By GaryQfromSanJose | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2025-04-27 06:40:20
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雷霆克服糟糕的远投之夜，顶住灰熊末节的反扑，拿下系列赛
MVP候选人谢伊·吉尔杰斯-亚历山大(Shai Gilgeous-Alexander)首节弹无虚发（7投7中，拿下16分），在罚球线上也极具侵略性（11罚13中），并在最后时刻命中后撤步制胜球，避免了俄克拉荷马城像第三场一样落后，并完成了对灰熊艰难的横扫。尽管雷霆的三分球命中率惨不忍睹，但还是以4-0的结果结束了系列赛。
吉尔杰斯-亚历山大(38分，6次助攻，2次抢断)打出了精彩的终结战，贾伦·威廉姆斯(Jalen Williams)(23分，5次助攻)也并肩作战。
新秀小斯科蒂·皮蓬(Scotty Pippen, Jr.)(30分，11个篮板)顶替贾·莫兰特(Ja Morant)首发出场，打出了令人印象深刻的数据，但在比赛还剩61秒时犯满离场。桑蒂·阿尔达马(Santi Aldama)(23分，9个篮板)和戴斯蒙德·贝恩(Desmond Bane)(23分，5次助攻)在今晚的前三节多表现出色。扎克·埃迪(Zach Edey)(8分，8个篮板，7次盖帽)在关键时刻犯满离场前，也很好地对抗了雷霆强大的前场。
两队在第四场比赛开始时火力全开，疯狂得分，命中率极高。在皮蓬努力复制莫兰特的表现后，孟菲斯早早确立了领先优势。贾伦·威廉姆斯在开局阶段扮演了主要的组织者角色，但吉尔杰斯-亚历山大更擅长自己寻找投篮机会——开局7投7中。亚历克斯·卡鲁索(Alex Caruso)抢断了小贾伦·杰克逊(Jackson, Jr.)笨拙的低位进攻，为卡森·华莱士(Cason Wallace)创造了转换得分的机会。虽然孟菲斯避免了预期的低迷开局（在经历了前一晚的崩盘之后），但他们仍然以31-34落后结束了第一节。
第二节变成了一场混战，双方都难以拉开差距。前湖人队和公牛队球员卡鲁索以及前尼克斯队球员以赛亚·哈尔滕施泰因(Isaiah Hartenstein)在攻防两端都非常烦人，并帮助雷霆的首发球员获得了喘息的机会。两队在整个上半场的剩余时间里都保持着1-2个回合的差距。比赛竞争非常激烈，时间都仿佛静止了（即比赛时钟在2分58秒处卡住约10秒）。裁判也在最后几分钟里对犯规视而不见。俄克拉荷马城以60-59的优势进入中场休息。
与前两节一样，两队也无法拉开差距。吉尔杰斯-亚历山大凭借其惊人的得分技巧带领着雷霆前进，而孟菲斯则继续挣扎着拼凑出有效的进攻。小贾伦·杰克逊有时试图接过重任，皮蓬的进攻也非常凶猛，但他们的球队仍然无法缩小差距。孟菲斯在第三节结束后仍然以85-88落后。
观察
- 从我在这轮系列赛中看到的情况来看，卢克·肯纳德(Luke Kennard)虽然是常规赛的关键贡献者，但由于他那令人怀疑的防守，似乎被对手针对了。
- 小贾伦·杰克逊太容易犯规了——他的职业生涯已经到了一个阶段，我不认为他会改变自己的打法了。他在第四节刚开始三分钟就吃到第五次犯规尤其离谱。
- 贾伦·威廉姆斯的第一步启动速度非常快。
- 克利夫兰在第三场比赛中以37分摧毁迈阿密，勉强超过了圣安东尼奥在2013年总决赛第三场中以36分击败热火的纪录。那是丹尼·格林(Danny Green)和加里·尼尔(Gary Neal)的比赛。
- 本场最佳回合#1 ：吉尔杰斯-亚历山大在第一节中任何一次持球，并调整好姿势完成投篮（并且投进）的时刻。
- 本场最佳回合#2 ：切特·霍姆格伦(Chet Holmgren)在第三节末段盖掉了皮蓬的投篮尝试，然后带球冲到中场，找到右路插上的阿隆·威金斯(Aaron Wiggins)上篮得分。
比赛回顾
皮蓬强硬打进一球，并助攻桑蒂·阿尔达马命中一记侧翼三分，为孟菲斯迅速拿下五分。阿尔达马随后再次命中一记三分，而吉尔杰斯-亚历山大命中了一记令人印象深刻的中距离跳投。皮蓬和贝恩在霍姆格伦头上打进高难度上篮，使灰熊的领先优势扩大到7分。贾伦·威廉姆斯在14-20英尺的范围内找到了手感。两队基本上把前几分钟当成了季前赛的热身，在比赛进行到一半时总共拿下了36分。哈尔滕施泰因抢下几个进攻篮板轻松得分，吉尔杰斯-亚历山大的抢断和转换上篮将分差缩小到1分。两队互不相让，雷霆以3分的优势结束了第一节。
休赛期引进的哈尔滕施泰因和卡鲁索帮助雷霆在第二节开始阶段扩大了领先优势。小贾伦·杰克逊和贝恩努力拼搏，帮助灰熊紧咬雷霆。埃迪领到第三次和第四次犯规——其中第四次是这位新秀将霍姆格伦拉倒在地。阿尔达马的第四个三分球让孟菲斯领先2分。哈尔滕施泰因笨拙的上篮和吉尔杰斯-亚历山大的罚球让雷霆在进入中场休息前获得了一点优势。
在第三节一个非常激烈的开局中，两队连续因为非法掩护而被吹罚。吉尔杰斯-亚历山大的2+1让雷霆领先6分。一分钟后，类似的进攻犯规再次出现。吉尔杰斯-亚历山大以多种高效的突破恢复了他在常规赛中的得分节奏。孟菲斯换上了许多不断变化的阵容，试图对抗强大的雷霆，但最终还是雷霆在第三节结束后保持领先。
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Thunder sweep Grizzlies with ragged Game 4, 117-115
Thunder overcome a nightmare shooting night from outside to weather a very late Memphis run and take the series
MVP finalist Shai Gilgeous-Alexander put up a perfect shooting first quarter (7-for-7, 16 points), an aggressive free throw line (11-for-13), and a stepback straightaway game-winner to prevent Oklahoma City from falling behind like in Game 3 and complete a hard-fought sweep of the Grizzlies. The Thunder were able to accomplish the 4-0 result despite shooting a horrid x-for-xx behind the arc.
Gilgeous-Alexander (38 points, 6 assists, and 2 steals) had a great closeout game with Jalen Williams (23 points and 5 assists) battling alongside.
Rookie Scotty Pippen, Jr. (30 points and 11 rebounds) put up an impressive statline replacing Ja Morant in the starting line-up before fouling out with 61 seconds left. Santi Aldama (23 points and 9 rebounds) and Desmond Bane (23 points and 5 assists) capably competed tonight over the first 3+ quarters of action. Zach Edey (8 point, 8 rebounds, and 7 blocks) also availed himself well against the vaunted OKC frontline before fouling out in crunch time, as well.
The teams started game 4 furiously putting up points and shooting lights out. Memphis staked itself to an early advantage behind Pippen, Jr’s earnest attempt to replicate Morant’s output. Jalen Williams played primary playmaker to start, but Gilgeous-Alexander excelled in seeking his own shot - starting 7-for-7. Caruso’s steal of a clumsy Jackson, Jr. post-up led to a Cason Wallace transition bucket. While Memphis avoided an expected flat start (after that implosion the other night), they still left the period down 31-34.
The second quarter devolved into a slugfest, and the combatants had trouble creating separation. Former Laker and Bull Alex Caruso and former Knick Isaiah Hartenstein were absolute nuisances on both ends and helped spell the Thunder starters. The teams stayed within 1-2 posessions of each other throughout the remainder of the half. The play was so compeitively tough that time stood still (i.e., the game clock started stuck at 2:58 for about 10 seconds). The referees also swallowed their whistles over the last minutes. Oklahoma City maintained a 60-59 advantage at the half.
Just as with the previous two quarters, the teams could not gain separation from each other. Gilgeous-Alexander carried the Thunder with his prodigious scoring skills, while Memphis continued to struggle cobbling together productive possessions. Jackson, Jr. tried at times to grab the mantle, and Pippen, Jr. attacked very fiercely, and their team could not close the gap enough. Memphis remained down 85-88 after three.
Observations
- From what I saw in this series, Luke Kennard, while a key contributor in the regular season, seemed to be played off the floor with his suspect defense.
- Jackson, Jr. is so foul prone - he’s far enough into his career where I don’t see him changing his ways much. His fifth foul only three minutes into the fourth was particularly egregious.
- Jalen Williams has such a lightning quick first step.
- Cleveland’s Game 3 destruction of Miami (by 37 points) managed to eke out the 36-point whipping San Antonio gave the Heat in the 2013 Finals Game 3. That was the Danny Green and Gary Neal game.
- Sequence of the Game #1: Anytime Gilgeous-Alexander had the ball in the first quarter and gathered himself to put up a shot (that went in).
- Sequence of the Game #2: Holmgren swatted away a Pippen, Jr. shot attempt late in the third, and drove it down the middle of the court before finding Aaron Wiggins filling the right lane for a lay-up.
Game Rundown
Pippen, Jr. willed home a banker and fed Santi Aldama for a wing three to get Memphis five quick points. Aldama knocked home his second three moments later, while Gilgeous-Alexander hit an impressive midrange jumper. Difficult layups by Pippen, Jr. and Bane over Chet Holmgren bumped the Grizzly lead to seven. Jalen Williams found success from 14-20 feet. The teams basically treated the first handful of minutes like a preseason tune-up and put up 36 total points halfway through. Harteinstein swallowed up several offensive rebounds for easy buckets, and Gilgeous-Alexander’s steal and transition lay-up trimmed the deficit to one. The teams traded blows, and the Thunder exited the first up three.
Off-season acquisitions Hartenstein and Caruso helped grow the OKC lead to start the second period. Jackson, Jr. and Bane scrapped and gritted their way to help the Grizzlies stay neck-and-neck with the Thunder. Edey picked up his third and fourth fouls - with the latter seeing the rookie swinging Chet Holmgren to the hardwood. Aldama’s fourth three put Memphis up two. Harteinstein’s lumbering lay-up and Gilgeous-Alexander’s freebies gave OKC a slight cushion heading into the break.
On consecutive possessions, the teams were whistled for illegal picks to start a very physical third quarter. A Gilgeous-Alexander and-1 put OKC up six. A similar sequence of offensive fouls broke out a minute later. Gilgeous-Alexander resumed his regular season scoring pace on a variety of productive drives. Memphis ran a number of ever-changing line-ups out to get some traction against the heavily-favored Thunder, but it was still OKC that led after three.
By GaryQfromSanJose, via Pounding The Rock