After a five-game losing streak and a hasty road trip, the Thunder, desperate for a win, returned home and faced the Challenge of the Bulls during their two-game losing streak.
In terms of the Thunder, the young pioneers led by Alexander + Dolt, this home battle can be described as ready to go, and whether the Thunder can withstand the pressure will undoubtedly face no small challenge and test.
On the other hand, on the Bulls side, DeRozan hung up the exemption card, but fortunately, Lavin + Javent Green ushered in a comeback, and this battle ushered in the "main heart" of the Bulls, and was also ready to end the losing streak on the road!
Finally, after four quarters of playing, with a wave of 23-7 scoring climax, the bulls, who were mainly anti-guest, quickly suppressed the Thunder in the first three quarters, and once achieved a huge advantage of as many as 28 points.
Despite the final game, Alexander + Dort felt hot, leading the Thunder to a wave of 19-3 counterattack frenzy, successfully narrowing the point difference to 1 point, and seeing the hope of turning the tables again.
But Lavine's two key free throws were steady, and with Alexander's desperate strike out of the frame, the game was also conclusive.
The Bulls, who finally withstood the pressure, also narrowly defeated the Thunder 111-110 on the road, successfully ending the losing streak and giving the opponent the Thunder 6 consecutive losses!
Rushing to the away game in this game, the Bulls swept away the sluggish mood during the losing streak and played a team performance of three people 20+, all of whom were soldiers.
In the case of green + Brown + Kobe White and other main players, each performing their duties, the two aces Ravin + Vucevic, and the play of tiger general Dosem, is particularly critical!
In this game, LaVine returned to good form, starting 32 minutes, and delivered an all-round performance of 23 points, 7 rebounds , 7 assists + 2 steals + 1 block on 6-of-19 shooting.
In the absence of DeRozan, it is not difficult to see that after the rest of the last 5 games, LaVine still maintains a fairly good physical condition and competitive state!
In addition, as the inner pillar of the team, the play of Vucevic in this game also played a crucial role.
In this campaign, Vulcan swept away the slump of the previous game, shooting four three-pointers and a team-high 26 points, plus 15 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal and 3 blocks.
Among them, his heroic performance of scoring 10 points in the final quarter, inside and outside the single quarter, not only helped the Bulls to keep the victory, but also became a difficult existence for the Thunder team to solve!
Of course, the Bulls were able to win this game, and the Tigers' dosem's performance was equally creditable.
In this game, Dosem was in danger, starting 34 minutes, shooting more than 70% of the 10-of-14 shooting, and hitting 4 three-pointers from the outside, contributing 24 points + 5 rebounds + 8 assists + 1 blocking.
And in the first quarter, he shot 5 shots and fired 12 points without false shots, and the key performance of full firepower was also a complete disruption to the deployment and rhythm of the Thunder, and won the game for the Bulls, making a great contribution!
On the other hand, on the side of the Thunder, although the team played a tenacious performance of 4 people scoring in double figures in this game, the team failed to withstand the pressure in the last quarter, and finally lost by 1 point, swallowing the game process of 6 consecutive losses, which obviously disappointed the home fans.
But rationally speaking, for the Thunder, this game, the team is not completely without highlights.
After all, as the new king of the team, Alexander's play in this game is indeed remarkable!
Alexander was in full form, starting 37 minutes and scoring a game-high 31 points on 9-of-17 shooting, plus 3 rebounds, 10 assists, 3 steals and 1 block.
Although it failed to help the Thunder defend the home court, there is one thing to say, Alexander's excellent performance on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends has indeed caused considerable trouble and trouble for the Bulls!
Just in the face of the huge disparity in the strength and depth of the lineup, Alexander, who worked hard for a whole game, but was isolated, seemed to have no choice but to accept the reality of 6 consecutive defeats.