Thunder Tie Series with Pacers: SGA & Holmgren Shines in Win

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00:00As the Thunder now even things up with the Pacers, one game apiece, 123-107 last night.

00:07Bunch of guys were contributing to the Thunder.

00:10They were getting buckets all over the place on ABC ESPN.

00:14Down and just contest.

00:16Hildress Alexander off the bounce, gets inside, double clutch, count it, and a foul.

00:21Can't score a three-point play.

00:23That's a great moment to have one of the best games of your career.

00:27Hartstein off and Holmgren with the hammer.

00:30Holmgren gets free.

00:33Wide open, Wiggins.

00:36Once again, Wiggins' fifth three-pointer.

00:39Yeah, I thought, to be honest with you, I thought Wiggins played great and he was snapping shots.

00:46I thought, you know, from outside, you know, I think, what did he hit?

00:50He hit five threes in that game.

00:53And I actually thought, frankly, that Abe Lincoln played a lot better.

00:58Six of 11 from the floor for Holmgren.

01:01He had 15.6 rebounds and assists.

01:04He had a blocked shot.

01:06Only turned it over twice.

01:08And I, if you remember, when they lost game one, I talked about how bad all those guys played.

01:13That Holmgren played bad.

01:16And that J-Dub played bad.

01:18And Wallace played poorly.

01:20And no one did anything in that game one, to be honest with you, except Shea Gilgis, right?

01:27And I didn't think Hartenstein played well either.

01:31So, in this second game, they all played better.

01:34You know, at the end of the day, you had J-Dub gave him 19 on top of, you know, his first game.

01:44It was way better.

01:45The guy that didn't show up was Dort.

01:47He had the 15 in game one.

01:49He did nothing in game two.

01:52And I thought, you know, Hartenstein was ineffective as well.

01:57Only three points.

01:58But he did have eight boards and four dimes.

02:01But I got to tell you, I need more from that guy if they're going to succeed.

02:07Because I really do feel that the next couple of games in Indianapolis are not going to be fun for them.

02:14They're going to have to really earn it to win it.

02:18And if they lose those games in Indianapolis, they're going to lose.

02:22They're going to lose the NBA finals.

02:25So, they have to win one of them.

02:27No questions asked.

02:28If they win both, they're going to win the title.

02:30If they lose both, they're going to lose the title.

02:33And I don't want to sound too obvious.

02:34But I think the games for them on the road have been, as you said, they haven't covered on the road.

02:41When they win, they win by a bucket or whatever.

02:44But winning is winning.

02:45So, let's see if they can get it done.

02:48But they cannot get it done, I believe.

02:52And, you know, if it's just Shane Gilgis and Caruso scoring, that's not going to cut the mustard for me.

02:58It really isn't.

02:59They got to get J-Dub going.

03:01They got to get Hartenstein with those floaters he puts in and some lob dunks.

03:06That guy has to be a double-double every night.

03:09He can't have three points.

03:11I don't care what anybody says.

03:12You cannot be a seven-footer.

03:14That physical, as that guy is on the glass.

03:17I think Mitchell Robinson and him are two of the best rebounders in the NBA.

03:21He had eight boards, but he did nothing else.

03:23He's got to do more for me.

03:24He's got to get some put-back dunks, some lob dunks, and some floaters.

03:28I think he's the best big-man floater shooter in the league.

03:32Like, he gets into that lane from eight to ten feet.

03:35He's like, pop, and he, you know, little raindrop, and he's good at it.

03:40But he's not taking shots now all of a sudden, and he's giving me three points.

03:45It's not good enough, Mike.

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