In response to the Oklahoma City Thunder 's historic 49-point first quarter in Monday's 126-109 blowout win against the New Orleans Pelicans, head coach Mark Daigneault highlighted veteran Lu Dort 's elite shooting. Dort connected on four threes in the opening frame and finished with 17 points as the Thunder's best regular-season start continues . Oklahoma City's 49 points are the most scored in a quarter in franchise history.

After the win, Daigneault talked about the Thunder's defense , which led to a high-powered offense that set the tone throughout the first quarter.

“Just great focus and preparation to start the game that way — both ends of the floor — I thought we were just really dialed in,” Daigneault said. “We drifted in and out of our best basketball tonight,

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