On November 5, Beijing time, the NBA regular season Thunder defeated the Lakers 107-104 with a maximum of 19 points behind on the road, completing a double kill. There may be a lot of people talking about the Lakers' rout after the game, but I think we need to talk about this Thunder and talk about Alexander, the young top-paid player.
In the whole game, the Thunder had 6 people score in double figures, including core Alexander played 39 minutes, shooting 9 of 17, 4 of 7 from three-point range, 6 of 6 from the free throw line, contributing 28 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, and the plus-minus value on the court was +14 for the first place on the team. Especially in the crucial fourth quarter, Alexander was 3 of 3 in a single quarter, including 2 of 2 of three points and 3 of 3 free throws, scoring 11 points, which was the key to the team's reversal to win.
The point is: in the final 1 and a half minutes of the game, when the Thunder led by 3 points at 98-95, Alexander took the ball just past the middle line and shot decisively, hitting a logo three-pointer to directly open the score; and then in the case of being caught, he gave Dort an assist dunk to ensure that the team would eventually win the victory.
After the game, even the NBA official couldn't help but tweet and praise: "Alexander is fearless"! The famous Wade retweeted Alexander's ultra-far three-point video, writing: "Now these young people are really different!
Alexander was the no. 11 pick in the first round of 2018, played for the Clippers for the first two seasons of his career, was sent to the Thunder in the 2019 offseason deal for George, and then the Thunder began the process of collecting draft picks to rebuild after sending Westbrook, and it was in this situation that Alexander became the only confirmed team core of the Thunder, so we saw the team reach a $173 million salary extension contract with him this offseason.
To be honest, the goal of the Thunder this season is to swing bad and fight for a good draft signing, so many of us may be used to watching the Thunder lose, but this does not mean that this group of young people are not willing to win, when they see the opportunity to win, they will go all out to pounce, and it just so happens that the Lakers who are not angry let the Thunder see such an opportunity. (Alexander said in a post-game interview: "We respect the Lakers, but we also want to prove ourselves")
Season average 23.5 points, 4.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game, shooting 45.8%, three-point shooting rate of 38.9%, is Alexander's data this season, although the Thunder is a fish belly team, but Alexander is a real supernova player, his contract is on the same level as Doncic and Trae Young, but because of the Thunder and a lot less attention.
In short, leading the team to reverse the Lakers in two consecutive games for a total of 45 points, Alexander has proved himself, and being able to win the NBA's official affirmation has already said it all!