7 wins and 0 losses creates history! SGA’s record-breaking 30+7 is not scary. What’s scary about the defending champion is these three points

Starting the season with 7 wins and 0 losses to create history! It’s not scary for the core Alexander to hit 30+7 in the third quarter to break the record. These three points are what are scary about the defending champion Thunder.

The Thunder made history with 7 consecutive victories

After defeating the Wizards in the previous game and winning 6 consecutive games, the defending champion Thunder faced another contest with the Pelicans, who are one of the few players in the Western Conference this season. One of them was one of the losers, so the game was one-sided early. In the end, the Thunder defeated the Pelicans 137-106 in the third quarter and scored a 31-point victory. They won the first 7 consecutive games of the season and continued their unbeaten golden streak. It was also the 800th victory in team history.

In this way, after winning 7 consecutive victories at the beginning of the season last season, the Thunder once again started the season with 7 wins and 0 losses, becoming the third team in NBA history to win 7 consecutive victories at the beginning of two consecutive seasons. The other two teams are the 93-95 Rockets and the 63-65 Celtics.

It is worth mentioning that the Thunder's 7-game winning streak was ended by the Nuggets last season. The Thunder's 7-game winning streak this season will face the Clippers, who are also aiming to compete for the championship, in the next game, putting pressure on Harden and Kawhi.

Alexander broke the record with 30+7

The reason why the Thunder were able to make another great advance in the opening season was due to the core Alexander. In this game, SGA continued his unstoppable offensive performance. He made 8 of 14 and 13 free throws. He easily scored 30 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 steal. His plus-minus value of +24 ranked first in the game.

This is the third time Alexander has scored 30+ points in the fourth quarter this season without playing. It is also the 79th consecutive game he has scored 20+ points in his career. He has successfully tied the Big O and tied for third place in history. The top two are both occupied by Chamberlain (92 games and 126 games).

For Alexander, who won the MVP, FMVP, first team last season, and experienced the finals tiebreaker, this performance was completely expected, and even his performance of scoring 30+ points in a single game has become a common occurrence.

Since the beginning of the season, Alexander has averaged 33.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.1 blocks per game.

So compared to SGA’s 30+7 record-breaking performance, these three points are what’s really scary about the defending champion Thunder.

First point: The camp is full of injuries

During the Thunder's 7-game winning streak at the beginning of the season, second-in-command Jaylen Williams was completely absent. Third-in-command Holmgren and core rotation Caruso played a total of 7 games together.

In addition, Kenway, Topic, Dort, Carson Wallace and other players have also missed games due to injuries. In fact, the Thunder has always played with a disabled lineup, and the result is still undefeated with 7 consecutive victories.

Second point: The young Thunder are still growing

Even though the Thunder are the defending champions, in fact this team is very young from the core to the role players. Most of the players are in the period of rapid growth. Especially after last season's championship journey, the Thunder continue to have surprise players emerging this season.

For example, last year's No. 38 pick Ajay Mitchell has averaged 17.3 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.3 steals per game since the beginning of the season. All statistics and efficiency have skyrocketed.

In this game against the Pelicans, even though they were short of major generals, the Thunder still had seven players score in double figures, including 24-year undrafted Brandon Carlson, who scored 11 points and 5 rebounds. The rapid growth of these young players gives this Thunder team unlimited room for imagination.

Third point: Massive draft picks

Although they already have a huge advantage in terms of lineup depth and personnel age structure, the Thunder are still one of the richest teams in terms of NBA draft picks in the next seven years, holding 13 first-round and 16 second-round picks.

Coupled with the Thunder's management's well-known vision for top talent, the defending champion Thunder, built around SGA, is clearly ready to build a dynasty team.