A 19-point reversal! Alexander’s record-breaking 35+7+6 is not scary. What’s scary about the defending champion is these 4 points

19-point reversal! Alexander's record-breaking 35+7+6 is not scary. The four points of the defending champion Thunder team becoming the first team to win 10 games in the new season are really scary.

The Thunder made a 19-point comeback

After defeating the Kings in the previous game and refusing to lose in a row, the Thunder ushered in a contest with the Grizzlies. In the end, after falling behind by 19 points, the Thunder easily defeated the Grizzlies 114-100 and completed a 19-point comeback to win 2 consecutive games.

In this way, the Thunder improved their record to 10 wins and 1 loss, becoming the first team to win 10 games since the start of the new NBA season. At the same time, they only spent 11 games, with a winning rate of over 90%, ranking first in the league.

While the record continues to lead, core Alexander has broken the record. The other four major advantages displayed by the Thunder are more worthy of the attention and concern of other teams.

Alexander broke the record with 35+7+6

Alexander continued his stable performance, scoring 35 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals on 11 of 22 shots. After falling behind by 19 points at one point, SGA scored 13 points in the third quarter and led the team to come back and hand over a game-high plus-minus of +28.

With this performance, Alexander has delivered 20+ points in 83 consecutive games, continuing to refresh his own record.

At the same time, this game is Alexander's 10th 30+ game of the season, becoming the first player to reach double figures in 30+ games since the beginning of the season. This is also the epitome of Alexander's performance in the past five years. In the past five years, Alexander has won 175 30+ games and ranked first in the league during the same period. Compared with SGA's record breaking, these four points of the Thunder are more worthy of attention.

First point: The chemical reaction is still getting better

Although most of the Thunder's core players are their own draft picks, in order to quickly compete for the championship, the Thunder also introduced several immediate combat players such as Caruso and Harten, and these players have not actually joined the Thunder for a long time.

Therefore, as the time spent together increases, the chemical reaction between this Thunder team is also further improved, especially Hatten, whose performance this season is significantly better than last season.

In this game, Harten made 8 of 11 shots and efficiently scored 18 points and 13 rebounds. Since the beginning of the season, he has averaged 11.4 points, 11.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game. All statistics have reached career highs. As Thunder coach Daignault said after the game, the chemical reaction between Harten and the team is getting better and better, and he knows how to integrate into the system and this team.

Second point: Strange players continue to emerge

While players introduced from outside such as Harten are further integrated, the Thunder's excellent draft vision is still working hard, and strange players have continued to emerge since the beginning of the season.

Ajay Mitchell is one of them. He scored 21 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists in the first game. In the past three games, he averaged 20 points, 5 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 2.3 steals per game. His three field goal percentages were as high as 52.6/66.7/94.1%.

The Thunder will also have 13 first-round and 16 second-round picks in the next seven years, which allows the Thunder to continuously welcome new blood.

Third point: A breakthrough in the recovery of the injured

According to the Thunder's official video, the team's second-in-command Jaylen Williams has conducted shooting training before the game and can shoot with his right hand.

Jalen Williams has been absent since the beginning of the season due to consecutive surgeries on his right wrist. In addition, several core players such as Holmgren, Caruso, Wiggins, and Kenway have also been in and out due to injuries.

Since the beginning of the season, the Thunder have almost won the league's first record of 10 wins in 11 games with a broken lineup, which shows the terrifying depth of the Thunder's lineup.

Fourth point: 23.3% three-point shooting rate

What is more noteworthy is that the Thunder completed a 19-point reversal with a 10-for-43 three-point shooting rate and a shooting rate of only 23.3%, and finally won by 14 points.

In today's small ball era, the Thunder used such a victory to demonstrate the team's absolute strength and diverse scoring methods in the face of adversity.

So no matter which angle you evaluate it from, this Thunder team is definitely the first team in the NBA to compete for the championship this season, and even in the next few seasons.