On February 1, Beijing time, the defending champion Nuggets in the Western Conference played away against the Thunder, facing the Nuggets who lacked the number one star Jokic, the Thunder trailed by up to 13 points, Alexander led the team to exceed 13 points at most, and finally the Thunder narrowly defeated the Nuggets 105-100 to end the two-game losing streak. The Thunder moved up to second in the West with 33-15, the Nuggets dropped to fourth in the West with 33-16, and the Clippers were third with 31-15. Alexander 34 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, 36 times this season 30+ league No. 1 became one of the MVP favorites, Alexander who takes into account both personal data and team record has attracted much attention, and he has also beaten Curry to be selected into the All-Star starting lineup.
In the first three meetings of the season, the Nuggets were at a disadvantage with 1 win and 2 losses. In the first meeting, the Nuggets won 128-95 away, Jokic led 5 players to score double-doubles with 28+14+5, and Alexander only scored 7 points and 7 assists on 2-of-16 shooting. In the second meeting, the Nuggets lost 117-118 at home, Alexander contributed 25+6+8 to the quasi-stunner, and Jokic 24+6+12. In the third meeting, the Nuggets lost 93-119 at home, Jokic 19+10+7, and Alexander scored 40 points.
The two sides met for the fourth time of the season, and in such a high-profile card battle, Jokic's number one star Jokic was absent due to a back injury, and two role players from each side were absent. After the Nuggets lacked Jokic, it naturally greatly weakened the team's offensive and passing strength, but the Nuggets once suppressed the Thunder with team offense in the first quarter of the game, and the Nuggets led by 13 points at most in the game.
However, Alexander led the Thunder to stubbornly fight back to chase points, and they continued to suppress the Nuggets in the second three quarters of the game, and extended their lead by 13 points at the most. The Thunder were chased to a one-point lead at 98-97, Holmgren hit a key three-pointer with 22 seconds left, and Alexander was also fouled to win two free throws to help the Thunder finally win by five points.
So far this season, Alexander has scored only 7 points in 4 matchups against the Nuggets in addition to 2 of 16 in the first meeting, and then 25+6+8 in the second matchup, 40 points in the third meeting, and now he has scored a game-high 34 points, and has scored 36 30+ leagues this season. Alexander's excellent personal data and team record make him the favorite to be the dark horse in this season's MVP.
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