{"id":447609,"date":"2025-06-23T09:28:40","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T07:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=447609"},"modified":"2025-06-23T09:28:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T07:28:40","slug":"mark-daigneault-this-is-a-historic-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/mark-daigneault-this-is-a-historic-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Daigneault: This is a historic team"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-30\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"ec38cdfd-0fe2-4533-a5cb-fec3c4473724\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<p data-start=\"1544\" data-end=\"1773\">Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault reflected with pride and emotion after clinching the 2025 NBA Championship with a Game 7 win over the Indiana Pacers. The Thunder triumphed 103-91, completing a remarkable journey.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1775\" data-end=\"2076\">\u201cI\u2019m just so happy for the guys. This is a historic team. I wanted it so bad for them,\u201d Daigneault said, crediting the team\u2019s professionalism and competitiveness for the title. On Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, he added: \u201cHe\u2019s a once-in-a-lifetime player. There\u2019s nothing he can\u2019t do on a basketball court.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2078\" data-end=\"2285\">He expressed deep appreciation for the organization: \u201cMr. Bennett\u2019s been here from the start, Sam Presti\u2019s been here from the start&#8230; they\u2019ve built a first-class organization. I\u2019m humbled to be part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2287\" data-end=\"2472\">Addressing the personal significance of the win: \u201cEveryone says this team\u2019s hard to coach&#8230; that\u2019s the ultimate pressure. I feel like I was able to do it for them. They deserved this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2474\" data-end=\"2767\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Daigneault praised the Finals as a whole: \u201cTwo small-market teams, both chasing their first title\u2014it was great for the league.\u201d He closed with a reflection on competition: \u201cYou can talk about it all you want, but it comes down to performance. 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