Coach Daigneault gives press conference after Thunder win against Pelicans

Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault is giving a press conference after win against Pelicans.

Here are his pre-game key points:

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The Oklahoma City Thunder headed into the final game of the regular season on a high note, having won eight of their last ten games and riding a three-game win streak. They’ve dominated the New Orleans Pelicans all season, sweeping the series by a combined 64 points — including a 137-101 blowout in February where OKC hit a franchise-record 27 three-pointers.

New Orleans, on the other hand, is in freefall, losing seven straight and coming off the worst defeat in franchise history — a 153-104 loss to Miami. The Pelicans will be heavily shorthanded due to a long injury list that includes Zion Williamson and CJ McCollum.

The Thunder are also resting key players like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren, with several others out due to injury. Despite this, OKC entered the matchup as 12.5-point favorites and appears poised for a strong postseason run.

The game tipped off at 2:30 p.m. on April 13 at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. The Thunder are expected to enter the NBA Play-In Tournament, with Western Conference seeds 4–7 still undecided, separated by just one game.