Upset! The Thunder suffered a 22-point reversal, and the Blazers all broke out. Four major facts were revealed in the first battle.

On November 6, the NBA regular season ushered in a focus battle. The defending champion Thunder challenged the Trail Blazers away from home. The Thunder's 8-game winning streak in the opening game has set a record in team history. Even with Jay Wei recuperating and Holmgren playing intermittently, Alexander, Wiggins, Mitchell, and Isaiah Joe have enough firepower to output, and the basic defense is still strong. In addition, the Thunder ranks first in the league in scoring from turnovers this season and ranks second in the league in controlling their own turnovers. When any team faces the Thunder, they will either be widened by a wave of points, or Alexander will step up to resolve the battle at critical moments. The Thunder just defeated the Clippers yesterday. What's more interesting is that in back-to-back games, the Thunder let Dort + Holmgren + Caruso rest. This is confidence.

The Trail Blazers started with 4 wins and 3 losses. They typically go strong when faced with a strong situation. They beat the Warriors by 20 points and the Lakers by 14 points, including a stunning victory over the Nuggets. Their victory was very valuable. New coach Split advocates a small and fast style of play, which also requires a center, but Klingen + Lowe are enough. Therefore, Yang Hansen is getting fewer and fewer opportunities. In the last two games against the Nuggets and Lakers, he did not get any chance to play. According to Portland media analysis, Yang Hansen will train with the G League a lot in the future, but the team also recognizes Yang Hansen's growth and ability and will not let him play in the Development League to prove himself. In the two decentralization sessions, the highest proportion of tasks given to him by the coaching staff was personal physical training.

Looking back at the game, Alexander caused damage in the beginning, Mitchell threw and Wiggins chased for a three-pointer, and Wallace stole and dunked to stop the Trail Blazers. Compared with the Thunder's fast pace, the Trail Blazers feel a bit like a gun. Klingen's three-pointer broke the scoring drought, Wiggins responded from the outside, and Alexander led the team to continue to expand the point difference. In the middle, Klingen and Kamara dunked consecutively, Wiggins and Kamara sniped from the outside, and in the second half, Jaylin and Isiah Joe continued to bomb from the outside, teaming up with Mitchell to widen the 20-point gap! At the end of the quarter, Sharp scored to stop the bleeding. In the first quarter, the Thunder 41-21 the Trail Blazers. After the start of the second quarter, the two sides were in a stalemate for 3 minutes. Reese's three-pointer broke the balance. Afterwards, Avdija caused damage and Grant made a hard layup. The Thunder's offense failed.

Fortunately, Alexander used free throws and three-pointers to stabilize the rhythm. Holiday + Grant + Reese scored 5 consecutive three-pointers in the middle, and the point difference was only 6 points away! After Wiggins stopped the bleeding with a throw, Avdija continued to cause damage. At the end of the quarter, Reese and Holiday continued to rain three-pointers. Alexander made a difficult pull-up layup. At the end of the half, the Thunder led the Trail Blazers 63-57. Back in the second half, Wiggins and Isaiah Joe started raining three-pointers. Avdija continued to draw fouls and hit the iron in sports battles, but it did not affect the free throws and score. In the middle, Sharp led the team to catch up with only 5 points. Alexander scored a three-pointer and scored 20+ points in 81 consecutive games! In the second half, the two sides remained locked in a tug-of-war at around 10 points. Avdija had already made 0 of 11 shots, but scored 13 points on free throws.

Until the end of the quarter, Avdija finally opened the scoring with a mid-range shot, and Reese added a three-pointer. After three quarters, the Trail Blazers 81-86 Thunder. In the fourth quarter of the decisive battle, Sharp made a sudden inside and outside shot, and Kamara hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner, leaving only 1 point difference. Mitchell hit the board and Avdija made a gliding layup. Holiday led the team to the lead with a sudden inside and outside shot in the middle. After Wiggins scored 4 points to stop the bleeding, Kamara and Alexander hit a three-pointer! At the decisive moment, Grant and Avdija took turns to attack, and combined with Holiday to score a three-pointer! Isaiah Joe and Mitchell grabbed the score, and Sharp hit another layup. In the last minute, Alexander's layup + free throws were only 1 point away, and Holiday made two free throws. In the Thunder's last attack, Isaiah Joe caused a foul and made one of two free throws. In the end, the Trail Blazers defeated the Thunder 121-119, completing a 22-point reversal and handing the Thunder their first defeat of the new season!

Trail Blazers data, Holiday had 22 points and 6 rebounds, Sharp had 18 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals, Avdija made 5 of 17, 15 of 16 free throws, 26 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists, Kamara had 16 points and 5 rebounds, Grant had 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, and Reese had 12 points. According to Thunder data, Alexander had 35 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists, Mitchell had 21 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Harten had 10 points and 11 rebounds, Wiggins had 27 points and 3 steals, and Isaiah Joe had 14 points.

Four major facts can be seen clearly in this game. First, the Thunder obviously underestimated their opponents and underestimated their opponents. When Holiday led the team to rain three-pointers in the second quarter of the Trail Blazers, the Thunder did not call a timeout and were defeated by their opponents. Second, Alexander's role in leading his teammates is not obvious enough, and the Thunder's positional battle offense is not smooth. This is a long-standing problem that was not solved even when they won the championship last season. Third, the Trail Blazers are so strong! Split is newly appointed and has record requirements, so it is naturally impossible to play Yang Hansen. Reese has the highest plus-minus value on the team, and Klingen is very good at protecting the rim and fighting. The team has already tasted the sweetness of speeding up. Fourth, the Trail Blazers are expected to become one of the biggest dark horses in the Western Conference this season. Facing the Thunder, which is more than 20 points behind, they are not impatient and will fight until the last moment. If they continue to play like this, they will have no problem entering the playoffs.

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