Today, the Thunder played at home against the Clippers, the game began, the Thunder quickly entered the state, Keady felt hot outside and hit 3 three-pointers to help the team establish the initiative, the Clippers offensive state was average, Alexander made kills one after another to open the difference by double digits, fortunately, Wei Shao came up to lead the team to a wave of 8-0 to quickly stop the bleeding, only 3 points behind in the first quarter, and the Clippers relied on the outside to chase points in the second quarter, but the Thunder were all soldiers who could respond and once led to 14 points, Harden burst out and continued to chase points with defense, and the Clippers fell behind by 5 points at halftime.
In the second half, the two sides started a stalemate tug-of-war, Keady was injured and did not return, but Alexander teamed up with Holmgren to lead the Thunder wave of 19-2 super attack wave with more blossoming outside line to open a double-digit lead again, the Thunder shot 45 points in a single quarter to lead to 17 points, the two sides continued to tug of war in the final quarter, Alexander teamed up with Dort to help the team maintain a more than a dozen points lead, and at the last moment, the two sides changed bench training, and finally the Thunder defeated the Clippers 134-115, ending the opponent's 9-game winning streak.
In terms of statistics, Thunder (18-8): Alexander 31 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals, Holmgren 23 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, Dort 21 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Jalen Williams 13 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, Keady 11 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, Isaiah Joe 11 points and 2 boards, Wiggins 8 points and 7 boards, Kenrich Williams 5 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists Clippers (17-11): Harden 23 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals, George 22 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Westbrook 15 points, 13 rebounds and 4 assists, Powell 16 points and 4 boards, Coffey 9 points and 4 boards, Zubac 6 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, Mann 5 points and 3 steals, Boston 7 points, Theis 4 points。
In today's game, Xiaoka was rested because of a hip injury, but because this game was a back-to-back battle, although the Clippers recently ushered in 9 consecutive wins, but in the case of back-to-back, Xiaoka also took the first rotation rest this season. After the absence of the small card, it is clear that the Clippers lack a pillar on the offensive end, and basically throw in the towel at the end of the third quarter.
The performance of the Thunder team is remarkable, Alexander's offensive and defensive ends are still comprehensive, Holmgren is also a 23+6+7 small test, Dort maintains a consistent level of defense for Harden, and the Thunder team wins the game under the fate of the three armies. In fact, today's game is also a battle between the new and old Thunder team, Harden, Wei Shao, George have all played for the Thunder, and they are currently playing for the Clippers, facing the new Thunder of Alexander, Holmgren and Dort, this time the youth army has the last laugh.
On the Clippers' side, Harden was in average condition, playing 34 minutes with 7 of 18 shots and 4 of 9 three-pointers with an excellent performance of 23 + 9 + 6 + 3 breaks, although the efficiency has decreased, but in the last game for 39 minutes, he still delivered 23+ performances in back-to-back situations, and the defensive end is also full of presence, thinking that Harden's performance is flawed. In the face of the old owner, coupled with the absence of Xiaoka, Wei Shao's playing time has been increased, playing 29 minutes in the game, 7 of 12 efficient contribution to 15+13 double-double performance, plus the performance of George, Powell and others, although the Clippers' 9-game winning streak was ended, but it is also reasonable.
Although the Clippers still lost in the end, the Clippers are still ranked in the top five in the West, compared to the early season outside the play-off area, it is obvious that the Clippers Big Three have successfully run in, and now the Clippers also have the strength to compete for the championship, whether they can really become a championship team in the future, I think it depends on the Clippers and some of the top four strong teams in the league to be able to get an objective comparison of strength, all in all, the Clippers are indeed very hopeful of winning the championship now, what do you think about this?Feel free to share your views.