Since Chet Holmgren returned from his hip fracture in February, the Oklahoma City Thunder spent the last two months of the regular season gelling his chemistry with Isaiah Hartenstein despite some rocky moments — relatively speaking, of course.
The concept of rocky moments is foreign to the Thunder this season. They had a franchise-best 68-14 record and captured the NBA's record for best point differential in league history. They only had two two-game losing streaks all season long.
Having a strong hold of the first seed for most of the season, the Thunder could afford some growing pains between the two seven-footers.