Chet Holmgren came into Tuesday's season opener between the OKC Thunder and Houston Rockets firing on all cylinders.
From his high-end activity in the rebounding department to his can't-miss shooting, the 23-year-old was virtually unstoppable right out of the gates, wrapping up the first half 18 points and four boards on 7-of-9 shooting from the floor. In his initial 18 minutes of action, it looked as if all of the hard work he put into his offseason training was immediately paying off.
Unfortunately, the good times didn't manage to roll on into the second half of the night, particularly in the scoring department, as Holmgren's production seemed to fall off a cliff after the mid-way break.