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Revenge with strong 43 points! A game of 5 major historical records, the league is the first to defend home honors

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On May 8, in the G2 of the NBA Western Conference Semi-Finals, the Thunder defeated the Nuggets at home, and tied 1-1 with a big score. In this game, the Thunder entered the state early and took a 24-point lead in the first quarter. After that, the score gap continued to widen. The Nuggets were unable to catch up, and were at most 49 points behind. They also lost suspense early in the game. The Thunder completed the recovery with a fierce victory.

The Thunder was determined to win this game, just to win the victory, get into the state early, and quickly take the initiative on the field. After that, they did not give the Nuggets any chance to counterattack, and they took the lead of 31 points in the first half. In the second half, the Nuggets had not given up and were still chasing points. However, the Thunder's offensive state was still hot, and the offense and defense completely suppressed the Nuggets. After the three quarters, the score difference was directly widened to 48 points. This time, the Nuggets were no longer able to catch up and replaced the substitute player in advance.

As the Thunder successfully won at home, they became the first home team to win in this semi-finals. The Cavaliers and Celtics in the East lost all the first two home games, and the Timberwolves also lost their first home games. In this game, the Thunder also showed strong scoring ability, setting five historical records. First, they scored 87 points in the first half, setting the highest score in the first half in NBA playoff history, and the Nuggets could not stop it.

The next is to score in three quarters, scoring 124 points, which tied the scoring record of the first three quarters of the playoff history; scored 149 points in the whole game, setting a new high in the team's playoff history; the Thunder team scored 8 players in double digits, refreshing the team's history, with the largest number of players in double digits before; the Thunder have completed two 40+ wins in this playoffs, and beat the Grizzlies in 51 points in the first round, which is the first team in NBA history. Such a strong performance also makes the Thunder the biggest favorite to win the championship. After all, the two major competitors in the East, the Cavaliers and the Celtics are both passive (0-2 behind). The last record belongs to Alexander. He performed very well in this game, making 11 of 13 shots, 11 of 11 free throws, scoring 34 points and 8 assists, and only played in three quarters. His plus or minus value is +51, which also set a new record high in the playoffs. It was previously maintained by James, Bain and Butler, and now it belongs to Alexander alone. Next, the Thunder will go to Denver to prepare for the G3 and G4 games, and it depends on whether they can regain their home advantage.

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