After all, he is just a third leader. Why should the Thunder expect him to perform on both offense and defense?

In a previous NBA Finals G3 game, the Indiana Pacers, who returned to their home court, rebounded strongly, and they defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-107. After this game, the Pacers widened the total score of this series to 2-1, regaining the advantage in this series.

In this game, the Thunder's starting center Chet Holmgren performed quite well. Chet played 34 minutes and 42 seconds in the game, made 6 of 15 shots, 0 of 6 from outside the three-point line, and 8 of 9 free throws, and scored 20 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal. There was also one turnover, with a plus-negative value of +1. It is worth mentioning that Chet is also the only two players in the Thunder team with positive and negative values. Although Chet's outside shooting feels bad on the offensive end, he also scored a lot of points through various methods, and his performance at the free throw line is also very outstanding. Many fans saw Chet's performance in 5 out of 5 in the last quarter of the game and felt that he was the key figure in causing the team's defeat. But on the other hand, as the third leader of the team, it is actually quite good to be able to perform like this, and he has indeed played a decisive role in both offense and defense. When everyone is invisible at a critical moment, it is a bit unreasonable to ask the third leader to take on such a task?

In the NBA regular season this season, Chett played 32 games in total, with averaging 32 minutes per game, with averaging 15 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 0.7 steals and 2.2 blocks, and 1.8 turnovers and 2.3 fouls. He shot 49%, three-point shooting percentage 37.9%, and free throw shooting percentage 75.4%. In the playoffs, Chet averaged 29.4 minutes in his first 19 games, with averaging 16 points, 8.4 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 0.7 steals and 1.8 blocks, and 1.2 turnovers and 1.8 fouls. He shot 47.6%, three-point shooting percentage 30.5%, and free throw shooting percentage 78.3%.

Chett's performance during the playoffs has actually improved steadily. Although he did encounter some trouble in the Western Conference semi-finals, Chet's performance has actually improved steadily as the playoffs deepened, and his role on the court is gradually being played out. Chet himself is not the core figure of the team, and it is not easy for him to do this. What's more, the Thunder inexplicably adjusted the starter in the finals, adjusting Chet's inside partner Isaiah Hartenstein into the starting lineup. It would be a bit too difficult for Chet to attack and defend.