Down the stretch of a 123-119 victory, coach Mark Daigneault watched his Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star forward Jalen Williams remain steady in his regular-season debut in an NBA Cup game against the Phoenix Suns. Daigneault says Williams looked almost as if he'd been with the team all along, amid a 19-1 league-leading start to the 2025-26 campaign.

Williams helped the Thunder stretch its winning streak to 11 while advancing to the NBA Cup semifinals after a perfect 4-0 record in West Group A play. After the win, Mark Daigneault gushed over Williams' effort in the Thunder's win.

“He played the right way, and he really competed,” Daigneault said. “I thought the ball pressure was like he played yesterday, with the way he was pressuring the ball, and bringing the ball up. It was rea

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