The No. 2 seed Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Miami Heat by a score of 128-120 on Wednesday.
Chet Holmgren leads the Thunder with 7.3 rebounds per game, 2.7 assists, 17.8 points, and 0.7 steals and 2.6 blocked shots per game (third in the league).
His numbers in 35 games this season include a record of more than 17.5 points in 16 of them. In 35 games this season, he recorded 7.5 rebounds in a single game 14 times. He has more than 2.5 assists in 17 of 35 games this season and has more than 1.5 three-pointers in 18 games.
Holmgren finished with 23 points, nine rebounds, two assists, and three blocks against the Heat on Wednesday, leading to a 128-120 victory.
After the game, Holmgren compared his performance to that of NFL quarterback Lamar Jackson on X.
“Channeling my inner Lamar Jackson, big truss.”
The large men demonstrated the art of throwing quarterback-like outlet passes in his debut season, hence the reference to the NFL QB.
Legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and modern-day player, Denver Nuggets great center Nikola Joki both possess perfection in the comparable technique of throw passes.
The victory over the Heat is their tenth in the previous thirteen games, and they currently rank second (25-11) after 36 games.
After the game, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra addressed the loss to the media, saying,
“First and foremost, that is a very good basketball team.” Alexander certainly puts a lot of pressure on you to get everything right. [Jalen] Williams is clearly making strides, and [Chet] Holmgren has made a significant difference for us at the rim. I felt like we had some advantages, and he did an excellent job of protecting the rim.”