A big comeback with 22 points! Thunder won 4 consecutive games, SGA set a record, scored 26+11 with thick eyebrows, and won 1 of 10 No. 1 picks

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On October 28, the NBA 2025-26 regular season ushered in the focus of the Western Conference. The Dallas Mavericks sat at home and faced the Oklahoma City Thunder. What is ironic is that although the defending champion Thunder won three consecutive victories at the start of the season, Alexander, who won the Grand Slam (scoring champion + MVP + FMVP) last season, was criticized for taking too many free throws. In the first two games, Alexander took a total of 40 free throws, breaking the NBA historical record. The US media directly posted a P picture to ridicule: Transformed into a beggar asking for free throws + bubble wrap package cannot touch. Obviously, players like Alexander who rely on their brains and rules to play are indeed not very lucky in this league. Just like Harden before him, he can produce explosive statistics, but he often causes huge controversy.

As for the Mavericks, after missing the core Irving, they also suffered a losing streak at the beginning, but the performance of the new No. 1 pick was remarkable. In the last game against the Raptors, he scored 22 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 block. The most important thing was 0 turnovers. Not only did he set a new personal career scoring record, he also set a team history record. The future is indeed worth looking forward to.

In terms of the starting lineup for this game, for the Mavericks, Irving continues to be absent due to injury. Coach Kidd’s starting five is: Cooper Flagg, Max Christie, Klay Thompson , PJ Washington, Anthony Davis; for the Thunder, Jaywe is absent, and the starting lineup is: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luguentz Dort, Carson Wallace, Chet Holmgren, Isaiah Haltenstein.

At the beginning of the first quarter, Dort caught the ball in a wide open space and made a three-pointer, giving the Thunder the lead. Holmgren hit Flagg, broke through, turned around and made a layup again. The Thunder led the Mavericks 7-0 at the start. Thick eyebrows made a self-throw and one-arm dunk. Russell made a steady three-pointer from the top of the arc and scored 5 points in a row. Christie hit two more three-pointers in a row. The Mavericks narrowed the point difference to 1 point. Alexander broke through to attract the defense, distributed the ball to Harten, and finished with a dunk. The thick eyebrows caught the ball under the basket and overpowered Chet to complete a one-arm dunk. Unfortunately, the violation occurred at 24 seconds, and he lost the top ten goals in the game. PJ-Washington took off from the air and received a pass from his teammate to score 2+1. He really got excited when he beat the Thunder. After the first quarter, the Mavericks trailed the Thunder by 4 points 24-28.

Back in the second quarter, Flagg stole the ball in the frontcourt and wanted to fly for a layup. Holmgren waited under the basket and sent a big block. Wiggins and Wallace broke through and succeeded in layups. The Thunder regained the lead to 8 points. After a strong attack at the basket, he held the ball and made a three-pointer. He has now scored 15 points and 7 rebounds on 6-of-7 shots, leading the team to narrow the point difference to 3 points. Alexander overcame the defense and succeeded in a fadeaway jumper, stabilizing the situation. Harten passed the pick-and-roll and hit the ultimate hook from Alexander. After halftime, the Thunder still led the Mavericks by 6 points 48-42.

Halftime statistics, for the Mavericks, the thick eyebrows played 18 minutes, scoring 15 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block on 6 of 9 shots, 1 of 1 three-pointers; No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg was in a sluggish state, playing 18 minutes, 1 of 6 shots, 0 of 2 three-pointers, 2 points, 1 rebound and 1 steal; Klay Thompson was also iron, scoring 3 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist on 1 of 7 shots; Russell scored 6 points and 3 assists on 2 of 8 shots.

For the Thunder, Alexander played 15 minutes and scored 8 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists on 4-of-10 shooting.

Change sides and fight again. Holmgren faked a shot and flew to PJ-Washington. He went directly to the inside and took off to face Flagg to complete the tomahawk dunk. Alexander hit a three-pointer with thick eyebrows. Currently, he has scored 17 points and 7 assists on 8-of-14. The Thunder opened the point difference to 9 points. Marshall missed a layup with a European step, and then made a tip-in from the frontcourt with thick eyebrows. He also scored 19 points and 9 rebounds on 8-of-12 shots, carrying the team's hard pursuit of points. Holmgren faced Flagg and made another three-pointer. Today he really focused on the No. 1 pick. The Thunder already led by 14 points. Flagg's layup against Harten's lever was still an iron shot. Currently, he only scored 2 points on 1-of-8. Alexander counterattacked and scored again. Today he scored 21 points with zero free throws. After three quarters, the Thunder led the Mavericks by 18 points 87-69.

In the decisive battle in the fourth quarter, Holmgren broke through to attract double-teams and sent a wonderful pass. Hatten cut the ball and received the ball and dunked successfully. The Thunder led by 22 points. Christie made his fourth three-pointer from the corner, and his thick eyebrows also caused foul damage. The Mavericks chased 15-0 to a 4-point deficit and stopped the Thunder. Washington big hat Alexander and Big Eyebrow once again tied 2+1. The Mavericks had 1 and a half points left to catch up to 1 point difference, but they had no choice but to reverse the defeat. In the end, the Thunder refused to reverse the 22-point reversal and defeated the Mavericks 101-94, winning 4 consecutive victories.

Full game statistics, for the Mavericks, the thick eyebrows scored 26 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block on 10 of 16 shots; Flagg, the top pick, struggled today, playing 31 minutes, 1 of 10 shots, 0 of 3 three-pointers, 2 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals; Klay Thompson was also iron, scoring 8 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists on 3 of 11 shots.

For the Thunder, Chet Holmgren made 6 of 10 shots and scored 18 points, 11 rebounds and 3 blocks; Alexander made 10 of 22, 2 of 2 free throws, 23 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 block. He has scored 20+ points in 76 consecutive games, ranking fourth in history behind Chamberlain and Oscar Robert.