The Lakers old player shines, playing against Westbrook at home! Alexander 33+10+8, Thunder loses to the Nuggets

In the Western Conference where the powerful are numerous, the young Thunder played a unique performance in the regular season under the leadership of Alexander, locked in the first division first and advanced to the playoffs. In the first round, relying on a devastating attack, he directly crushed the Memphis Grizzlies led by Morant, and won with a big score of 4-0, and advanced to the Western Conference semi-finals with a head held high.

On this match day, the Thunder took the home court and ushered in the first test of the Western Conference semi-finals, against the Denver Nuggets led by Jokic. Alexander continued his hot state in this game. Under his leadership, the Thunder took a double-digit lead early, but performed poorly in the last moment, allowing the Nuggets to reverse and win 121-119!

[Match Highlights]

Last season, the Thunder performed well in the regular season and advanced to the playoffs with the first place in the division, but their lack of experience led to their performance in the playoffs not being as expected. However, after experiencing the tempering of last season, the outside world has higher expectations for them. Whether they can soar this season has become the most concerned topic for Thunder fans.

The Thunder and the Nuggets achieved 2 wins and 2 losses in four direct conversations in the regular season this season. In order to grasp the initiative in advance and suppress their opponents in momentum, both sides are bound to win the first game of the series. However, after the last game of the first round, the Thunder did not play a formal game for 8 days. Whether they can quickly enter the state in this game will directly determine their prospects for defending their home court.

[Match Review]

As a favorite of the most valuable player of the regular season this season, Alexander opened fire in the first quarter and carried the team's offensive banner. With the Nuggets strictly guarding him, Alexander relied on 6 of 8 in the first quarter to win 14 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists. Under his leadership, the Thunder suppressed the Nuggets at the beginning.

In order to limit Alexander's performance, the Nuggets began to double-team him more resolutely, forcing Alexander to hand over the ball to other Thunder players to deal with it. However, Alexander, who has grown into a top star in the league, can still help the team in various ways. After four quarters, he relied on his 26 shots to score 12 goals, contributing comprehensive personal data of 33 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 block.

Under Alexander's leadership, the Thunder continued its usual overall basketball style. A total of 6 players in the team scored double digits. However, the second-in-commander Jaylen Williams had a poor shooting feel in this game and only played 5 of 19 shots. However, in other aspects, Jaylen Williams still gave the team great help, filling the data bar with 16+7+4+2+2.

The Lakers' former player Caruso showed the value of a veteran in this game. He made 7 goals with 12 substitutes, scored 20 points, and carried the scoring banner of the second lineup. In addition, he also scored 1 rebound, 5 assists, 5 steals and 2 blocks. Westbrook, who returned to his old place to score 18 points, unfortunately he performed worse than his opponent in the last moment, which made the Nuggets stage a big reversal.

After the end of this game, the Thunder fell into an unfavorable situation of falling behind 0-1 with a big score. After a day off, the two teams will continue to face the second match at the Thunder. Let's wait and see whether Alexander can lead the team to equalize the big score.