On January 3, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Thunder hosted the Celtics, before the game, the Thunder 22-9 ranked second in the West, while the Green Army was 26-6 and ranked first in the East. In terms of starters, the Thunder are Alexander + Dort + Keady + Jalen Williams + Chet Holmgren, and the Green Army is Holiday + White + Brown + Tatum + Porzingis.
In the first quarter of the game, Alexander scored first with a jumper, Jayway made a layup, Chet made a jumper, the Thunder attacked fiercely, Bozin, Holiday and White scored successively, the Green Army chased to a 6-6 draw, and then Keady hit a three-point shot, Pozin made a layup, Alexander and Pozin exchanged three-point shots, Keady scored three points again, Pozin also responded with three points, the Thunder only led by 1 point, Alexander picked up a basket, Holiday scored three points, during this time the two sides played very fiercely, the Green Army suddenly lost power, Alexander made a layup, Dort scored three points, Keady and Joe were also scoring, the Thunder opened the difference, but Hauser and Horford hit three points in a row to stop the bleeding for the Green Army, Chet hat Tatum, Alexander shot in the middle, Tatum hit two free throws, 31-29 in a single quarter The Thunder led by 2 points。
Alexander scored 11 points in the first quarter and Pozin had 12 points. At the beginning of the second quarter, Jayway made a three-point shot, Tatum made a foul, Dort threw a shot, Census Reid made a layup, and Micic fired from the outside. Brown and Census Reed scored consecutive points, the Green Army chased to 41 in waves, came back from the pause Kenway and Alexander teamed up to stop the bleeding for the Thunder, Pozin and White responded, the two sides began to tug of war, Joe hit a three-point surge, Holiday also responded with three points, Keady toss, Alexander made a layup, Pozin and Brown teamed up to respond, the score alternated leads, Tatum suddenly found his touch and scored 5 points in a row, Alexander made a layup, Tatum continued to make fouls, Chet hooked his hand, Tatum stepped on the line and could hit a three-point shot, and the Green Army was 61-58 Thunder at halftime.
Halftime statistics, Tatum 15 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, Brown 6 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Porzingis 18 points and 4 rebounds, White 5 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, Holiday 7 points and 3 assists, Pritchard 5 points and 2 rebounds, Horford 3 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks. On the Thunder's side, Alexander had 17 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Keady had 10 points and 5 rebounds, Holmgren had 4 points, 5 assists and 2 blocks, Jalen Williams had 5 points, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, and Dort had 5 points and 2 rebounds.
Yibian fought again, Jay and Chet hit three points in a row, the Thunder came back, Alexander made a layup + dunk and cut 4 points in a row, the Thunder gradually gained the upper hand, Brown had no feeling, crazy iron, Bozin made a layup, Dort responded with a mid-range shot, and Keady broke through to make 2+1, Tatum and Keady hit each other's three-point shots, Tatum continued to cut points with both hands, Alexander and Aaron Wiggins teamed up to respond, at this time the Thunder had a 10-point lead, the Green Army basically relied on Tatum and Pozin to score, everyone else was playing iron, Hauser scored three points, White made a layup, Chet hat Pozin, Alexander showed a shot, the Thunder did not give the Green Army a chance to exert force, Tatum chased the single digit with a layup, Alexander God went down to earth, scored three points in response, and the third quarter ended with the Thunder 98-86 Green Army.
Alexander scored 16 points in the third quarter, and at the beginning of the crucial final quarter, Jaylin and Wallace hit three points in a row, with a difference of 16 points, but then the Thunder's shooting rate declined, Horford, White and Brown played a wave, the Green Army chased to single digits, Chet hit a three-pointer to stop the bleeding for the Thunder, Tatum scored 4 points in a row, Dort responded to the basket, the Thunder still led by 10 points with 3 minutes left in the game, Brown scored 4 points in a row with a basket + free throws, Chet responded with three points, and Pozin 2+1 continued, Brown made a mistake and was fouled by Jalen, who scored two free throws, White scored three points, the difference was only 2 points, Jaylen responded with a shot, Bozin made free throws to continue his life again, Keady seized the opportunity with two free throws, Pozin stepped on the line with three points, Alexander made free throws to end the suspense, and finally the Thunder narrowly defeated the Green Army 127-123.
Thunder data: Alexander 36 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, shooting 14 of 22 with ridiculously high efficiency, especially in the third quarter with 16 points, hammering double tanhua, in fact, the green army has begun to wrap Alexander, helpless or can't prevent it, Alexander has a strong shooting ability, and plays smart, can always find defensive gaps, 11 of the last 13 games 30+, Durant after the Thunder team history record, there is no doubt that Alexander is already the league's top scorer.
Chet Holmgren had 14 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 blocks, and he had the upper hand against Pozin overall, but he hit two key three-pointers in the final quarter, and his defensive attitude was no problem. Keady had 23 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, and his outstanding performance was also the hero of the Thunder's victory, and Jalen Williams had 16 points, 3 steals and 2 blocks.
Dort 9 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks, Joe 10 points and 3 rebounds, overall, the Thunder can be called the big dark horse in the West this season, after defeating the Green Army, they have won 5 consecutive wins, 23 wins and 9 losses to stabilize the second position in the West, 1.0 wins behind the Timberwolves, the pattern of the West has changed dramatically, the Suns, Lakers and Warriors The three popular teams are not ideal, but the Timberwolves and Thunder began to rise.
And the main reason why the Thunder are strong this season is that Alexander is a little incomprehensible, extremely strong in scoring, the key is efficient, there is almost no downturn, much better than the Rockets' Jalen Green, it is worth noting that Alexander has just been selected as the Western Conference Player of the Week.
Green Army data: Tatum got 30 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 turnovers, Porzingis played well with 34 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks, the Green Army double-core had no choice but to cut empty, White 19 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 turnovers, Holiday 7 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, was completely blown out by Alexander, and Jaylen Brown was 4 of 17, 0 of 7 three-pointers, 7 of 8 free throws contributed 15 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 turnovers, this performance is a crime, you must know that Jaylen Brown took the largest contract in NBA history, and as a result, he was digging holes all over the court and became a sinner in losing。 After this battle, the Green Army ended a six-game winning streak, but their record is still the first in the league.