OKLAHOMA CITY — For the second consecutive game, head coach Mark Daigneault saw the Oklahoma City Thunder 's free-throw shooting differentials stand out in a box score that showed Shai Gilgeous-Alexander attempted only two free throws. After Gilgeous-Alexander attempted a whopping 26 free throws in a 141-135 double-overtime win against the Indiana Pacers, he went a perfect 4-for-4 in a 117-100 win against the Atlanta Hawks.

Since then, Gilgeous-Alexander has attempted one pair of free throws in each of the Thunder's back-to-back games against the Dallas Mavericks and the Sacramento Kings . After Tuesday's 107-101 win against the Kings, which gives Oklahoma City its perfect 5-0 start as defending champions, Daigenault downplayed Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's vast free-throw shooting

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