The Oklahoma City Thunder went with Cason Wallace over Isaiah Hartenstein. That meant Chet Holmgren slid down to his natural center position. The move had its desired results of creating havoc in the perimeter and forcing turnovers at a high rate. The only problem was that they only scored 11 points off the 25 turnovers they created.

Cason Wallace got the call to start Game 1 of the NBA Finals for the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night, taking the place of Isaiah Hartenstein. The Thunder had used the same starting five — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander,

Cason Wallace will get the start over Isaiah Hartenstein for the Thunder against the Pacers in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Wallace is making his first career playoff start. The 21-year-old guard is averaging 5.