Chet Holmgren on Thunder's Game 6 loss to Pacers: 'Nobody is happy right now'

Missing on an alley-oop throw and getting his outside attempt blocked once again, Chet Holmgren's offensive struggles finally boiled over. The defense has been valuable enough to stomach through his woes on the other end. But that was no longer the case.

Holmgren finished with four points on 2-of-9 shooting and six rebounds. He shot 0-of-3 from 3.

The Oklahoma City Thunder couldn't clinch a championship in their 108-91 Game 6 loss to the Indiana Pacers. The 2025 NBA Finals is now squared at 3-3 with a decisive Game 7 up next.

The shooting splits are as ugly as you could imagine. Maybe even worse. He's at 35% from the field and 12% from 3 for the series. The Thunder have collected three wins in the NBA Finals with their third-best player regressing on that end of the floor, but you can only get away with that for so long before it gets exposed.

The Thunder need more from Holmgren. The drives to the basket have often looked awkward. Most result in bad misses or turnovers. Sometimes he's shown flashes of being an acrobatic seven-foot finisher through contact. But that needs to be more sustainable. He'll have one more chance to play better in Game 7.

If not and Holmgren's struggles continue, that could open the door to some awkward conversations. He'll be viewed as the biggest reason for their failure to win a championship despite being the heavy title favorite over the Pacers.

"It's not fun. Nobody is happy right now. But you can't let the emotions kind of sidetrack you from what we need to do leading up to and during the game coming up," Holmgren said. "We've had wins and losses throughout the Playoffs, so it's kind of a similar mentality. Turn the page, don't forget just what happened, but see where you can be better and try to apply it going forward."

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