Indiana Pacers 108, Oklahoma City Thunder 91
Q. Felt like early on turnovers, out of sorts. What got you off track?
CHET HOLMGREN: I don't think it was one factor. No matter what it is, we have to be better at kind of course correcting, getting ourselves back on the right track.
I personally, myself, could be better trying to help us get things going in the right way. We're going to watch the film and see where we can be better.
At the end of the day, we still have a great opportunity Game 7. We have to come out and execute.
Q. What's the explanation for a game like that, where literally nothing went right or worked for you?
CHET HOLMGREN: Again, I don't think it's a one-sentence answer, one-word answer. But at the end of the day, there really is no explanation, no excuse. We have to be better. We have to execute better from top to bottom, myself included.
I'm going to look and see where I can be better. Do my best to execute in Game 7 coming up.
Q. How do you guys as a team balance the disappointment of not closing it out tonight versus knowing you do have that Game 7 to fall back on?
CHET HOLMGREN: Just trying to cut the emotion out of it. Obviously that's frustrating. It's not fun. Nobody is happy right now. But you can't let the emotions kind of sidetrack you from what we need to do leading up to and during the game coming up.
We've had wins and losses throughout the Playoffs, so it's kind of a similar mentality: turn the page, don't forget just what happened, but see where you can be better and try to apply it going forward.
Q. For a series that's had such drastic swings in momentum, how valuable is it to have this Game 7 at home in front of the crowd?
CHET HOLMGREN: Obviously it's a great opportunity. You could ask every team in the NBA. Every team would take this opportunity to take this chance. We're no different. It's on us to go out there and make the most of it.
Q. Obviously you guys through this playoff run have had so many different experiences. What did you learn about the difficulties of closing out a Finals?
CHET HOLMGREN: I'd say it's very similar to a closeout game in any series. No team's just going to roll over and go home. It's going to be really physical. There's not going to be any favors from the officiating. You have to make it happen. It's not going to happen by accident.
We have to learn the lesson from tonight and come back and be better.
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