3 Thunder players who must step up to stave off elimination in Game 6

Chet Holmgren

Following Jalen Williams, is Chet Holmgren.

The rookie phenom has been great defensively all year long and has held his own for the most part on that side of the ball this series. However, he hasn't shown the required consistency on the offensive side of the ball.

Holmgren is a special talent when considering his defensive ability, but what makes him a "unicorn" to those in the basketball world is his ability to shoot from beyond the arc at such an efficient rate as a 7-footer.

Sadly, in this series, he has been drastically inefficient from long-range.

On 4.0 attempts per game, he is cashing in on just 25.0 percent of his triples. This number is nowhere good enough for someone of his ability. Moreover, this ranks as the second worst on the team this series out of those who have logged 50 or more minutes played -- he trails only Josh Giddey in this category.

On top of all this, he needs to be more assertive on offense as a whole.

Too many times is he fading into the background and ghosting on possessions. Now, sometimes that is out of his hands, but not always. Holmgren is the second or third-best player on this team and needs to show it.

He can't have only one more shot per game than Lu Dort.

This isn't a shot at Dort, either, but a call-to-action for Holmgren to show why he's rated so highly.