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OKLAHOMA CITY — Mark Daigneault has been named NBA Coach of the Year after leading one of the league's youngest teams to the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference playoffs. He joins Scott Brooks as the only Thunder coaches to win the award. The Thunder went 57-25 this season and clinched a tie for the best record in the West on the dramatic final day of the regular season. The other finalists were Minnesota's Chris Finch and Orlando's Jamahl Mosley. Both saw double-digit increases in wins this season. Daigneault was named the award's winner on Sunday.
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