ruined a masterful performance from the Thunder star, head coach Mark Daigneault would give credit where credit is due after the game.

Because of that, Gilgeous-Alexander isn't afforded the chance to deliciously stat-pad. He's averaging just 34 minutes in 41 games this season. He's sat out 10 fourth quarters. While his stats are still MVP-worthy, the extra playing time could've boosted his 31.5-point average a little higher to chase the scoring title.

What Oklahoma City calls a "0-0 mentality" is drilled into its members. That process has resulted in the team owning the NBA's best record.

Steph Curry dropped 17 points in the second half and made key plays down the stretch. Andrew Wiggins dropped a team-high 27 points, including five 3-pointers. Kevon Looney matched his regular season career-high with 18 points and Gary Payton II (15 points, nine rebounds) stamped the game with a vicious slam dunk with under a minute left.

Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault and Aaron Wiggins talked to the local media. Daigneault discussed Gilgeous-Alexander's evolution of handling double teams. Wiggins was happy to see Daigneauit be named an All-Star coach.

The Brooklyn head coach bore the burden of containing OKC's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who he got plenty familiar with ... But as OKC prepared for the start of this season, head coach Mark Daigneault felt the fifth-year guard could be more than just a ...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 33 points and the NBA-leading Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Portland Trail Blazers 118-108 on Sunday night.

The Oklahoma City Thunder are off to a 37-9 start with the best record in the Western Conference for the second straight season tied in the loss column for the

The 116-109 win means the Warriors have beaten the Western Conference front runners for the second time in three meetings this season. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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