"I thought for the most part it was a great 48-minute effort. I thought we played to our standard for most of the night on both ends of the floor," Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault said. "I was very impressed with the way the team played.

The Thunder beat the Charlotte Hornets 141-106 on Friday night at Paycom Center to mark their fifth straight win and improve to 58-12. Already having clinched the No. 1 seed in the West, the Thunder have also gained a bit of separation for the league’s top record after the Cleveland Cavaliers suffered their fourth consecutive loss on Friday.