Thunder advanced to the finals! Alexander scored 19 points in 34+7+8, Gobert was abandoned with 2 points

On May 29, the NBA playoffs continued. Today, the Thunder faced the challenge of the Timberwolves at home. This is the G5 of the two sides' series. If the Thunder wins in this game, they will reach the finals. The Timberwolves must have wanted to bring the game back to Minnesota, but in this game, the Thunder showed their ultimate offense and defense from the first quarter. Next, let's talk about the game process and then talk about the players' performance.

Match Review:

At the beginning of the first quarter, Randle hit a three-pointer to help the Timberwolves take the lead. Chett scored 5 points in a row, Harten and Alexander scored one after another. The Thunder's 11-0 climax directly established an 8-point lead. Edwards scored 4 points in a row, and Alexander started his personal mode. He scored 12-0 climax by himself to help the Thunder directly expand its lead to 16 points. After that, the Timberwolves failed to make a decent counterattack, and the Thunder ended 23-9 in the first quarter.

Nazreed and Shannon scored 5 points in the second quarter to help the Timberwolves narrow the gap. I thought the Timberwolves could make a good adjustment in this quarter to counterattack, but it turned out to be a unilateral crush. Caruso scored 2+1, Chett and Jewish scored one after another. The Thunder's offensive climax directly expanded the lead to 24 points, Randle scored 5 points in a row to stop the bleeding, and Alexander started his personal mode again at the end of the quarter. He obviously wanted to close the game. He scored 20 points alone in the first half and led the team to lead 32 points after halftime.

Reversal of the side, Harten and Alexander scored 4 points in a combined effort to help the Thunder continue to expand their lead. After that, their defense began to relax, which also allowed the Timberwolves to seize the opportunity. Edwards scored 5 points in a row, McDann and Randall scored one after another. The Timberwolves narrowed their disadvantage to 28 points. Since then, their firepower has not diminished. Under Randall's leadership, the team once chased to only 23 points, but Dort made a three-pointer in a row at the end of the quarter, helping the Thunder lead by 26 points after the third quarter.

The Timberwolves failed to make a decent counterattack in the final quarter. In the end, the team lost to the Thunder 94-124, and the team fell in the Western Conference Finals for two consecutive years.

Huazi's performance was sluggish

In the last game, everyone said that Huazi was inaction. As the boss of the team, he couldn't stand up when he should stand up. In this game, Huazi was indeed more aggressive on the offensive end, but his efficiency was too average. He made 7 of 18 shots in the game, scored 19 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists. Many times, it was not that he didn't want to help the team, but when facing high-intensity defense, he was not as stable as Alexander. The middle distance last season was still very stable. Now he switched to the Magic Ball, and it felt that he was not as strong as before.

Randall finally had a hard game, making 8 of 14 shots, scoring 24 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. To be honest, after the Thunder took the lead, Randall got the opportunity to take a easy shot. When the team needed to score, he did not perform well. In this game, McDan lost his stable performance in the previous few games. After he rushed into the inside, Chet came to defend him, which also affected his offensive efficiency. He made 2 of 13 shots in the game and scored 5 points and 5 rebounds. Gobert only scored 2 points and was abandoned after playing for 19 minutes.

The reason why the Timberwolves were defeated in the first quarter was because their shooters did not seize the opportunity to open the spot. Finch's adjustments were not good in this game. Shannon has proved his value in the past two games, but he didn't dare to use it when he saw that he was behind. The Timberwolves were eliminated in the division finals for another year. They may have to try to change during the offseason. Although Randle performed well in the first two rounds, his true colors in this round were revealed. Will the team really give him a maximum salary to renew his contract? Reed and Walker also need to consider the issue of contract renewal.

The third young master of Thunder is still fully fired

Alexander's learning ability and maturity have always been underestimated. In the series against the Nuggets, Alexander's control ability in the game is not as good as he is now. Even if his control ability in the first three games of the series is not as good as that of now, Alexander has completed his transformation in the last two games. When the team needs to score, he can stand up and defeat his opponent with personal offense. The key is that it is too stable and his mid-range is too killing.

In this game, Alexander made 14 of 25 shots, 2 of 4 three-pointers, scored 34 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals. When publishing this article, the MVP of the Western Conference Finals has not been announced yet, so there is no big suspense now. 99% will be won by Alexander. The other two core members of the team in this game, Jewe and Chett also performed well. Jewe scored 19 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal in the game, Chett scored 22 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocks in the game, and the two's contribution on the defensive end was seriously underestimated.

Caruso also performed well in this game, scoring 8 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals. This is the most successful deal for the Thunder this season. Caruso's ability to make repairs and single defense is too excellent. Caruso can make unlimited defense replacements. In the finals, they are likely to meet the Pacers. Two teams from five outside meet will depend on who has better defense. The Thunder is stronger on paper, and the Pacers' coach Carlisle has better coaching skills. This round of the series is worth looking forward to.

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