While Victor Wembanyama continues defeats with Spurs, Chet Holmgren had the opportunity last night to take control of the NBA with his Thunder. It was close, since the Sixers needed free throws from Joel Embiid at the very end of the match to stop the series of six victories for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s teammates.
But on an individual level, Holmgren was impressive with his 33 points in 32 minutes, and he had the luxury of standing up to the 2023 MVP! “He knows how to do everything on the pitch! This is next on the list” Embiid ignites about his young opponent. “He can shoot, he has crazy dribbling… The next generation of interior players must be able to do everything on the pitch.”
A shared personal coach
Incidentally, Embiid recalls that he trained during the summer with Holmgren, since he shares the same personal coach, Drew Hanlen. What the Thunder rookie confirms. The two have another thing in common: they started their NBA careers with a blank season.
“I wouldn’t say we’re super close, but there’s just respect” Holmgren responds about his relationship with Embiid. “We trained with the same coach, and we were in the same room, etc. It’s the respect of one basketball player towards another. I saw him work, and he saw me work. But when it’s time to go, we’re going to compete against each other. »
And Holmgren was able to discover the very, very high level against Embiid, and he therefore did very well. He did not hesitate to attack the Cameroonian, or to sanction him from afar.
“I had played against him before, but it wasn’t in a real NBA game” he reminds. “So I knew what caliber of player he was, and not just from videos. I’ve played against other big players before, but he has that combination of size and strength. It’s difficult to defend on him, and no one defends one-on-one against players like that. It’s a collective defense, and I thought we defended well on him this evening. »
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| # | Player | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 1 | Victor Wembanyama | SAS | 16 | 30.4 | 43.1 | 26.7 | 82.1 | 2.0 | 7.4 | 9.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 19.0 |
| 2 | Chet Holmgren | OKAY | 16 | 29.9 | 56.4 | 43.8 | 88.1 | 1.7 | 6.3 | 8.0 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 18.1 |
| 3 | Brandon Miller | CHA | 13 | 30.1 | 46.0 | 33.9 | 77.8 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 13.7 |
| 4 | Jordan Hawkins | NOP | 16 | 28.5 | 38.5 | 35.9 | 87.1 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 12.7 |
| 5 | Jaime Jaquez, Jr. | MIA | 17 | 25.9 | 50.7 | 40.0 | 82.4 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 11.2 |
| 6 | Ausar Thompson | DET | 16 | 30.4 | 45.0 | 13.8 | 69.8 | 3.6 | 6.3 | 9.8 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 11.1 |
| 7 | Keyonte George | UTA | 15 | 24.7 | 35.5 | 30.9 | 84.8 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 9.0 |
| 8 | Craig Porter, Jr. | KEY | 11 | 15.5 | 56.3 | 42.9 | 72.7 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 8.3 |
| 9 | Bilal Coulibaly | W.A.S. | 15 | 26.0 | 51.1 | 44.2 | 61.9 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 8.3 |
| 10 | Derek Lively II | DAL | 14 | 24.1 | 69.4 | 0.0 | 63.6 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 7.6 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 8.1 |
| 11 | Marcus Sasser | DET | 16 | 17.8 | 47.7 | 38.5 | 100.0 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 8.1 |
| 12 | Scoot Henderson | POR | 6 | 26.4 | 32.2 | 8.3 | 77.8 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 7.8 |
| 13 | Duop Reath | POR | 7 | 14.1 | 39.1 | 31.0 | 100.0 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 7.0 |
| 14 | Cason Wallace | OKAY | 16 | 22.3 | 60.9 | 53.8 | 100.0 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 6.7 |
| 15 | Brandin Podziemski | G.S.W. | 12 | 16.2 | 43.8 | 40.7 | 76.9 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 6.4 |
| 16 | Amen Thompson | HOU | 4 | 16.7 | 40.9 | 18.2 | 62.5 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 6.3 |
| 17 | Toumani Camara | POR | 15 | 25.7 | 37.6 | 25.0 | 72.0 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 6.1 |
| 18 | Sasha Vezenkov | BAG | 12 | 13.7 | 42.6 | 34.1 | 100.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 5.8 |
| 19 | Anthony Black | ENT | 14 | 18.5 | 46.3 | 25.0 | 66.7 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 4.8 |
| 20 | Julian Strawther | DEN | 13 | 11.2 | 38.6 | 28.9 | 75.0 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 4.7 |
| 21 | Jarace Walker | IND | 4 | 10.1 | 38.9 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 4.3 |
| 22 | Ben Sheppard | IND | 6 | 9.0 | 40.9 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 4.2 |
| 23 | Gradey Dick | TOR | 15 | 14.7 | 27.0 | 24.4 | 100.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 3.9 |
| 24 | Vasilije Micic | OKAY | 8 | 12.3 | 37.5 | 35.7 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 3.4 |
| 25 | Colby Jones | BAG | 8 | 8.6 | 46.2 | 14.3 | 66.7 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 3.4 |
| 26 | Tracey Jackson-Davis | G.S.W. | 13 | 7.9 | 54.5 | 0.0 | 60.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.0 |
| 27 | Kobe Brown | LAKE | 6 | 8.7 | 50.0 | 37.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| 28 | Jalen Pickett | DEN | 9 | 7.8 | 47.4 | 38.5 | 100.0 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.8 |
| 29 | Colin Gillespie | DEN | 8 | 9.6 | 44.4 | 27.3 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| 30 | Nick Smith, Jr. | CHA | 6 | 6.4 | 35.3 | 42.9 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 2.5 |
| 31 | Chris Livingston | MIL | 2 | 4.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| 32 | Jordan Miller | LAKE | 2 | 3.4 | 66.7 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| 33 | Cam Whitmore | HOU | 3 | 7.7 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
| 34 | Olivier-Maxence Prosper | DAL | 6 | 5.7 | 36.4 | 16.7 | 50.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| 35 | Andre Jackson, Jr. | MIL | 12 | 8.5 | 58.8 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| 36 | Markquis Nowell | TOR | 1 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| 37 | Jermaine Samuels | HOU | 3 | 6.6 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
| 38 | Colin Castleton | LAL | 2 | 9.3 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| 39 | Gui Santos | G.S.W. | 2 | 6.1 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| 40 | Amari Bailey | CHA | 1 | 3.3 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 |
| 41 | Kris Murray | POR | 10 | 8.8 | 30.0 | 25.0 | 60.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| 42 | Jordan Ford | BAG | 4 | 3.1 | 40.0 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 |
| 43 | Emoni Bates | KEY | 7 | 7.5 | 26.7 | 25.0 | 50.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| 44 | Leaky Black | CHA | 3 | 4.1 | 40.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| 45 | Jalen Slawson | BAG | 3 | 5.4 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 46 | EJ Liddell | NOP | 3 | 2.9 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 |
| 47 | Dariq Whitehead | BRK | 1 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| 48 | Philip Petrusev | BAG | 3 | 3.1 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| 49 | Taylor Hendricks | UTA | 1 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| 50 | D’Moi Hodge | LAL | 3 | 5.3 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
| 51 | Rayan Rupert | POR | 7 | 4.4 | 8.3 | 16.7 | 50.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| 52 | Julian Phillips | CHI | 7 | 3.0 | 28.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| 53 | Kobe Bufkin | ATL | 2 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 |
| 54 | Hunter Tyson | DEN | 5 | 2.7 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| 55 | Jett Howard | ENT | 5 | 4.6 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 |
| 56 | Leonard Miller | MIN | 2 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 57 | Jalen Wilson | BRK | 2 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| 58 | Noah Clowney | BRK | 1 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 59 | Brice Sensabaugh | UTA | 1 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 60 | Onuralp Bitim | CHI | 1 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 61 | Malcolm Cazalon | DET | 1 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 62 | Mouhamed Gueye | ATL | 2 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 63 | GG Jackson | SAME | 3 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 64 | Alex Fudge | LAL | 1 | 4.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 65 | Keyontae Johnson | OKAY | 1 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 66 | Sidy Cissoko | SAS | 1 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 67 | Kaiser Gates | NOP | 1 | 7.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 68 | Maxwell Lewis | LAL | 6 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
