The Thunder deserved to be the first in the West, Alexander scored 33 points, and Holmgren 26+7 was amazing

Jialu takes stock of sports

2024-04-25 12:04Posted in Jiangxi Sports Creator

On April 25, Beijing time, in the first round of the NBA playoffs G2, the Thunder, the first in the West, defeated the Pelicans 124-92 at home, and the team won two home courts, and the big score came to 2-0. Holmgren got 26 points and 7 rebounds in this game, and it was amazing to have such a performance in the second playoff game of his career, the young man has a promising future, Alexander contributed 33 points, Jalen Williams got 21 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, and the young Thunder scored 20+ points at the same time. On the Pelicans' side, Ingram scored 18 points, CJ scored 15 points, and Varland scored 19 points, and the team's six players scored in double figures, but no player scored more than 20 points.

After seeing the two G1 teams play so closely, many media and fans believe that there is a high probability of a black eight situation in the first round of this year's playoffs, and the young Thunder is so weak in the interior depth, it is difficult for the team to resist the Pelicans with Wallan.

However, the Thunder's first place in the West does not rely on luck, the team's hard power is still there, but G1 is the first time for many Thunder players to play the playoffs, and the team lacks experience, which also leads to the final moment of the game.

In the first quarter of this game, the Pelicans' tactics were still the main offense inside, and Varland was in the paint area, but the team was completely locked up by the Thunder on the outside, and shot 1 of 8 in a single quarter, and the Thunder showed their advantage, the team rained three-point, and shot 7 of 11 from the outside in a single quarter, Holmgren performed well, he scored 15 points on 5 shots in the first quarter, helping the Thunder to blast out a 35-22 offense in a single quarter, with a net win of 13 points, and the Thunder opened the gap in the first quarter.

In the second quarter of the game, the two teams played against each other on the offensive end, and the Pelicans also found their shooting touch on the outside, hitting four three-pointers in a single quarter, and the team scored 28 points in the second quarter. However, they couldn't limit the Thunder's play on the defensive end, Alexander took over the team's offense, he scored 9 points in a single quarter, Holmgren and Jalen Williams also performed well, the Thunder also scored 28 points in a single quarter, and the two teams played a tie in the second quarter, and the halftime difference was still 13 points.

In the third quarter, the Thunder completely ushered in an explosion on the offensive end, Alexander scored consecutive indiscriminate singles to complete the score, and scored another 12 points in a single quarter, Holmgren also played on the inside, and the Pelicans could not match the offensive intensity of the Thunder, they only scored 24 points in a single quarter, a net minus 5 points. After the first three quarters of the game, the Thunder had an 18-point lead, and the advantage was very obvious.

In the final quarter of the game, the Thunder's offense continued, the Pelicans were weak, they couldn't score on the inside, and they couldn't shoot on the outside, and the Thunder had a 34-point lead with 3 minutes left in the game, and the Pelicans replaced all the main forces early, and the game also entered practice time. In the end, the Thunder defeated the Pelicans at home, and the team easily won G2.

After watching this round of the series, where is it so easy to want the black eight, the main reason why G1 is so close is that the Thunder young people are still adapting to the intensity of the playoffs, when they ease up, the team can play back on track, the gap between the two teams in the strength of the lineup is still very obvious, as the rankings of the two teams show, the Thunder can rank first in the West for a reason.

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