On May 10, Beijing time, the NBA playoffs division semifinals continued. The Oklahoma City City Thunder in the West host the Dallas Mavericks.
The G1 Thunder Youth played well on both ends of the floor, and Jalen and Chet were in the playoffs for the first time without stage fright. In the end, they easily beat the Mavericks and took a 1-0 lead.
After the first round of the regular season and playoffs, the Thunder, Timberwolves, and Nuggets in the West are considered the first echelon of strength, and other teams can only be ranked in the second and third echelons.
However, the G2 Thunder overturned, and they were overturned by the Mavericks 110-119 at home. The Thunder, which is the first in the West, has collapsed through the top strong team created in the previous game.
The Thunder swept the Pelicans without Zion in the first round, and the color was actually not very sufficient. Ingram and McCollum have never been good at playing hard, and it's easy for the Thunder to limit them.
The Mavericks' Doncic and Irving are stars with extraordinary offensive talent, and it is difficult for the Thunder defense to lock them up at the same time every game.
G2 Thunder Alexander 33 points, 12 boards and 8 assists, Jalen Williams 20 points, 4 boards and 4 assists, Chet 11 points, 6 boards, 6 assists and 2 blocks.
SGA is still efficient and unsolvable, but the rest of the Thunder are spending too much energy on defense, and their offensive efficiency is greatly affected.
On the other hand, with the Mavericks, Irving was held back and only scored 9 points, but still brushed up 11 assists. You can limit Irving's shots with his tall stature, but Irving's man-ball combination is historically rare, and it's hard to snatch the ball out of his hands.
Irving's excellent ball handling ability allows him to score with butterflies and flowers, as well as creative passes.
Eastern Europe can hold only one person at most, unless they themselves are iron. Therefore, Doncic still scored 29 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals, and his performance was very efficient.
PJ Washington was a little out of the plan, hitting seven three-pointers to finish with 29 points and 11 boards. Of course, this is also due to the strong containment force in Eastern Europe that attracts a lot of defense, so that he can get a more calm shot.
In addition, Hardaway Jr. contributed 17 points, Gafford contributed 13 points and seven rebounds, and Josh Green contributed 11 points.
The significance of the Thunder's loss in this battle is not who wins and loses in this round of matchups, but that among the three teams in the first echelon of the West, the Nuggets and the Thunder both fell off the altar, leaving only the Timberwolves to dance alone.
The Timberwolves continued their defensive No. 1 performance in the regular season and played a playoff phenomenon.
What's more, they also have upgraded Edwards and Towns on offense, and even Jokic and Murray can't do anything about them. Edwards averaged 32.3 points, 6.8 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 1.8 steals per game in the playoffs, and is another man who looks a lot like Jordan.
So, so far, the Timberwolves are the only team that is undefeated in the playoffs and are the true Western Conference powerhouses. They are expected to emerge from the West this year and stand on the stage of the Grand Finals. At that time, we are very likely to see a good show of "West Jordan" against "East Jordan".