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[From ESPN]
OKLAHOMA CITY -- It was a disappointing NBA Finals debut for Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams, the 2022 lottery picks who are major pieces of the Oklahoma City Thunder's foundation.
Holmgren and Williams combined for 23 points on 8-of-28 shooting in Oklahoma City's 111-110 Game 1 loss to the Indiana Pacers.
While expressing confidence in the Thunder's young stars' ability to bounce back, Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault made a point to put the challenge Holmgren and Williams are facing in perspective.
"Usually delivering in the Finals is not on the curriculum for third-year players and they have thrust themselves into that situation, which is a credit to them," Daigneault said after Saturday's practice. "Now that they are here, they have to continue to do what they have done all the way through the playoffs, which is go out there, fully compete, learn the lessons and apply it forward.
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