Oklahoma City may have won their first playoff matchup with ease, but Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault knows that the team still has plenty more to prove.
After sweeping the New Orleans Pelicans in Round 1 of the NBA Playoffs , the Oklahoma City Thunder advanced to the Western Conference Semifinals for the first time since 2016.
Despite a great showing in the regular season, many NBA observers didn't think Oklahoma City had much of a chance to make a deep run in the playoffs this year, due to the team's youth. Some national media analysts, like, even suggested that the Pelicans would give OKC trouble in the first round of the postseason.
After a masterful first round performance, however, Oklahoma City's head coach knows that the team still has much more to prove. To earn a trip back to the Western Conference Finals, OKC will have to take down the Dallas Mavericks in what should be a back-and-forth battle between two solid teams. After taking down the Los Angeles Clippers in six games,and company are an inevitable obstacle in the Thunder's path to the next round of the playoffs.and company, taking down Dallas in a series would earn the Thunder respect from media members and fans who were skeptical of the team coming into the postseason.
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