Oklahoma City's star rookie needs to be a bigger factor on the offensive end.
Heading into game four, Oklahoma City is at a crossroads. Losing on Monday night and digging a 3-1 hole in the best of seven series would be incredibly difficult to crawl out of. Not to say that it can’t be done, but life would be much easier if the Thunder found a way to even the score.has been terrific for the majority of the series. Despite struggling in the fourth quarter of game three, he has been everything Oklahoma City could’ve asked for in his first playoff series as the No. 1 option.
“We saw cross-matching, switching in the regular season too,” Holmgren said of the Mavericks defensive strategy. “That’s what they’re doing. Credit to them. They’re making adjustments, we’re making adjustments.” In three games against the Mavericks, he’s just 3-of-13 from behind the 3-point line which is really hurting Oklahoma City’s offense. Against a team with two traditional big men, a floor stretcher like Holmgren was supposed to be a huge advantage. He shot 37% from distance on the season and took four triples a game. His 23% outside rate against the Mavericks isn’t going to cut it.
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