Could the Pacers’ Bold Strategy Against the Thunder Rewrite NBA Finals History?
On the surface, Chet Holmgren’s Game 3 numbers don’t pop. He scored 20 points but shot just 6 of 15 from the floor. But his numbers were suppressed by going 0 for 6 from beyond the arc.
Holmgren made 6 of 9 on his 2-point attempts after shooting 5 of 8 on 2-point attempts in Game 2. He’s gotten off to terrific starts inside the last two games and it’s helped open up the rest of the Thunder’s offense.
OKC has chosen to play mostly one-big lineups in this series, likely to get more capable perimeter defenders on the floor like Cason Wallace and Lu Dort. But the Western Conference finals winner needs to try Holmgren and Hartenstein together more. They’ve played 10 minutes, 17 seconds together in the series and outscored the Pacers 22-15 in that time.
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