The two data are very low but the Thunder can win. Alexander ends the small ball era? Harden s status is not guaranteed

Text/Jiang Shihua

On the morning of June 14, in the fourth game of the NBA Finals, the Thunder, who played away, relied on Alexander's last quarter to defeat the Pacers 111-104, rewriting the score of the finals to 2-2. In fact, judging from the comparison of the strength of the two teams, the Thunder's winning is not too big an accident. But unexpectedly, the two data were very low but the Thunder could win. The author’s question is: Could Alexander end the small ball era? Harden's status may be out of stock.

Judging from the technical statistics of the two teams after the game, the Thunder's two statistics were extremely sluggish, one was assists, and the team had only 10 assists, which was extremely rare in the finals. But there are 13 mistakes. When a team has more mistakes than assists but can win, I have never seen them for forgiveness for my ignorance. The second data is a three-pointer. In this game, the Thunder only made three three-pointers with 17 outside shots. Such a three-point shooting percentage can laugh at the big teeth of Lakers fans, but the problem is that the Thunder won. The team's assists were poor and the Thunder won the game. Isn't this worth reflecting on?

As we all know, the rise of the Warriors has opened up the small ball era, with a large number of offensive and defensive conversions, sharing balls and three-point rain forming the main tone of the small ball era. But the Thunder are more like an alternative. When the situation is in a stalemate, there is actually only one tactic: that is, Alexander rushed in with an explosive bag, which reminds me of the experience of Beijing Shougang winning the championship in the CBA Finals. When Min Lulei was suspended, he told the players: Going to the basket, the referee is beneficial to us. And today the Thunder staged the same plot, and the referees did make it good for them. In the past, Harden had the reputation of hitting the porcelain king, but Alexander's performance was enough to make Harden and Alexander's status as the porcelain king almost unable to be preserved.