9, the Green Army eliminated the Bucks in the tiebreaker
On April 16, 2018, another group of matchups began in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs.
This matchup pits the fourth-ranked Thunder against the fifth-ranked Jazz at home.
Jazz starting lineup: Rubio, Mitchell, Ingles, Favors, Gobert.
Thunder starting lineup: Brewer, Westbrook, Paul George, Anthony, Adams.
The two teams have the same regular season record, 48 wins and 34 losses, but the Thunder ranks higher due to their head-to-head advantage.
In this game, the Jazz took the lead with an 11-2 start. The Thunder relied on Anthony's offense to stabilize the situation. Paul George entered the offensive mode in the second quarter and led the team to take the lead. The advantage of the Big Three on the offensive end is very obvious. The Jazz relied on Mitchell.
Struggling to hold on, the Thunder entered the team's offensive mode in the final quarter, and the point difference soon reached more than 15 points.
In the end, the Thunder defeated the Jazz 116-108 and won a good start in the first round of the playoffs.
Full score (Jazz in front): 25-25, 23-29, 24-27, 36-35.
The best performer of the Thunder in this game was Paul George. He scored 36 points and 7 rebounds on 13 of 20 shots. He tied the Thunder's record with 8 of 11 three-pointers. In the second quarter, he scored 14 points.
In the third quarter, he scored 11 points in a single quarter. The offensive touch was extremely hot, and the difficult goals were difficult to stop.
Other Thunder players: Westbrook had 29 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists, Paul George had 36 points and 7 rebounds, Anthony had 15 points and 7 rebounds, Adams had 12 points and 7 rebounds, and Abrines had 11 points and 2 rebounds.
For the Jazz: Mitchell had 27 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, Gobert had 14 points and 7 rebounds, Rubio had 13 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, Ingles had 13 points and 2 rebounds, and Crowder had 13 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.
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On April 19, in the second game of the first round of the Western Conference playoffs, the Thunder faced the Jazz at home.
In this game, the Jazz made full use of their inside advantage to suppress the Thunder. The Big Three only had a wave of offensive climax in the third quarter to lead the score. The Jazz continued to kill the inside in the final quarter and made Adams leave the game. Mitchell then took over the Jazz's offense and hit consecutively.
The Thunder's Big Three failed one after another.
In the end, the Jazz defeated the Thunder 102-95 in an away game, rewriting the score to 1-1.
Full score (Jazz in front): 26-25, 27-21, 21-33, 28-16.
For the Jazz: Mitchell had 28 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, Rubio had 22 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists, Favors had 20 points, 16 rebounds and 3 assists, Gobert had 13 points, 15 rebounds and 3 assists, and Jerebko had 10 points and 5 rebounds.
For the Thunder: Westbrook had 19 points, 9 rebounds and 13 assists, George had 18 points and 10 rebounds, Anthony had 17 points and 9 rebounds, Brewer had 11 points and 2 assists, and Grant had 13 points and 6 rebounds.
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On April 22, the Utah Jazz defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 115-102 at home, extending the total score to 2-1.
Score in the fourth quarter (Thunder team in front): 30-22, 23-36, 22-31, 27-26.
Thunder: Westbrook had 14 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists. He also had 8 turnovers. George had 23 points. Anthony had 14 points and 4 rebounds. Felton had 14 points.
Jazz: Ingles had 21 points and 4 assists, Favors had 11 points and 5 rebounds, Gobert had 18 points and 12 rebounds, Mitchell had 22 points and 11 rebounds, and Rubio had 26 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.
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On April 24, the Jazz faced the Thunder's challenge at home.
The Thunder relied on defensive counterattacks to take the lead in the first quarter, but the Jazz, who were better integrated and inside, took the lead in the second quarter and once led by more than 20 points in the third quarter. The two sides clashed again in the final quarter, and it was difficult for the Thunder to reduce the score to 15 points.
Within. In the final moments of the final quarter, Mitchell and Ingles each scored a three-pointer, making the game completely lose suspense.
In the end, the Jazz defeated the Thunder 113-96 at home, leading the Thunder 3-1 to get the match point.
Full score (Thunder in front): 30-24, 22-34, 21-32, 23-23.
For the Thunder: Westbrook had 23 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists, George had 32 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, Anthony had 11 points and 6 rebounds, and Adams had 9 points and 7 rebounds.
For the Jazz: Mitchell had 33 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Rubio had 13 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, Favors had 13 points and 4 rebounds, Ingles had 20 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, and Gobert had 16 points and 10 rebounds.
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On April 26, the Oklahoma City Thunder faced the Jazz at home.
After a hard battle, the Thunder finally reversed 25 points and defeated the Utah Jazz 107-99, bringing the total score to 2-3.
Score in the fourth quarter (Thunder followed): 34-29, 22-12, 22-37, 21-29.
Jazz: Ingles 16 points and 4 rebounds, Favors 10 points and 5 rebounds, Gobert 11 points and 10 rebounds, Mitchell 23 points and 5 rebounds, Rubio 10 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists, Crowder 27 points and 8 assists
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Thunder: Westbrook had 45 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists, George had 34 points and 8 rebounds, and Anthony had 7 points and 5 rebounds.
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On April 28, the Utah Jazz ushered in Game 6 of the series against the Oklahoma City Thunder at home.
At the end of the game, the Jazz defeated the Thunder 96-91, eliminated their opponents 4-2, and entered the Western Conference semifinals.
Specific scores: 22-18, 19-23, 29-37, 21-18 (Jazz behind).
For the Jazz, Mitchell carried the team's offense alone when Rubio retired in the first half. He scored 23 points in the third quarter and made 14 of 26 shots from the field, contributing 38 points, setting a new personal playoff record.
Career single-game scoring record.
In addition to Mitchell, Rubio had 3 assists and 1 rebound and was injured at halftime. Favors scored 13 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 2 blocks, Ingles had 12 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, and Gobert had 12 points.
13 rebounds, 2 steals and 3 blocks, Crowder had 5 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, O'Neal had 5 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, and Box had 11 points, 1 rebound, 1 assist and 1 steal.
For the Thunder, Carmelo Anthony had 7 points and 3 rebounds, Brewer had 2 points, George only had 5 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal, Adams had 19 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, Grant had 9 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals.
Assisted 1 block, Felton had 3 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.
Westbrook tried his best and scored 46 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, but his efforts alone could not prevent the team from being eliminated.
Generally speaking, there is not much suspense in this series. The Thunder played well in the regular season, but they fought independently, did not have a good system, and did not cooperate well. Anthony's defense was not good, and Westbrook did not have a basket, which made the Thunder play
It's quite hard.
Facts have proved that Westbrook is really useless without a basket, and it is extremely easy to stretch his hips when playing high-end games.
