The Thunder won 5 straight games against the Rockets 123-110, and after trailing by 16 points, the Thunder successfully reversed the game in the second half. Especially in the final quarter, Chet Holmgren's performance was intimidating, not only was he dominant on the defensive end, but he also showed the firepower of the young Durant on offense, and he almost single-handedly smashed the Rockets' interior line. As two young upstarts in the new season, the gap between the Rockets and the Thunder has widened again.
So far, the Thunder's record is the same as that of the Timberwolves, who are in first place in the West, and the Rockets are five wins away from the 10th play-in round. Basically, we can say that the Rockets are like this this season, and that making the play-offs is only theoretically possible, let alone the playoffs. You can really see in this game how strong the Thunder's draft vision is, and what demons and monsters the Rockets have chosen. Jalen Green, who is also the eye of the list, is simply two worlds compared to Chet.
Chet is a talent that can be seen with the naked eye, and he is only in the first grade, while Jalen Green is standing still. In addition, it was Shin Jing, who played okay in the opening stage, but the defensive problems in the second half were exposed. Udoka said after the game today that bringing Shin Kyung back on the court in the second quarter was the most wrong decision he made today, because he was not aggressive offensively and defensively on the court. In 21, the Rockets used the list to win Jalen Green, and below him was Tanhua Mobley, No. 4 Barnes, and No. 5 Suggs, and as a result, Jalen Green regressed as the five kings played worse and worse.
The 16th pick Rockets won Shen Jing, so far it is in the middle of the rules, Shen Jing's defensive problems are too big, and then the two 20th picks take Garuba and Tofer, and the two have no ball to play. It is equivalent to the Rockets wasting 4 first-round picks in 21 years and getting nothing. Now the team is picking the main pillars, but the 22 and 23 rookies who are not favored. Smith and Eason are slowly improving, and Amen Thompson and Whitmore have made it to the rotation.
The Thunder is really enviable now, the new three are too strong, today Alexander once again cut 36 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals of gorgeous data, Holmgren got 29 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 blocks on 11-of-16 shooting, Jalen Williams 22 points and 5 assists He is like a young version of James Harden. Compared with the old three less Durant, Harden and Wei Shao, the new three less is not inferior. And today Holmgren also set an all-time record when he dished out 151 blocks, 154 assists and made 100 three-pointers this season, becoming the first player in NBA history to dished out 150 assists, 150 blocks and 100 three-pointers in a single season.
On the Rockets' side, Shen Jing had 19 points and 12 rebounds but 6 turnovers, Smith drove high and low to get 20 points, 17 rebounds and 4 assists, but there was nothing to say about his efforts, and Jalen Green was 5 of 13 and 1 of 5 three-pointers with 11 points. The two new signings, Dillon, scored 13 points and VanVleet 20. The two veterans started the tournament okay and are getting weaker and weaker. We can only say that it's good that Harden didn't return to the Rockets, but if he didn't make the playoffs and said that it delayed the growth of young people, in fact, the Rockets are almost a rookie.
The 25-year-old Alexander is really a stroke of genius for the Thunder, and the addition of trading Paul George back then, has now played Harden's peak performance. Now that I think about it, the Clippers regret that they would have kept Alexander instead of Stud George. Then with Leonard and Alexander as the core, it is not at all inferior to the Kajiao combination. And the chips in the Clippers' hands can still be kept when Harden forced the Nets in 22, then the Clippers can form a super combination of Harden, Alexander and Leonard in the 22-23 season, and maybe the league will usher in the finale. Alexander's current form, Paul George can't be replaced in 10 first-rounders.
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