Oklahoma City – This was a disappointing NBA debut for the final Chet holmagrain And Jalen Williams2022 lottery pics which are the major pieces of the foundation of Oklahoma City Thunder.
Holmagraine and Williams jointly jointly jointly jointly for Oklahoma City’s 111-110 game for 23 points on shooting Indiana Pacers,
Expressing confidence in the ability of Thunder’s young stars to bounce back, Oklahoma City coach Mark Dagnelt created a point to challenge the Holmagren and facing in the Williams perspective.
“Usually distributing in the finals is not on the course for third year players and they insist in the situation themselves, which is a credit for them,” Daigneault said after Saturday’s practice. “Now that they are here, they have to continue to do whatever has been done through the playoffs, which is out of there, compete fully, learns lessons and applies it further.
“And they have done a great job of this. I think you have seen during the playoffs. They have not always played their best game, but they are always ready to play the next one.”
Williams, 24, a third team all-NBA selection, which also earned a second team all-defensive spot, which was 20.4 points, 5.8 rebounds, 5.3 assistance and 1.6 stolen per game during the thunder run through the Western Conference Playoffs.
However, Williams tolerated rough patch during that run, especially 10 to 43 shooting shooting was compared to the recession at three-market in the West semi-finals. Denver NagetsHe scored 24 points on 10 -17 shooting in Thunder’s game 7 blowout win and scored 22.2 points in the West final. Minnesota timbervolsThe only disadvantage in the series of Oklahoma City was highlighted by a carrier-playoff-34 points in Game 4.
Williams said, “I try and think of myself as someone who is very unusual.” “I never think I am in my third year because then I get permission to make excuses. I should just go out and play.
“Pressure is a privilege. So I am being counted on it and enjoy doing so, and I think I think I have been counted, I think last year, to be completely honest, just for the rest to be there for the rest. And now we are in the final here. So I don’t really see it very different.”
The 23-year-old Holmagrain has only one season and half of the real NBA experience, which is due to a leg injury, which bypassed them to the entire 2022-23 season and a fragmented pelvis, recovering them about three months in this season. He has proved himself as an aristocratic rim protector and excellent third aggressive option, an average 16.4 points, 8.6 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game during the West playoffs.
But Holmagren struggled in Game 1, scored only six points on 2 -9 shooting. He played only 24 minutes because Daigneault did not associate him with 7-footers Isaiah HeartensteinShifting Kaisan Wallace Place heartenstein.
Holmagrain usually has an advantage when he was protected by opposing centers, but it was not physical during the beginning of their finals.
“I think I could have slowed down, finished some of those plays in the rim,” said Holmagren. “Obviously it hurts in the loss of the one-point. A single difference on a single game could decide a whole game. Each example in the game puts a magnifying glass. Everyone was feeling where they could be better.”
