After scoring 30+ points and averaging over 1 block per game, Alexander is the contemporary Jordan.

Sports Weekly All-Media Reporter Li Hui

After experiencing their first defeat of the season, the Oklahoma City Thunder quickly regained their sense of winning. Facing the Kings away from home, they relied on a wave of flow in the third quarter to gain victory. In this campaign, Thunder's main center Harteng had a career night. Facing the weak Kings inside, Harteng made 14 of 17 shots and scored 33 points and 19 rebounds. The 33 points set a career high and became the first player in the history of the Thunder to score 30 points and 15 rebounds in a single game with a shooting percentage of 75%. This is a terrifying statistic that even Durant and Wei Shao have never achieved.

However, the bigger reason why the Thunder won this game was Alexander's stable performance. In the whole game, Alexander only played 29 minutes and scored 30 points on 12 of 20 shots. This is the fifth time Alexander has scored 30+ points in less than 30 minutes this season. You know, Alexander, who won the MVP last season, only completed it 7 times.

At the beginning of the season, the Thunder suffered serious injuries. Chet Holmgren returned in this game, but Jaylen Williams continued to recuperate. Dort, who had been able to play before, also did not play due to injury. From beginning to end, the Thunder could not field a complete lineup, but Alexander's existence gave the Thunder a chance to win, including the game that was ended by the Trail Blazers. Alexander's good performance in the final quarter once gave the team hope of reversal.

So far this season, Alexander has averaged 33 points per game, but only averages 34.8 minutes per game. He can score one point almost every minute. Such terrifying scoring efficiency is undoubtedly the key to the Thunder's ability to continue to lead the league. It can be said that Alexander is now the most stable player on the offensive end in the league. His offensive stability can even be compared with Michael Jordan. Jordan once famously said that it is very easy to score 30 points. You only need to hit 4 shots in each quarter to get 32 ​​points. This is the case for Alexander. In today's third quarter, he hit all five jump shots in a single quarter, including free throws and layups. He scored 15 points in a single quarter and "clocked out" in three quarters again. It is worth mentioning that Alexander has scored 20+ in 81 consecutive games. This statistic has not even been achieved by Jordan. In the history of the league, only Chamberlain has achieved more consecutive 20+ games than Alexander.

In addition, like Jordan, Alexander has always tried his best on the defensive end. So far this season, he has averaged 1.0 steals and 1.2 blocks per game. As a defender less than 2 meters tall, such blocking data is terrifying, and it also reflects Alexander's enthusiasm on the defensive end.

Despite serious injuries at the beginning of the season, the Thunder showed their championship competitiveness. They are making great strides towards defending the title, and Alexander is also moving towards replicating Jordan's greatness. As we all know, Jordan achieved three consecutive championships in 1991-93. Judging from the current situation, contemporary Jordan Alexander is fully capable of doing this.