Mark Daigneault, entering his second playoff run with this young and dominant Thunder team, has created a safe distance with expectations.
“Basketball is not only not a perfect game, it’s an imperfect game,” Daigneault said before Game 1 against the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday. “I think just watching some of the games yesterday, you notice that people still turn the ball over, people still miss shots, people still miss dunks, miss assignments. That’s how the game is, no matter what the stage is.
“We just gotta go out there and play our game, and we understand it’s not gonna be gonna be a perfect game.