Chet Holmgren makes self-critical announcement after Game 3 loss to Pacers

Alex Walsh

Chet Holmgren makes self-critical announcement after Game 3 loss to Pacers image

The Thunder didn't play awful in Game 3 but certainly have areas to improve in if they want to even up the series on Friday night.

Chet Holmgren commented in his post-game presser on how the Thunder need to improve.

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What did Holmgren say?

Holmgren was very critical of his performance, saying "It starts with me. I have to be better."

He wasn't happy with how they turned the ball over and with some of the sloppy passes they had on inbounds.

The Thunder had 17 team turnovers in Game 3, their highest in a single game all postseason (had 15 against Memphis).

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Holmgren understands that no game will be played perfectly, and is ready to review what they did wrong Wednesday to be prepared for what feels like a must-win Game 4.

Chet didn't play too poorly individually in Game 3, despite taking credit for needing to be better.

He wasn't perfect, but still scored 20 points and recorded 10 rebounds.

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Holmgren was also one of two Thunder starters to have a positive plus-minus in Game 3, along with Lu Dort (both had +1).

NBA Finals action resumes on Friday night for Game 4 in Indiana.

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Alex Walsh

Alex is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. A current Sports Media major at Hofstra University in New York, he is a huge Celtics and NBA fan who gets way too many notifications from NBA insiders on X. He became interested in PDC Darts at the beginning of 2024 and has been obsessed ever since.