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The battle of redemption of the new MVP! Alexander 40+9+10, Thunder avenged his previous shame, winning the match point 3-1

11:54am, 27 May 2025Basketball

The young Thunder once again beat a group of powerful players in the Western Conference this season, with the first record of division. Alexander also won the trophy of the most valuable player in the regular season for the first time in his career with his outstanding personal performance and proud team record. After the first three games of the Western Conference Finals, the Thunder also took the lead 2-1 with a big score, taking the initiative in advance in his own hands.

On this match day, the Thunder continued to visit the Target Center Arena and challenged the Timberwolves led by Edwards. Alexander and Jaylen Williams, who performed poorly in the last game, broke out at the beginning of the game, helping the Thunder suppress the Timberwolves away and maintained the advantage until the end, winning 128-126.

[Match Highlights] The most important reason why the playoffs are regarded as the touchstone for testing the dominance of stars is that the personal performance of the stars will have a very big impact on the trend of the game and the ownership of the victory. Alexander made an indelible contribution to the Thunder's two consecutive home wins in the first two games, scoring 31 points and 38 points respectively.

However, in the first away game of the Western Conference Finals, Alexander was completely lost and scored only 14 points in the third game, which directly led to the Thunder's defeat of 42 points away. He fought again a day later. Whether the new MVP can complete his self-salvation and lead the Thunder to revenge the Timberwolves away and get the first match point in the series, which has become the biggest highlight of this game.

[Match Review]

In order to suppress the Timberwolves away, the Thunder used the iron-blooded defense at the beginning of this game, and locked Edwards and Randle with the net in the first half. Huazi had no room to take action at all in the first two quarters. He only took two moves in the first half, and Randle also performed poorly. After 1 of 4 shots in the first half, he scored only 5 points, but made as many as 4 mistakes.

In contrast, Alexander's battle broke out completely. In the first quarter, amid the booing in the center of the target, he scored 13 points with his 5-of-6 performance, only 1 point lower than the previous game, and also gave 4 assists. His brave performance on the offensive end, coupled with the defending end, the Thunder took the lead in the score early.

Although the Timberwolves strengthened their defense against Alexander in the second half, the new MVP still maintained a very efficient output. In the end, after 30 shots in the four quarters, he scored 13 goals, contributing 40 points, 9 rebounds, 10 assists and 1 steal. Under his leadership, the Thunder also made a smooth overall offense in this game, with a total of 4 players scoring double digits.

The second Thunder leader Jaylen Williams, who felt cold in the last game, also found his sight in this game. He made three three-pointers and scored 13 points in the first quarter. After the game, he also handed in a comprehensive data of 34 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals. In addition, the second-tier Homgren also scored 21+7+3 blocks, laying a solid foundation for the Thunder to win away.

After the end of this game, the Thunder took a 3-1 lead, only one victory away from entering the finals. Next, they will return to their home court and usher in the fifth game of the Western Conference Finals with the Timberwolves. Whether they can advance under the attention of home fans will be able to see.

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