At 9:00 a.m. Beijing time on January 3, the NBA regular season matchup is in full swing, and the Oklahoma City Thunder are hosting the Boston Celtics. Prior to this game, the Celtics had a 26-6 record, ranking first in the league, and they have recently launched a wave of six consecutive wins. This season, the Green Army is indeed dominant, not losing a game at home, their starting lineup is very adaptable, there is a balance of internal and external offense and defense, there are no shortcomings, and there are many substitutes with independent offensive ability. Speaking about the team's future goals, Tatum has something to say: "We've had some success as a team, I've personally had some results and accolades, and now all that's left is the championship." ”
"And I've played a lot of games, a lot of playoff games, and I know what I'm worth, and it doesn't have to be about scoring, I can cover for my teammates, as long as they can score. It's not going to be statistically statistical, but I know it's just as impactful as it can help the team win. "On the other side, the Thunder team, before this game, with a record of 22 wins and 9 losses, ranked 2nd in the West, the Thunder is not a soft persimmon, as one of the strongest dark horses in the Western Division, they also have a combination of offense and defense, a number of average data per game are among the best, they are also the league's most accurate three-point shooting team, with a shooting rate of 39.1%, the star Alexander, this season also played at the level of MVP.
In this game, the two sides are in the starting lineup, the Thunder sent Dort, Jalen Williams, Holmgren, Giddey and Alexander, and the Celtics sent Brown, Tatum, Porzingis, White and Holiday on the Celtic side. At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, Boshen jumped the ball to win, the Green Army launched its first attack, Brown came up and hit a three-point wave first, the Thunder launched a counterattack, Alexander shook a shot in the middle distance and scored the first goal of the game, Jay Wei cut the inside line easy layup also scored, Boshen was not to be outdone, the same way inside the basket for the Green Army to open, Chet singled out White, the limit of the backward jumper shot steadily and steadily, White immediately chased a three-point shot at a 45-degree angle to fight back, Giddey shot at the bottom corner of the outside line, and it was into the center of the net.
The Thunder team blossomed more, everyone can soar into difficult balls, the offensive end of the Green Army is also very strong, Boshen scored 5 points in a row with an inside and outside shot, Giddey hit a three-point shot in the bottom corner, Alexander accelerated the breakthrough, and relied on the defense to fly to the basket to make it 2+1, and Holiday also had an outside shot. At the end of the first quarter, the Thunder led the Celtics by two points at 31-29. At the beginning of the second quarter of the game, Jewway pulled a three-point hole through the basket at the top of the arc to help the Thunder take the next city, Pritchard stepped off and made a layup to wipe the board, Wiggins carried the basketball on a rampage, and scored on the inside, Boshen sat under the basket, and scored a basket with a small hand, Pritchard felt hot, and the decisive shot outside the three-point line was entering the heart of the net, Boshen cut in the middle, and the difficulty of the layup was also successful, and the score of the two sides was deadlocked.
In the second half of the second quarter, Tatum strengthened his offensive aggression and scored consecutive points on inside and outside shots, and at the end of the half, the Green Army led the Thunder by three points at 61-58. In the first half, Tatum had 15 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, Porzingis had 18 points and 4 rebounds, and Alexander had 17 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. At the beginning of the second half of the game, Yibian fought again, Jayway's large three-point shot confidently shot, straight to the basket, opening the third quarter of the game, Holmgren arc top chase three-point domineering response, Alexander accelerated the counterattack, did not hesitate to make a high-speed layup, Boshen penalty area to eat cake and score steadily, Alexander took off one-handed split dunk ignited the whole court, Giddey paint area small throw to pick down two points, but the Celtics were a little unbearable, it didn't take long in the third quarter to gain the upper hand, and the Thunder of the home game began to gain momentum.
Alexander was unstoppable, scoring consecutive points inside and outside, scoring 16 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists on 7-of-10 shooting in the third quarter, leading the Thunder to a 10-point lead. At the end of the third quarter, the Thunder led the Celtics by 12 points at 98-86. In the last three or four minutes, the Green Army, under the leadership of Tatum, launched a crazy counterattack, but it was too late, and there was not much time left on the court in the end, and in the end, the Thunder defeated the Celtics 127-123, ending the Green Army's 6-game winning streak and winning a wave of 5 consecutive wins.
In terms of statistics, on the Celtics' side, Tatum had 30 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists, Brown had 15 points and 6 rebounds on 4-of-18 shooting, Porzingis had 34 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists, White had 19 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, and Holiday had 7 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. On the Thunder's side, Alexander exploded with 36 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, Williams 16 points, Giddey 23 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, and Dort 9 points and 8 rebounds.