Two consecutive MVPs? What does Alexander need to do if he wants to win the MVP?

In the regular season, the Thunder defeated the Clippers 126-107 away from home.

In this game, Alexander once again clocked in three quarters: he played only 29 minutes in the game, making 9 of 14 shots, 4 of 5 three-pointers, 8 of 9 free throws, and scored 30 points, 4 rebounds, 12 assists, and 3 blocks.

Although the score difference in this game was close to 20 points, it was not so easy for the Thunder to win. They were behind for most of the first half, and were trailing by 13 points at most. At the end of the half, Alexander only scored 12 points, and the Thunder fell behind 56-57 by 1 point;

The third quarter became a turning point. In this quarter, Alexander was full of firepower, playing 12 points in a single quarter. Minutes, he made 7 of 8 shots, 3 of 3 three-pointers, only 1 of 1 free throw, scored 18 points and 5 assists, and the Thunder also played a 38-29 lead to complete the lead;

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Thunder, led by Chet, Mitchell, Caruso and others, blasted an 11-0 wave in 3 minutes, and the point difference reached 19 points. Alexander therefore sat on the bench to rest and clocked out in the third quarter.

It needs to be said that this is the third consecutive three-quarter game for Alexander. The previous two games were:

- Against the Pelicans, Alexander played only 29 minutes and 59 seconds. He made 8 of 14 shots, 1 of 5 three-pointers, and 13 of 13 free throws. He scored 30 points, 2 rebounds, and 7 assists, with a plus-minus value of +24. The Thunder defeated the Pelicans 137-106

—— Against the Wizards, Alexander played only 29 minutes and 2 seconds, shooting 11 of 20, 3 of 6 three-pointers, 6 of 6 free throws, and scored 31 points, 3 rebounds, and 7 assists, with a plus-minus value of +8. The Thunder defeated the Wizards 127-108.

Here is a slightly customized stat: Alexander is the first player in NBA history to score 30+ points in three consecutive games with less than 30 minutes played.

However, the following data is a bit valuable: Counting today's game against the Clippers, Alexander has scored 20+ points in 80 consecutive games. This number ranks third in history. The top two are Chamberlain's 126 games and 92 games respectively. Other scoring masters in history such as Jordan, Kobe, Durant, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, James, Harden and others have never done it.

Alexander won a Grand Slam last season, and this season, his performance is still at the MVP level.

In the 8 games so far, Alexander has scored 30+ points in 7 games, averaging 33.1 points, 5.0 rebounds, 6.6 assists, 1.4 blocks and 1.0 steals per game. His three shooting percentages are 53.5%/32.6%/89.5%, and his true shooting percentage is 63.3%, ranking third in the league in scoring.

Just as Alexander has been doing in the past few years, his finishing at the basket and mid-range are very good: a total of 33 of 46 within 5 feet of the basket, a shooting percentage of 71.7%; and in the mid-range of 10-14 feet, Alexander made a total of 28 of 44, with a shooting percentage of 63.6%. This is already comparable to or even surpasses the level of Jordan and KD at their peak.

Also, Alexander's free throws are a very controversial topic. For this season, Alexander won 40 free throws in the first two games and made 33 of them, which is quite exaggerated (23 of 26 free throws in the second game);

But there are very few Some people have noticed that in the four games after that, Alexander only made 14 of 14 free throws in total. He currently averages 9.5 free throws per game, ranking eighth in the league. There are whistles, but for a player who ranks first in the league in breakthroughs per game (19.9), this number is actually reasonable.

Take today's game as an example. Of Alexander's 9 free throws, 1 was a technical foul free throw, and 5 of them benefited from this season's new rules (high-five defense). Among them, Jones' three-point foul on Alexander on the second goal was very obvious, and then Tyronn Lue actually chose to challenge, which is really incomprehensible.

Back to Alexander, in addition to offense, his defense is still top-notch among defenders. So far this season, he has interfered with opponents 13.1 times per game, with a accuracy drop rate of 3.5%, and a accuracy drop rate of 13.2% within 10 feet inside.

The point is that in the absence of Jay Wei, Alexander led the team to 8 wins and 0 losses, creating the best start in team history. It was also the best start since the 2015-16 Warriors (starting with 24 consecutive wins).

From a data point of view, this year's Thunder is still ridiculously strong: after 8 games, the Thunder's offensive efficiency is 118.5, fourth in the league, and defensive efficiency is 104.8, first in the league. They are the only team with both offensive and defensive efficiency in the top five in the league, and their net efficiency reaches +13.7, which is even more exaggerated than last season (+12.7).

If Alexander wants to win the MVP again, I personally think that there are a few important points:

1. Not losing to last season’s record. Last year, the Thunder won 68 games. This year, they must at least maintain it. Staying at a similar level

2. Improved data. Last season, Alexander averaged 32.7 points per game. This year, in this environment, he must average at least 33+

3. Make good use of Jaywe's absence. Quan Ming In the absence of star teammates, he can still lead the team to a winning streak

4. His performance against other MVP candidates such as Doncic, Jokic, Wenban Yama, and Antetokounmpo

5. His performance at the end of the season, this is very important in the MVP selection. Important

In today's commentary, Reggie Miller commented that Alexander + Jaywe are the contemporary Jordan + Pippen. Obviously, it is very difficult to reach the height of Choppi. After all, it was two and three consecutive championships. But Alexander does have hope of becoming the next two-consecutive MVP player after Antetokounmpo and Jokic. The Thunder this season is still the devil of the league. They may be able to achieve the NBA's first two consecutive championships after 2019. Let's wait and see.