Mark Daigneault Warns Thunder Against Complacency Despite Heavy Favorite Status vs. Lakers

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Mark Daigneault Warns Thunder Against Complacency Despite Heavy Favorite Status vs. Lakers

Daigneault acknowledges that there's a danger in being the heavily favored team in a series, warning his players against being complacent. "Your record — everything before the game doesn’t matter, everything after the game doesn’t matter," Daigneault said. He wants his players to come at every game with a 0-0 mindset, not underestimating the Lakers despite injury issues.

By Pranay Mukherjee

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