OKLAHOMA CITY — Mark Daigneault and the Oklahoma City Thunder stretched their winning streak to 10 games to improve to an 18-1 record in the regular season in a 113-105 NBA Cup victory against the Minnesota Timberwolves . After Thunder veteran guard Alex Caruso warned his team about the daunting stretch of games, starting with a Western Conference Finals rematch against the Timberwolves, Minnesota proved Caruso's point.

Still, the Thunder prevailed, holding off the Timberwolves on a game-ending 12-4 run, a kind of adversity Daigneault appreciated for his near-perfect squad, which has the best record in the NBA.

“It was a game that was in the mud. There were stretches in the game that were very difficult for us. Some of that is the shot-making. I thought we made some really good

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