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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.