NBA regular season: Thunder beat Clippers to secure second place in the West Alexander defeated Cacho 31+8

On February 23, Beijing time, in the NBA regular season, the Thunder defeated the Clippers 129-107 and ushered in three consecutive wins. This is the third meeting between the two sides this season, and it is also the second ranking battle in the West. The two sides showed a high-quality duel in the first half, and once fell into a stalemate, and the Thunder, led by Alexander, set off a wave of 13-0 offensive climax in the third quarter to suppress the Clippers, and opened up the difference to a maximum of 22 points in one fell swoop. The follow-up Clippers have always been hopeless, Leonard gave up the game directly in the third quarter, he and George only scored a total of 34 points and were blown up by Alexander with 31 points and 8 assists, and finally the Thunder beat the Clippers twice this season and ranked second in the West.

Statistics

Clippers: Leonard 20 points, Harden 17 points and 6 rebounds, George 14 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, Zubac 13 points and 12 rebounds, Powell 19 points

Thunder: Alexander 31 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists, Dort 19 points, Holmgren 17 points and 10 rebounds, Giddey 12 points and 5 rebounds, Jalen Williams 18 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 blocks

Star of the game: Alexander

Alexander scored a game-high 31 points and continued to lead the league for the 40th 30+ game of the season, leading the team to a big win over the Clippers and helping the Thunder retain the second place in the West.

Highlight reel moments

Holmgren received the ball and hit a decisive three-point shot

Wei Shao moved to complete a difficult pull-up layup

Harden's signature pull-up hit a three-pointer with a cover

Alexander broke through 1 to 3 to complete the score

Alexander teases Harden to hit a mid-range jumper

Leonard was not afraid of Alexander's defensive shots

Joe's bottom line cuts into the dunk Zubac

Alexander flies and the opponent hits a jumper

Game recap

At the beginning of the first quarter, Giddey scored with a throw-in to score the first field for the Thunder. Dort broke through for a layup, Harden scored a layup, Holmgren hit a three-pointer, and Harden made a jumper. Zubac scored on a hook shot, Holmgren scored with another three, Mann and Dort hit a three-pointer, and Zubac and George scored back-to-back. Alexander hit a three-pointer, the Clippers went on a 10-0 run, Wallace hit a three-pointer for the Thunder, and Leonard threw up to score. Alexander hit 2 free throws, and the Thunder hit a wave of 8-0 climax to overtake the score. Leonard broke through the hook, Alexander and Williams scored back-to-back, Kofe scored six straight points, and Jalen Williams broke through for a layup. At the end of the first quarter, the Clippers trailed the Thunder 33-34.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Holmgren and Wiggins scored 5 points in a row, Powell broke through, Jalen Williams made 1 of 2 free throws, and Holmgren and Powell exchanged three points. The Clippers hit three three-pointers in a row, Jalen Williams made a step-back jumper, the Thunder scored six straight points, and Powell hit a three-pointer. Giddey scored on a free throw, Powell made a pull-up jumper, George made a three-pointer to overtake the score, and Williams made a step-back jumper. Harden hit 2 free throws, Dort and Alexander scored in a row, Leonard made a pull-up jump shot, Alexander stepped back to shoot, and Leonard broke through and scored. At halftime, the Clippers trailed the Thunder 59-61.

Yibian fights again. Zubac made a dunk, Dort hit a pullup jumper, Leonard hit a jumper, and Dort hit a three-pointer. Leonard scored another jumper, Joe scored in the air, Leonard hit 2 free throws, and Joe dunked. Mann hit a three-pointer, Holmgren made 1 of 2 free throws, Joe hit a three-pointer and George hit a pull-up jumper. Dort scored on a layup, Zubac scored on a dunk, Alexander hit a three-pointer, and the Thunder went on a 7-0 run. Zubac and Leonard scored in a row, Wiggins broke through to score 2+1, Wallace scored a layup, the Thunder hit a wave of 13-0 climax to stretch the difference to 17 points, and Powell hit a three-point shot. At the end of the third quarter, the Clippers trailed the Thunder 82-96.

At the beginning of the final quarter of the game, Jalen Williams made a backhand layup, Dort scored in the air, George broke through and scored, and Holmgren made a layup to complete 2+1. Harden hit a three-point shot, Giddey broke through and scored 2+1, Harden scored 5 points in a row, and Jalen Williams hit a three-point shot. Kofe and George scored five straight points, Dort made a layup, Powell scored on a throw, and Giddey hit a pull-up jumper. Seeing that the difference between the two sides was always above double digits, the Clippers always chased the points to no avail, and they replaced the main players with 4 minutes and 16 seconds left in the game, announcing that they would give up early, and finally the Thunder ushered in a big victory.

Both sides start

Clippers: Harden, Mann, Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, Zubac

Thunder: Alexander, Giddey, Dort, Jalen Williams, Holmgren