39+8+5, Doncic was defeated in the knockout round, and the Thunder already had all the elements of a championship team

In today's NBA Cup 1/4 finals between the Thunder and the Mavericks, the Thunder defeated the Mavericks 118-104, and the Thunder's star Alexander performed very well in this game, scoring 39 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals and 1 block in the whole game, of which the plus/minus was as high as plus 22. On the other hand, Doncic, the star of the Mavericks, performed very sluggishly today, scoring only 16 points on 5-of-15 shooting in the game.

In today's knockout game, it was clear that Alexander had blown up his opponent in a direct comparison with Doncic. In fact, today's game is not only a competition between their respective teams, but also a duel between two people about the MVP award. Both players have a chance to win the MVP this season, and Alexander is even more indicative of his dominance against a superstar like Doncic.

Judging from today's point of view, the strength of the Thunder team is still significantly stronger than that of the Mavericks. The reason why the Mavericks played badly today is because the Thunder are too strong defensively. There's an old saying in the NBA that defense wins championships. Especially in this kind of game, defense is often the most important.

Today, the Thunder's perimeter defense can be described as airtight, not only limiting Doncic, but also allowing Irving to complete the explosion. Every outside guard on the Thunder team seems to be able to switch defenses quickly. The Thunder can still do a good job of quick rotation defense when they do a good job of containing Doncic, which is enough to see how strong their defensive ability is.

Many fans believe that the current Thunder team already has a variety of elements to win the championship. First of all, the biggest element of a champion team is their defensive ability, and if a team has the best defensive efficiency in the league, then they are likely to be the favorites to win the championship. This season, the Thunder have the highest defensive efficiency in the league, the other being the quality of the superstar and the dominance of the superstar.

Alexander has now become an invincible scorer, and it's hard to find a player in the league who can limit Alexander alone. And Alexander's style of play is very calm. Especially when it came to key moments in the fourth quarter, Alexander had a big heart.

The Thunder's lineup configuration is very reasonable, and they also have a very reliable second-in-command like Jalen Williams, and Jalen Williams' mid-range shooting ability is also very stable. So the Thunder are a team that can both attack and defend, and this is what they have shown in the case of Holmgren's injury. If Holmgren returns from injury, the Thunder will be even more terrifying. So the Thunder are arguably the most likely team to win the Western Conference championship at the moment. Even when they faced the Celtics, the Thunder were not afraid of the full lineup. I wonder what the fans think?