The game between the Thunder and the Mavericks highlights an outrageous. The Thunder were able to lead in each of the first three quarters and end the third quarter with a net 23-point deficit, play a near-half-quarter zero scoring situation in the fourth quarter, and then send the Mavericks a 30-point run. However, in the end, the Thunder still won.
Just because, just when everyone thought that the Mavericks would complete a big reversal, the Thunder returned a wave of 15:2 small climax of the Mavericks, and in about four minutes, they pulled the game back. No matter how the outrageous 30:0 in front of you was beaten by others, as long as you have been beaten into a sieve from the Thunder's defensive end, and they can still adjust to win the victory, you should find that this Thunder team may not be the same. Because not to mention a young team, even if it is a veteran strong team, many times when you think that the overall situation is timed in the first three quarters, but suddenly you are overwhelmed by a violent shockwave from the opposite side, then you basically give up resistance and prepare to go home from work. But Thunder didn't, and after they were suddenly beaten by the Lone Ranger, they still stood firm, and still had the strength to hit back hard until they knocked the Lone Ranger to the ground.
Not only this rare resilience, but also in the last moment, they did not pin everything on the leading big brother Alexander, you must know that today Alexander received the Mavericks' bag treatment, and the performance has shrunk by almost half compared to usual. Probably the most relieving moment of the game was the tackle at the end of the game, but other than that, he really struggled. When the eldest brother is taken care of, whether the brothers can stand up and block the eye-catching is a sign of judging a strong and weak team. It's clear that the Thunder did. Their sophomore Jalen Williams, and younger Chet Holmgren, two players who are technically rookies, stepped up to help the team win the game. This makes the opponent very devastated, with Alexander's ability now, no matter how conservative he is, it is the level of the top five in the league. No matter who the opponent is, defending him one-on-one is completely giving people the head. However, you have to flank him, sorry, his young brothers are staring at you with forty-meter-long broadswords. Whenever you dare to flank Alexander, they'll get an easy chance to slash with their knives, and then their opponents will flip on their backs.
So, you really don't accept the Thunder's draft vision. For so many years, it is simply the Whampoa Military Academy in the draft world. The speed at which they are rebuilding is nothing short of a model for the Alliance. You can't say they're a rebuilding team or a young team anymore. The second-place record in the West is a real one. They're going to make a lot of noise in this year's playoffs.
By the way, there is a set of rankings that are very indicative of the strength of the Thunder today. So far this season, the Thunder are fifth in the league in offense and, coincidentally, fifth in defense. The top five teams in the league in offensive and defensive efficiency are the only ones with no semicolon. What else the Nuggets, the Celtics, the Suns, etc., no team can do. Today's Thunder has built Alexander as the absolute core, plus Williams, Chet, and Giddey and other young people who are both talented and powerful, and no one dares to underestimate the strength. Some people say that as long as they make a big stud in the offseason, they can immediately achieve great things by recruiting a big name. Actually, you don't have to. With their current structure, as long as there are no accidents, they can still achieve great things in three to five years with this lineup!Or, otherwise, wouldn't it be nice to recruit that No. 35 back to win the championship together!