Compared to Durant! Yali scored 35 points in the tiebreak, the Thunder won 32 points, and the team scored the Western Conference Finals for the fifth time in team history

After playing 3-3 with the Nuggets, the Thunder defeated the Nuggets 125-93 at home today, eliminated the Nuggets 4-3 with a big score, and successfully advanced to the Western Conference Finals. It is worth mentioning that the Thunder returned to the Western Conference Finals after 9 years. The last time they reached the Western Conference Finals was in 2016. They suffered a big reversal when they led 3-1, losing to the Warriors 73 and missed the finals.

This is the fifth time in the history of the Thunder (2008 to present). The first four times were in 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2016. Only in 2012 successfully reached the finals, but failed to win the championship. If the Thunder can reach the finals this season, there is a high possibility of winning the championship. The Thunder's average age this season is only 25.2 years old, and it has become the youngest team in NBA history to reach the Western Conference Finals.

Although this game is a tiebreak battle, it shows a one-sided trend. The Thunder won 19 points in the second quarter 39-20, and 11 points in the third quarter 37-26, leading by more than 20 points. The final quarter also lost the suspense ahead of schedule. The Thunder finally won 32 points, significantly breaking the new record of the team's tiebreaker battle, with the previous record of only 15 points.

Alexander played MVP style today, playing for 36 minutes, made 12 of 19 shots, 3 of 4 three-pointers, 8 of 9 free throws, scored 35 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, 0 mistakes in the whole game, plus or negative values ​​+32. After Alexander also became Durant, the second player in the Thunder team's history to score 35+ in the tiebreaker. In the second round of the series, Alexander averaged 29.7 points, 6.4 rebounds, 6.6 assists and 1.6 steals per game, with a shooting percentage of up to 52.9%.

Jaylen Williams, who felt cold in the last game, recovered his form today, performed efficiently and comprehensively, played 32 minutes, made 10 of 17 shots, 2 of 5 three-pointers, and 2 of 3 free throws, scoring 24 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, with a plus-negative value +35. In the first half, Jewei played for 18 minutes, made 8 of 12 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, and 0 of 1 free throws, and he had already scored 17 points and 3 assists, all of which were obtained in the second quarter.

Homegren played steadily, playing 28 minutes in the game, making 4 of 9 shots, 0 of 3 three-pointers, 5 of 6 free throws, scoring a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds, plus or negative value +34. Haltenstein played 17 minutes in the whole game, made 5 of 7 shots, scored 10 points and 7 rebounds, including 4 frontcourt rebounds.

Caruso played for 26 minutes, made 5 of 7 shots, 1 of 3 three-pointers, scored 11 points, 3 assists and 3 steals, with a plus-minus value + 40 highest in the game. Carson Wallace played for 28 minutes, made 3 of 10 shots, 1 of 6 three-pointers, scored 7 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, with a plus-negative value of up to +38.