On April 25, Beijing time, the Thunder and Pelicans G2, this game of the Thunder is hilarious. There were basically no difficulties on the offensive end, which allowed them to maintain a 13-point lead in the first quarter. After that, the Thunder could continue to widen the difference, but the Pelicans lacked strength on the offensive end, which also made the Thunder easily beat the Pelicans 92-124.
All three cores of this thunder have completed a big explosion. Among them, Alexander's current play is really stable, especially in the third quarter, he scored 12 points in a single quarter, and his overall aggression on the offensive end is too strong. The Pelicans simply couldn't limit his offense, and he didn't rely on free throws, scoring 31 points on 12-of-18 shooting from the field.
And Holmgren was a big surprise. After the Pelicans don't have Zion, he can do whatever he wants on the inside. He scored 20 points in the first half and 26 points in the game. And on the defensive end, Holmgren can also limit Wallan's play and completely dominate the interior. Jaylen is also completing the rampage in the game. At one point in the game, he scored nine points in a row, helping the team expand to 25 points. Now he has both inside and outside, and he also has assists, and the overall is very comprehensive. Under this trend, Jay's 21+5+7 data has contributed very well.
Several of the Thunder's role players are also maintaining adequate contributions. Dort defended Ingram and scored 15 points on the offensive end. Giddey scored 13+6 on 4-of-9 shooting, and Joe scored 8 points on 3-of-4 shooting, and the overall depth of the Thunder was too good.
On the other hand, the Pelicans, Ingram and CJ are all war criminals. Among them, Ingram was out of step with the whole team, and the first half was a mess and was opened up by the opponent. Of course, the third quarter was okay, but he didn't have enough ability to lead the team, and the plus/minus was still the worst in the team. At the same time, CJ's performance is not good, before it could occasionally break out into a game, but now as long as the ball reaches CJ, then the offensive end will play very chaotic, and the defensive end is completely giving away points, and there are 4 mistakes in 6 of 14 in the game, which cannot give a substantial contribution.
The Pelicans' defense in the whole court is also not good, there is no attitude, and they don't stretch out their hands, which is too spicy.