The playoffs are a stage to verify the level of stars. Only those stars who can still perform well in the playoffs can be called superstars. Those stars who have excellent regular season data but have plummeted in the playoffs are fake superstars. In this year's playoffs, a player proved that he was a real superstar, and that he deserved to be an MVP favorite and a player for a while.
This man is Alexander of Thunder. Alexander became a player last season. This season, he can average 30.1 points, 5.5 boards, 6.2 assists, 2 steals and 0.9 blocks in the regular season, with a hit rate of 53.5%. The data is very excellent, leading Thunder to the first regular season ranking in the western region. He won the second place in the MVP of the regular season, and is very likely to be selected again for a while. However, before the start of the playoffs, many people did not think highly of Alexander, saying that his playing method could get good data in the regular season, but would be weak in the playoffs that allow confrontation.
Is it true? Today, Thunder lost G6 when it lost 116-117 to the Lone Ranger. After this battle, Thunder lost 2-4 to the Lone Ranger and was eliminated. Although he stopped in the second round, Alexander's performance in this year's playoffs was impressive. In today's life and death battle, he scored 14 of 25 points (4 of 5 points), cut 36 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 blocks, and made no mistakes. His performance was excellent. In this series, Alexander averaged 32.2 points, 8 boards, 7.3 assists, 1.2 steals and 2.3 blocks, with a hit rate of 50.7%. His personal performance was more superior to that of Doncic. Unfortunately, Thunder's overall strength was inferior to that of the lone ranger, so he was eliminated.
In the first round of this year's playoffs, Alexander's performance was also very steady in the face of Pelicans with top outside defense. He scored 27.3 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 1.5 steals 0.8 blocks, and hit 47.6%, leading the Thunder to sweep Pelicans 4-0.
Alexander's performance in this year's playoffs is enough to prove that he has entered the ranks of the top players in the league. He is a worthy MVP player, and he has the ability to lead Thunder to become a top team in the league. Seeing Alexander's performance, many Clippers fans have mixed feelings. Because Alexander was once a star of hope for the Clippers, but in order to trade George, they had to bear the pain to trade him to Thunder - in the summer of 2019, the Clippers traded 7 for 1 chips (Alexander+Gallinari+5 first round draft rights) from Thunder to George.
In 2019, Alexander's ability cannot be compared with that of George. After all, George was a star for a while, and many people may not think that Alexander can grow to the height he has now. In terms of Alexander's performance in the regular season and the playoffs this season, he has surpassed George at his peak. Alexander is still less than 26 years old. With his performance today, let alone George today, It is impossible to replace George 1 with Alexander 1 at the peak.
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