The Thunder defeated the Grizzlies 117-115 in the first round of the NBA playoffs G4 on the 27th, relying on his brother Kyrgyz Alexander to score 38 points, and finally defeated the Grizzlies 117-115, completing the sweep 4-0 in the series and advancing to the second round.
Kyrgyz Alexander
The Thunder didn't feel good from the outside in the first three quarters, shooting 4-of-29 from three-point range, and the Grizzlies also played quite hard in Morant's injury absence, and at the end of the first three quarters of the game, the Thunder led 88-85 and the game was deadlocked.
In the middle of the tiebreaker, the Thunder leaned onJalen WilliamsThe three-pointer broke the net and established a double-digit lead, but the Grizzlies did not give up and began to rush to catch up and counterattack, and the seconds were countedVince WilliamsandDesmond BaneAfter hitting back-to-back three-pointers, the Grizzlies trailed 114-116 with 7.1 seconds left in the final game.
The Thunder complete the sweep
subsequentlyJalen Williams1 of 2 free throws, the Grizzlies have a chance to tie the score, but the Thunder used a foul strategy to prevent the Grizzlies from shooting three-pointers.Desmond BaneAfter hitting the first shot from the free throw line, the second was deliberately missed, but the Grizzlies failed to grab the rebound, and the Thunder won by two points in the end, becoming the first team to advance to the second round.
Kyrgyz Alexander made 13 of 24 shots from the field, plus 11 free throws, contributing 38 points and 6 assists.Jalen Williams23 points and 4 rebounds, and Hartstein had 11 points and 12 rebounds. For the Grizzlies, Pippen Jr. scored 30 points and 11 rebounds.Desmond Baneand Yaldama both scored 23 points.