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The Thunder have won three straight games after beating the defending champion Nuggets in their last game, and the team's momentum is very good. At present, 21-9 ranks second in the West, and with the form of this season, there is no suspense in advancing to the playoffs. Next, they will return to their home court to face the Eastern Conference powerhouse Brooklyn Nets. The Nets suffered a two-game losing streak to the Wizards and are currently in ninth place in the East with 15 wins and 17 losses.
In the first quarter of the game, the Nets were full of firepower, both inside and outside, 7 of 10 3-pointers, and the shooting rate was amazing!The Thunder are 3 of 4 from the outside, and the shooting percentage is also very high, but the number of shots is small;In the battle on the inside, the Nets also had the advantage, conceding a total of 4 goals in this quarter, scoring 36 points in a single quarter!Bridges had a hot first quarter, shooting 6-of-8, including three 3-pointers, for 15 points, plus one rebound and three assistsThomas became a bench wonder, scoring 10 points on 4-of-4 shooting in the quarterAlexander on the Thunder's side also performed well in the first quarter, scoring 13 points on 4-of-7 shooting and 5-of-5 free throws, and the Thunder trailed by 33-36 at the end of the first quarter
In the second quarter, both teams lost power at the same time, and the Nets were even more completely broken. In this quarter, the Nets only made 3 of 12 from the outside, and they shot a total of 4 from the inside, scoring only 20 points in a single quarterThe Thunder's outside feel in this quarter is also average, only 2 of 7, but the impact on the inside line is frequent, and a total of 3 shots are conceded, and 26 points are continued in a single quarter;At halftime, the Thunder led by three points at 59-56;
Yibian fought again, the Nets continued to lose power in the third quarter, and the Thunder took advantage of the momentum to continue to open up the difference!In this quarter, the Nets shot 3 points from the outside, and only hit 2 of 14 shots in total, and the shooting percentage was frighteningly low!The Thunder blossomed inside and out, hitting 4 3-pointers, and the interior line also frequently scored, scoring another 30 points in a single quarter, and the score came to 89-79 after the third quarter, and the Thunder led by 10 points;
At the beginning of the final quarter, the Nets' feel still did not improve significantly, and the Thunder continued to play steadily and steadily to open up the difference;The Thunder's inside and outside performance in this quarter is still stable, hitting 7 3-pointers from the outside, while the Nets are only 1 of 6, and the outside link alone is 18 points behindAs the score difference widened, the two teams also withdrew their main force Mingjin one after another. In the end, the Thunder defeated the Nets 124-108 at home to win four consecutive victories and continue to consolidate their No. 2 position in the West.
In this game, the Thunder led the Nets in a number of key statistics, including 6 more 3-pointers, and the free throw shooting rate also led by a large margin, and the gap was even bigger is the shooting percentage, which reached 54%!And the Nets only have 37%.
Stats: Thunder: Alexander 24 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, Jalen Williams 17 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, Holmgren 18 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, Keady 20 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, Dort 18 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Wallace 10 points and 3 boards, Isaiah Joe 7 points, Micic 2 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Kenrich Williams 2 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists;
Nets: Claxton 15 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists, Bridges 22 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, Cameron Johnson 13 points and 6 boards, Finney Smith 8 points and 6 boards, Dinwiddie 13 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, Thomas 20 points, Dennis Smith 7 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, O'Neal 5 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Sharpe 3 points and 2 boards.