Defeat the Celtics! Russian City once again set off a storm of youth, and the Thunder became the favorites to win the championship

The Thunder have been in hot form recently, playing a wave of four consecutive wins, the first Timberwolves in the West and the Nuggets in the third in the West have lost miserably in their hands, the Thunder once again played a youth storm in the NBA, Alexander averaged 31.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, 6.3 assists and 2.6 steals per game, is the current steal king, and ranks in the top five in the MVP rankings.

The Celtics lead the league with 26 wins and 6 losses, and it is difficult to find a defeat at home with 16 wins and 0 losses.

Porzingis started on fire, he hit two three-pointers, 5-of-7 in the first quarter to score 12 points, Alexander did not show weakness, 5-of-7 in the single quarter with 11 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, he led the Thunder to a wave of 10-2 in the middle of the first quarter, helping the team lead to 8 points, Hauser and Horford hit two three-pointers to help the team chase points, Tatum hit two free throws before the end of the first quarter to help the Celtics trail by two points at 29-31. Derrick White injured his left eye and returned to the field after four stitches.

In the second quarter, the Thunder widened the margin to nine points, but the Celtics went on a 9-0 run to erase the deficit. Every time the Thunder took the lead, the Celtics immediately tied it, and Jaylen Brown assisted Tatum for a three-pointer to give the Celtics a 55-52 lead, which was also the first time the Green Army took the lead of the game. The Celtics held on to the advantage, ending the second quarter with a 61-58 lead, with the Otters scoring 10 points on 3-of-4 shooting in the quarter.

In the third quarter, SGA mastered the situation on the court, after Alexander passed Holiday for a layup, the Thunder played another wave of 8-0, overtaking the score, and then he became more and more courageous, 16 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists in 7 of 10 in a single quarter, before the end of the third quarter, the Celtics once chased single digits, Alexander stepped back and hit a three-point shot, the team led to double digits again at 98-86, and the Thunder played 40-25 in a single quarter.

The Thunder extended the margin to 18 points in the fourth quarter, but then the Celtics rallied and hit a drifting three-pointer from White with 41 seconds left to tie the deficit to two points. Jalen Williams singled out Tatum to score, Porzingis hit both free throws, and then the Celtics started foul tactics, Giddey also had two free throws, and Platinum shot from a long distance, but because he stepped on the line and turned three points into two points, the Celtics could only foul again, Alexander steadily closed two points, Brown missed the back, and the Thunder beat the Celtics 127-123 to win five in a row and end the opponent's six-game winning streak.

Alexander scored 36+6+7 on 14-of-22 shooting, Giddey scored 23+8+6 on 8-of-14 shooting, Jalen Williams contributed 16 points, Chet scored 14 points and 7 assists, and Isaiah Joe scored 10 points.

For the Celtics, Porzingis scored 34 points and 10 rebounds, Tatum scored 30+13+8 on 10-of-31 shooting, White scored 19+5+6, and Brown scored 15 points and 6 rebounds.

Does the current Thunder remind you of the Thunder in the 11-12 season? At that time, Durant was 23 years old, selected for the first team, an All-Star, won the scoring title, and ranked second in the MVP selection, and Wei Shao was also 23 years old, selected for the second team, All-Star, Harden won the best sixth man at the age of 22, Ibaka was 22 years old, selected for the first defense and won the block king, at the end of the regular season they scored 47-19 and ranked second in the West, the Thunder three less entered the playoffs for the third time, all the way out of Nowitzki's Mavericks, Kobe's Lakers, Duncan's Spurs reached the finals, but lost 1-4 to the Heat Big Three, relegated to the runner-up. After that, the Thunder had an MVP, the three of them won a total of 9 scoring titles in 11 years, Wei Shao held three assist kings, Harden also won two assist kings, and the three of them were selected into the top 75 together, which can be seen in the vision of the Thunder draft.

Now this Thunder team Alexander is 25 years old, Jalen Williams is 22 years old, Chet is 21 years old, Giddey is 21 years old, and they are also ranked second in the West, the oldest Alexander was selected for a team and an All-Star last season, and he scored 33 points in the third quarter of this game, which the Mei Ji commented was an MVP performance. However, they lack playoff experience, so far only Alexander has played a playoff game in the 19-20 season, or a round trip, and the Thunder Sanshao played almost 6 games with the defending champion Lakers for the first time, when Durant and Wei Shao were only 21 years old, and Dewey had already reached the Western Conference finals at the age of 22. This year's Thunder entered the playoffs, ranked second in the power rankings, and defeated the first Celtics, and have become the favorites to win the championship!