Game Flow
As games wind down for the Thunder and valuable minutes on the floor dwindle, Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault is using the opportunity to explore his roster and the players who haven’t had the opportunity to build the large body of work inside of an NBA game. As a result, the Thunder has seen major action from player such as two-way forward Jaylen Hoard who logged his second consecutive game in double figures while recording a career-high 16 points in 21 minutes of action.
“He continues to impress. We talk all the time about bringing a level of competitiveness and plugging into the team and he does that. He executes on both ends of the floor. There's really nothing sexy but his game yet, but he competes every night, he plays inside of a team and he executes what we're trying to do on both ends with a high level of reliability,” said Daigneault. “He’s strung together some good performances here when he's gotten his opportunities.”