On February 5, Beijing time, the NBA regular season, the Thunder beat the Rockets 153-121 at home by 32 points. Thunder star Alexander was hot in the game, scoring 20 points in the first quarter to help the team take the lead by 19 points, and the Thunder scored 79 points in the half to tie the season record. The Thunder blasted 40+ points in both the second and third quarters, stretching the gap to 45 points at most, and the fourth quarter was completely reduced to garbage time, and Alexander scored 42 points in the third quarter. In the end, the Thunder won a big victory, and 153 points in a single game was a new season high for the Thunder and tied the King's season scoring record. After this game, the Thunder overtook the Lakers in record and rose to 12th place in the West.
Statistics
Rockets: Jaylen Green 12 points, 4 assists and 2 blocks, Jabaris Smith Jr. 11 points and 3 rebounds, Shin Kyung 10 points and 4 rebounds, Washington 20 points off the bench, Christopher 20 points and 5 assists, Ethan 18 points and 8 rebounds, Garuba 10 points and 4 rebounds
Thunder: Alexander 42 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks, Muscala 10 points and 6 rebounds, Giddy 17 points, 8 rebounds, 10 assists and 3 steals, substitute Joe 18 points, Jaylene Williams 10 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Trey Mann 11 points and 5 assists
Star of the field: Alexander
Alexander was on fire in the first quarter and scored 20 points to help the team open the scoring gap first. He had already scored 28 points in the half, setting a career half-time scoring record. He continued to use his personal ability in the third quarter to help his team take a lead of as many as 45 points, and he finished with 42 points in the third quarter. If it weren't for the big difference between the two sides, he would even have a chance to set a new personal record of 44 points in a single game.
Highlight moments
Shen Jing glided and sent out the hot pot big hat
Alexander broke through with the ball to complete a one-arm dunk
Alexander dashingly turned and jumpered
Fernando Tomahawk Snap
Alexander hit the ground and passed Giddy for a layup
Alexander was not afraid of the basket and three defensive layups
Isaiah Joe scored a 2+1 on a steal
Match Review
At the start of the first quarter, Alexander scored a layup to score the first athletic battle score for the Thunder. Shin Jing scored a dunk, Muscala hit a 3-pointer, Alexander scored a 2+1, and Smith Jr. 2+1 also took color. Alexander stepped back on a jumper, Shin Jing broke through for a layup, Wiggins and Muskala hit back-to-back 3-pointers, and the Thunder played a 10-2 offensive surge to stretch the gap to double digits. Martin Jr. made an empty layup, Alexander scored four straight points, Smith Jr. hit a layup and Fernando scored on a dunk. Trey Mann catches a layup, Washington drifts a jumper, and Williams hit a three-pointer. Alexander scored four straight points to bring his personal quarter-scoring to 20 points, helping the Thunder take a 19-point lead. The first quarter ended with the Rockets trailing the Thunder 19-38.
At the start of the second quarter, Fernando scored a layup, Giddy scored on a free throw, Williams scored a dunk, and Washington and Jaylen Green scored back-to-back points. Giedy hit a three-point shot, and Dieng cut for a 2+1 layup, and the difference between the two sides exceeded the 20 mark for the first time. Giddy scored on a layup, Washington broke through the throw, Jaelin Williams scored on a jumper, Trey Mann hit a three-pointer, and Shinkyung turned for a jumper. The two sides scored four consecutive three-pointers, Christopher scored a 2+1 layup, Muscala and Smith Jr. matched three points, and Alexander hit four consecutive free throws. Christopher broke through for a dunk, Giddy scored an empty cut, Alexander scored four straight points, Jaylen Green scored on a free throw, and Giddy made a layup. The Thunder entered the second half with a 26-point lead, tying the team's season record at halftime. At halftime, the Rockets trailed the Thunder 53-79.
Easy to fight again. Wiggins cut for a layup, Jaylen Green hit a three-pointer, Giddy and Alexander scored back-to-back goals, and Jaylen Green broke through for a layup. Alexander cut for a layup, Jaylen Green hit a three-pointer, and Muscala scored seven straight points as the Thunder extended their lead to more than 30 points. Shin Kyung turned to make a jumper, Martin Jr. scored a free throw, Jay responded with a foul free throw, and Alexander pulled back to make a jumper. Garuba cut for a layup, Muscala hit a 3-pointer, Alexander broke through and the Thunder played a 13-3 offensive climax to bring the difference to 41 points. Ethan and Washington made back-to-back layups, the Thunder scored five straight points, Christopher broke through for a dunk, and Joe hit a three-pointer. Alexander scored on a free throw, his personal score exceeded the 40 mark, Washington hit a three-pointer, Alexander hit 2 free throws at the free throw line, and Fernando made up for the bound. At the end of the third quarter, the Rockets trailed the Thunder 81-123.
At the beginning of the final quarter, due to the large difference between the two sides, the two teams gradually replaced substitutes, and the game began to enter garbage time. Christopher scored four straight points to help the team close the gap to less than 40 points. Beazley hit a three-pointer, Washington broke through the throw, Giddy scored on a layup, Ethan made a dunk, and Dieng hit a three-pointer. The subsequent gap between the two sides still hovered around 40 points, and failed to narrow to less than 30 points. With 5 minutes and 22 seconds left in the game, the two sides completely replaced the main rotation players, and the Thunder closed the army. As the game time ran out, the Thunder scored a big victory.
Both sides start
Rockets: Knicks, Jaylen Green, Martin Jr., Jabari Smith Jr., Shin Kyung
Thunder: Alexander, Giddy, Wiggins, Jaylen Williams, Muscala