30+7+6 per game, offensive and defensive integration! The No. 1 Thunder in the West is out, and Alexander can leave with his head held high

Jialu takes stock of sports

2024-05-19 11:09Posted in Jiangxi Sports Creator

In the Thunder and Mavericks series G6, the Thunder fought for 48 minutes, but the team made a mistake in defense at the last moment, giving Washington three free throws, and he did not waste such a good opportunity, three free throws to grasp two, the last deliberate free throw, the Thunder did not pause at this time and could only shoot three points in the backcourt, and finally finished with iron, and finally the Thunder lost to the Mavericks by 1 point, and the team stopped in the division semifinals with a score of 2-4, as the first in the West in the regular season this season, Losing to the Mavericks, who finished fifth in the West in the regular season, was undoubtedly an upset.

Judging from the performance in the game, although Alexander's foul in the final minute caused the team to lose the game, his performance in this game was already impeccable, and without his performance, the Thunder would not have played the final moments. Especially when the Mavericks overtook the point difference, Alexander almost single-handedly led the team to bite the score, when Irving hit three points, he directly chased down the three-point score, and at the same time hit the difficult emergency stop jump shot again, he got 36 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 blocks in the whole game.

And we look at the whole playoffs, the Thunder were able to reach the division semifinals, Alexander also made a great contribution, as the absolute core of the team, his strong performance is the key to the team's ability to achieve such results.

In this year's playoffs, Alexander played in a total of 10 games, averaging 30.2 points, 7.2 rebounds and 6.4 assists in 39.8 minutes per game, shooting 49.6% from the field and 43.2% from three-point range. And he can also complete 1.3 steals and 1.7 blocks, a real combination of offense and defense, high scores on offense, and extremely aggressive defense, there are very few stars in the league like Alexander who can play an impact on both ends of the floor.

No matter what kind of defensive strategy he encounters, Alexander is indiscriminate singles, his individual performance is very stable, when the team needs to score, Alexander can always step up, especially at critical moments, his shooting will hardly be lost, even against the defender, he can also shoot, Alexander's performance in this year's playoffs has been good enough, although the Thunder have not been able to go further, but Alexander can leave with his head held high, he has done his best.

For the Thunder, this year's playoffs exposed obvious shortcomings, that is, the interior line is too poor, and the loss of G6 is also the reason, the team maintained the lead in the final quarter, and the defense was also in place, but it was to lose rebounds in a row, so that the Mavericks got a lot of opportunities for secondary offense, which also led to the team's lead being slowly swallowed up, and finally lost the game.

If the Thunder want to achieve some results in the playoffs, it is necessary to strengthen the interior line, Alexander, Holmgren and Jalen Williams, the team's young core lineup has been formed, and now it is missing some high-quality championship puzzle pieces, if they can use their first-round picks and chips to introduce a defensive interior line this summer, then the Thunder will only be stronger next season, they are just the beginning of their rise this season, and with the growth of the young core, the Thunder will maintain the championship strength for a long time.

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