51 points win, 43 points win! The first NBA record in the league, quietly revealing the championship appearance

NBA playoffs are exciting, with the semi-finals of the four groups in the east and west. The specific situation is as follows: the Cavaliers trail the Pacers 0-2, the Celtics trail the Knicks 0-2, the Timberwolves trail the Warriors 0-1, and the Thunder and the Nuggets 1-1. The Cavaliers and the Celtics lost their home court, and the situation was in jeopardy; the Timberwolves lost their home court but caught Curry's injury, and challenges and opportunities coexisted; the Thunder were the first team to win at home in the eight division semi-finals teams, and their offense and defense strength was daunting, and they quietly revealed the championship appearance.

The Thunder are the regular season champions, ranking first in the league with 68 wins and 14 losses, which is also the best regular season record in the Thunder's history. In this process, the Thunder demonstrated unparalleled offensive and defensive strength, with defensive efficiency (106.6), steals (10.3), free throw shooting percentage (81.9%), assist-turnover ratio (2.3), plus-negative value (+12.9), use of turnover scores (21.8), limiting opponent's shooting percentage (43.6%) and limiting opponent's three-point shooting percentage (34.2%) and other data are ranked first in the league! At the same time, the Thunder star SGA won the regular season scoring champion and is also the leader in the regular season MVP. The Thunder's regular season was perfect and successful, but for them, the playoffs were the ultimate test!

Faced the Grizzlies in the first round, the Thunder made a heavy blow and easily swept the opponent 4-0! Among them, in the series G1, the Thunder defeated his opponent by 51 points; in the series G2, the Thunder won another 19-point victory; in the series G3, the Thunder completed a shocking reversal while trailing 29 points, narrowly defeating his opponent by 6 points. In the second round, the Thunder lost a good game in G1, leading by 14 points at one point but making consecutive mistakes at the decisive moment, and was defeated by Gordon three-pointers; in the G2 series, the Thunder stood up at the place where he fell and beat the Nuggets to death, leading by up to 49 points, and finally defeated his opponent by 43 points.

From 51 points to 43 points to 43 points, the Thunder have scored several NBA records. According to statistics, the Thunder is the first team in NBA history to win two 40+ wins in a single playoff game! Especially after the Thunder were defeated by Gordon in the first playoffs, the Thunder played a declaration-like game, extremely brutal! According to statistics, the Thunder scored 87 points in the second round of G2, setting a record high in the NBA playoffs; the Thunder scored 124 points in the third quarter, tying the historical record of the playoffs in three quarters; the Thunder scored 149 points in the whole game, breaking the team's history record. Although the Thunder and the Nuggets fought 1-1, the Thunder's control over the game is far more than 1-1! According to statistics, in the 96 minutes of these two games, the Thunder led the Nuggets in 84 minutes. It is no wonder that Degenut and Alexander said in unison: Our game plan has not changed. We don’t think that G1 was suppressed by the Nuggets, but we did not execute it well in the last moment.

How confident is this? On the one hand, the Thunder went too smoothly from the regular season to the first round, so they had too few opportunities to play at critical moments; on the other hand, the Thunder quickly rebounded after using a loss as tuition, demonstrating the adaptability that top teams should have. If you want to trace the root of the problem, the key is that the Thunder can play more cards than their opponents, their offense and defense are extremely aggressive, and their multiple data ranks at the forefront of the league! Among them, defensive efficiency (101.1), steals (11.2), blocks (7.7), assist-and-turnover ratio (2.7), fast break score (22), plus-negative value (+19.8), and utilization error score (27.3) all ranked first in the league. More importantly, the Thunder have its own ace killer Alexander, which is both stable and ruthless!

Since the playoffs, Alexander has played 6 games, averaging 35 minutes per game, averaging 29.7 points + 5.7 rebounds + 6.7 assists + 1.2 steals + 1.7 three-pointers per game. Especially the Thunder beat the Nuggets with 43 points, Alexander made 11 of 13 shots and scored 34 points + 4 rebounds + 8 assists, and the plus and negative value on the field was as high as +51, breaking the NBA historical record (+46) jointly maintained by James, Butler and Bain. NBA legend Barkley said bluntly when talking about Alexander and the Thunder: This guy is the MVP, and the league can give him the trophy in advance. I think he can lead this team to win the NBA championship! That's right, the Thunder are the most champion team in the NBA. They make their lives by defending, and the Cavaliers and the Celtics, the two giant teams in the East, are both trapped in the mud team, which will undoubtedly make the Thunder's road to winning the championship easier! Fans, what do you think about this? Let me leave me a comment and discuss it.