Chet Holmgren makes Thunder history in dominating performance against Warriors

Chet Holmgren broke/tied a couple of Thunder records in his dominating performance against the Warriors.

The Oklahoma City Thunder collected their best win of the young season, a 130-123 overtime victory against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday.

After trailing by 18 points, the Thunder mounted a comeback thanks to their two-man game of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren, who combined for 76 points.

Holmgren turned in his best performance of his rookie season. The 2022 No. 2 pick finished with 36 points on 14-of-22 shooting, 10 rebounds, five assists and two blocks.

Holmgren collected a signature moment to his rookie resume when he hit a turnaround 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds left to force overtime. The miraculous bucket stunned the Warriors and helped OKC come away with its second consecutive road win at Chase Center.

In the potential season-defining win, Holmgren made franchise history. The 36 points marked the most points scored by a rookie in Thunder history.

For those wondering about Kevin Durant, his rookie season wasn’t included in this since it occurred during the final year of the Seattle Supersonics’ existence.

With that caveat, Holmgren joined Durant as the only Sonics/Thunder rookie to record 35-plus points, 10-plus rebounds and five-plus assists in a single game.

No matter how you spin it, what Holmgren did on Saturday was special. The game-tying 3-pointer is a nice bow, but don’t let that downplay the rest of his dominating night.

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