The Thunder swept the Pelicans, 5-for-1 and 31.5 million stars became the league's worst loss, averaging 0 points per game in the playoffs

Achenggao

2024-04-30 11:33Posted in Shandong Sports Creator

On April 30, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs continued, and today the Pelicans and Thunder ushered in the fourth game of the series, the first three games of the Thunder all defeated the opponent, if they can continue to win, they will be able to sweep the opponent, and finally rely on the play of Jay and Alexander in the last moments, they defeated the opponent to advance to the second round. It turns out that the first in the West is not a paper tiger, they do have a lot of strength.

We won't go into detail about the process of this game, let's mainly talk about the last 6 minutes of regular time, CJ hit a mid-range shot to help the Pelicans chase down to only 1 point, Alexander and Jay Wei combined to score 5 points to help the team establish a lead, and then Jay Wei hit another three points, and the Thunder directly established a 9-point lead, after which although CJ and Varan combined to score 4 points, but relying on Jayway's free throws, the Thunder finally won 97-89 without danger.

In this game, the Thunder faced the Pelicans' high-intensity defense, their core play was not efficient, Alexander shot 8-of-21 from the field, 1-of-4 from three-point range and got 24 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, his offensive inefficiency was due to a sprained ankle in the first half, but when the team needed to score, he also stepped up in the fourth quarter, and he set an example for the team on the defensive end.

In this game, Holmgren's three-point failure was the key to the Thunder's failure to establish a lead in the early stage, because his three-point split could not be opened, Varan would not be off, and the opponent had an advantage inside, and Varland scored 19 points and 13 rebounds in 25 points in this game. However, as a rookie, Holmgren also played very well in the playoffs, shooting 5-of-12 from the field and 1-of-7 from three-point range, with 14 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.

Jayway's big heart attribute is honestly no worse than Alexander, this first-round No. 12 show, to reach the current height is really unexpected, he played well in the regular season has been eye-catching, I didn't expect that as a rookie in the playoffs, he not only did not have a trace of timidity, but also was able to stand up and score frequently at critical moments, this game shot 9 of 17, 2 of 6 three-pointers got 24 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, the first four three-pointers did not have one, and two three-pointers were hit at the critical moment in the fourth quarter.

Giddey and Dort also played well, Giddey shot 5 of 10 in this game, 4 of 6 three-pointers got 14 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, Dort shot 4 of 7 and 2 of 5 three-pointers got 11 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, because the team has enough shooters, so Alexander and Jaewe have enough space to break through the kill, their offense is difficult to limit, it can be said that Alexander and Jaew played well, in a certain aspect, the team system is not small for them.

Now the biggest problem that the Thunder seems to be the lack of a qualified forward player, their No. 3 and No. 4 positions are too small in size, facing the remnants of the Pelicans may not be afraid, if they meet the Clippers or Nuggets in the future, they will be very passive, this round of the series is due to Zion's injury, otherwise the Thunder will not be so easy to step over, their current No. 3 position Jay is 1.96 meters, No. 4 Giddey is 2.03 meters, Giddey used to play the No. 1 position, and the confrontation ability is very limited.

It's true that they realized at the trade deadline that the team made the playoffs, so the team wants to strengthen their weakness, they want to get a qualified forward, and at the same time they are still a youth army, the team is inexperienced, and they are aiming for Hayward, after all, Hayward is very much in line with their requirements.

Hayward is a forward player, not only projection, but also the ability to handle the ball, a representative of the jack-of-all-trades front, and has enough experience, so the Thunder took him through a trade, in order to get Hayward, the Thunder sent Mann, Micic, Bertans and two second-round picks, and made a 5-for-1 deal, I thought that this deal would make the Thunder a lot of money, after all, Hayward is very much in line with the Thunder's system, but it turned out to be the most loss-making deal this season.

Before joining the Thunder, Hayward averaged 14.5 points, 4.7 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.1 steals per game, with a three-point shooting rate of 37%, and his performance was very good.

He can't play a role in the face of high-intensity defense now, he can't shoot when the opportunity comes out, and he can't do well defensively, he can't play a role in other aspects except experience, so far in the playoffs, he has averaged 9 minutes per game and averaged 0 points per game, although he has averaged 0 points per game because he has made a total of 1 shot in the playoffs, but to be honest, it is true that he did not meet expectations, otherwise the coach would not abandon him, the annual salary of 31.5 million this season is too pitiful.

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