Alexander beat the Clippers 31+8! George scored a total of 16 points on 25 shooting, and the Thunder lost 5 for 1 Hayward
On February 23, Beijing time, after the All-Star Weekend, the NBA finally ushered in the rematch, so the league also arranged a lot of focus battles, there are a lot of strong dialogues on the western side today, today's second Thunder in the West sat at home to usher in the challenge of the third Clippers in the West, the two teams only have a half-win difference, whoever wins will sit in the second position, a fierce battle is inevitable, then let's talk about the game process, and then talk about the players' play.
The game returns:
At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, Giddey and Dort combined to score 4 points to win the Thunder lead, Harden broke through the kill response, Holmgren hit three points, Harden and Zubac combined to cut 4 points to catch up with the difference, Dort and Holmgren hit three points one after another to help the team re-establish the lead, Zubac and George combined to cut 4 points in response, Alexander hit another three points, Leonard stood up and scored 6 points in a row to help the team catch up with the difference, and then the two sides fell into a stalemate, relying on Jayway's free throws at the end of the quarter, the Thunder led by 2 points to end the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Holmgren and Aaron Wiggins combined to cut 5 points to help the Thunder expand their lead, Powell scored 6 points in a row to respond, as Harden hit another three points, the Clippers caught up with the point difference, seeing that the Clippers were about to start, Alexander and Jay cut 4 points to stop the bleeding, Powell and George cut 5 points in response, the two sides fell into a stalemate again, the Thunder relied on the play of Dort and Alexander to establish a slight lead, and the Thunder was still leading by 2 points at halftime.
Yibian replayed Zubac's inside kill to help the team tie the opponent, Dort scored 5 points in a row to stop the bleeding, Leonard and Mann combined for 5 points to respond, Holmgren and Isaiah Joe scored 4 points in a row to stop the bleeding, Zubac killed inside, Alexander scored consecutive points to help the team extend the lead, and then with the help of new signings such as Kenchi Williams, the Thunder once extended the lead to 17 points, and Powell hit a three-point shot at the end of the quarter to help the team narrow the deficit to 14 points to end the third quarter.
The final quarter of the Thunder relied on the play of Holmgren and Jayway, they extended their lead to 19 points, Harden stopped the bleeding with three points, although the Clippers still did not want to give up after that, but the opponent relied on more blossoms, but also withstood the Clippers' offensive, the difference has been about 10 points, and in the end the Clippers were powerless, they lost to the Thunder 107-129.
The small card tried its best, and the other three cores played too spicy
After chatting about the game process, let's talk about the players' play, the best performance of the Clippers in this game is Leonard, he shot 9 of 13 from the field, got 20 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, this game Harden faced his bitter master Dort, his performance was also very average, 5 of 9 shots, 3 of 6 three-pointers got 17 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 turnovers.
George faced his old club, his performance was not outstanding, this game was 6 of 16 shots, 2 of 6 three-pointers got 14 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal, Wei Shao was also very inefficient, 1 of 9 shots, 0 of 3 three-pointers got 2 points and 5 assists, except for Leonard, the other performances of the Big Four were average, which is also the reason why they collapsed in the third quarter, except for the small card, no one can continue for the team.
Powell did his best in this game, he shot 7 of 15 from the field, 4 of 9 three-pointers got 19 points and 2 rebounds, according to the current performance, Powell has the opportunity to compete for the league's best sixth man award this season, Powell averaged 19.6 points per game in his peak season, and his scoring ability is also very good, it can be said that he also sacrificed data in the Clippers.
Thunder lost 5 for 1?
Alexander's play on the side of the Thunder is also very good, although the opponent has a number of top defenders, but Alexander still played an efficient performance, he shot 12 of 19 from the field, 3 of 6 three-pointers got 31 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, Jawe still likes to sacrifice data, 18 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal on 7 of 13 shots in the game, Jaewe is worth it this season, Holmgren played very well, and scored 17 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks.
Giddey's play is very average, 4 of 10 shots, 1 of 3 three-pointers got 12 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, Giddey is not a good scorer, and now he has lost the opportunity to control the ball, so he can't play beautiful data and play his role, in this case, Giddey will probably not be able to get a big contract extension in advance in the offseason, and it is estimated that the two sides will discuss the renewal of the contract next summer.
Hayward, who was obtained by the Thunder through 5 for 1, ushered in his debut, he got 0 points, 4 rebounds and 0 assists on 0 of 2 shots from the field, and it can be said that many fans are optimistic about this deal, but as far as the current situation is concerned, Hayward is likely to play the sixth man in the Thunder, and after he has suffered frequent injuries in the past few years, he is now a blue-collar level, plus he is too glassy, I think this 5 for 1 is not worth it now.
Speaking of which, what do you have to say about the current Clippers and Thunder?