Why is Alexander not working in the playoffs? Is there just no free throws? There are still many flaws

The Nuggets and Thunder's Heavenly King Mountain continues, but the Thunder's situation is really bad. Now, Jokic and Murray make all three-pointers in the third quarter, and the Thunder falls behind double digits at once. Yang Yi said: "The third quarter is actually the Thunder's life-and-death battle. If the Thunder cannot get the advantage in the third quarter, they will only become more and more panic in the fourth quarter, and then there will be a vicious cycle, and there will be no chance in the end. "

The Thunder's passiveness has a lot to do with Alexander's condition. As the core of the offensive, the state is really bad. Today, the first half of the shooting was 4 of 11 shots, only 11 points. A few breakthroughs were successful in the third quarter, and it felt like it was tied. But this is really not Alexander's level. You have to know that he is an MVP-level player. But this year's playoff performance is really bad, averaging 27.6 points, 6.6 rebounds and 6.6 assists so far, down nearly 5 points from the regular season 32.7 points.

Some fans said that the scale of the referee in the playoffs was obviously larger than that in the regular season, so Alexander lost his free throws and his skills were greatly reduced. This is only one reason, and the most important reason is that the three-point shooting percentage of three-pointers is only 23.4% in the playoffs, and you cannot break the joint defense without three-pointers. Especially in this round of series with the Nuggets, the Nuggets used a lot of joint defense, which made Alexander particularly uncomfortable. One was that he couldn't make it into the game, and the other was that he didn't have three points.

It immediately made Alexander very panicked, and he didn't even make his own signature mid-range shot. Moreover, Alexander's breakthrough also had a flaw. The Nuggets will defend his right hand and selectively put his left hand, which also restricts Alexander.

A fan said: "In this small ball era, three-pointers are really important, and they can be covered up in the regular season through other scoring methods. But in the playoffs, some analysts of the team have long analyzed your strengths and weaknesses very clearly. In the game, they will target your weaknesses crazily, and your weaknesses will be infinitely magnified. This is the difference between a super giant and an All-Star. A super giant can find ways to overcome difficulties, but the All-Star can only passively accept it. "

It makes sense. The seven games of the playoff series are really different from the regular season. In addition, the referee's standards are loose, and those who score free throws will play very difficult. This is also one reason why Harden has been criticized in the playoffs. Kobe once said that Harden is difficult to win the championship with his playing style. I thought Kobe was arrogant at the time, but now it seems to be a real story, because the playoffs really encourage confrontation, and the referees can't see it even if they have a little physical contact.

The Thunder also has a flaw that head coach Dagenot. To be honest, the two games the Thunder lost were related to him. Some people say that experience is not important, but the head coach's experience is very important. Why can the Pacers eliminate the Cavaliers 4-1? Injuries are one aspect, but if you watch their series, you will intuitively feel that Carlisle is really a complete defeat atkinson. Why was it reversed is just an on-the-spot adjustment.

Degnot obviously has some axes and likes to execute it to the end. Take today's game. The strategy formulated today is to play fast, consume Jokic and Murray's physical strength, and then use the depth of the lineup to drag down the Nuggets.

Jokic and Murray both played for 20 minutes in the first half and continued to play in the second half, but both of them had three-pointers in the third quarter, and there was almost no problem with their physical strength in the fourth quarter. But the Nuggets led the Thunder by 12 points in the third quarter, which gave the Nuggets the capital to rest in the fourth quarter, and then dragged to the last five minutes to play the finals to compete for the quality of the star. There is Jokic here and Gordon, who won many wins. The Thunder's star quality is obviously not as good as the Nuggets, and the Nuggets have the advantage in the last moment of this round of series. Will the Thunder and the young people have the hearts of ups and downs?

The Thunder League is the first in the regular season, but the second round of the playoffs is difficult, and Alexander, at the MVP level, really needs to grow!