The west has changed! The Thunder three young bombers 66 + 21 + 15 pierced Doncic Irving, and the coach revealed the real reason for the win

Li Xilin's basketball lore

2024-05-08 13:15Posted in Beijing Sports Creators

The West has changed! The young Thunder proved that winning the first place in the West is not a fluke, and the new version of the Thunder Sanshao teamed up in the first game of the Western Conference semifinals, and the Thunder defeated the Mavericks 117-95 and made a good start to the Western Conference semifinals. Alexander put up a solid performance, finishing with 29 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks, and shooting 2-of-4 from three-point range. Holmgren had 19 points, 7 rebounds, 2 steals and 3 blocks. Jalen Williams had 18 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, including 10 points in the final quarter to help the Thunder seal the win early.

The new version of the Thunder Three Less pierced the heart of the Eastern European combination. Doncic had 19 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists, 6-of-19 shooting, 1-of-8 three-pointers, and he was limited in this game, Irving had 20 points, 3 assists and 2 steals, but it was not enough to help the Mavericks win.

At that time, the Thunder three young Durant, Wei Shao and Harden teamed up to reach the Finals, and now the Thunder three young people teamed up to win the first place in the West in the regular season, reached the Western Conference semifinals, and temporarily led the Mavericks, this team has a bright future.

Alexander and Doncic are both candidates for MVP this season, and it is clear that Alexander has the upper hand in this game. He's playing more efficiently and his offensive options are more reasonable. Alexander's offensive options are good and he doesn't shoot indiscriminately. Doncic often makes random shots, and he likes to shoot three-pointers paranoidly, even if his three-pointers aren't very accurate. He shot 1-of-8 from three-point range.

Alexander was also better on the defensive end, with 2 blocks and 1 steal in this game, with a game-high plus/minus of +21, and Doncic's plus/minus was the worst of the game's -21. It can be said that Alexander completely compared Doncic.

In this game, Jalen Williams also suppressed Irving in the final quarter, he only scored 8 points in the first three quarters, but he made 4 shots in the final quarter, he scored a layup, scored two three-pointers in a row, and scored 10 points in a row to help the Thunder lead by 17 points. With two three-pointers from Aaron Wiggins and Carson Wallace, the game turned into garbage time, and Mavericks coach Kidd made a substitution.

Irving was known as the king of the stubs, but this time he only scored 5 points in the final quarter, which was a drop in the bucket and could not help the Mavericks turn around.

Holmgren, the Thunder's interior giant, played a solid and tough performance despite being a rookie, not only scoring 19 points, but also playing well on the defensive end, with 7 rebounds, 3 blocks and 2 steals. Holmgren compared the Mavericks' rookie center to Lively Ly, who had two points, four rebounds, two turnovers and a plus/minus of -13.

The Thunder have no shortage of helpers, and Wiggins, Jaylin Williams, Wallace, Isaiah Joe and Dort are all in full swing in this battle. In particular, Dort's restriction of Doncic is very successful, and he deserves to be the Thunder's full-time defensive giant. After the game, the Thunder coach explained the key to his team's victory: "We did a good job of protecting the basket, including the rebounding matchup. We were accurate on the pitch and we used the second chance in the first half to create a lot of points. The frontline players did a good job of attacking the basket and we had a lot of energy. The Thunder won 13 rebounds 52-39.

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