A memorable and historic season for Chet Holmgren came to an end Saturday after his Oklahoma City Thunder fell to the Dallas Mavericks, 117-116, in Game 6 of th
e Western Conference semifinals in Dallas, Texas.standout battled through foul trouble for much of the night, finishing with a series-high 21 points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals in 35 minutes. Holmgren shot 9-for-15 from the field, including five dunks, but missed six of his seven 3-point attempts. His impact on the defensive end to alter shots at the rim and fight for rebounds was most apparent when he wasn’t on the floor.
When he was on the floor, Holmgren provided just what OKC needed on both ends of the floor. Backdoor cuts on the baseline and hard dives to the rim after setting a ball screen led to alley-oop dunks. Slipping screens to create an advantage on the backside led to open looks for his teammates. All while contesting layup attempts and battling Derek Lively II under the rim on just about every shot attempt from the outside.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led all scorers with 36 points to go with eight assists. Santa Clara product Jalen Williams had 22 points, including a deep 3-pointer from near halfcourt as the first-half buzzer sounded, to go with nine rebounds and eight assists. Holmgren put OKC back in front with 20.1 seconds left after he finished off an alley-oop from Gilgeous-Alexander. The Thunder were on the verge of forcing Game 7 until Gilgeous-Alexander was called for a shooting foul on PJ Washington, who made two of three free-throw attempts to make it 117-116. Holmgren grabbed the missed free throw and got it to Williams but the three-quarter court heave didn’t fall.
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