1+0 overtime shots in the last quarter and stealth! Is SGA overestimated? The advantage of losing the slap and exposes three major shortcomings

1+0 overtime shots in the last quarter! Thunder G3 lost to the Nuggets and Alexander again invisible at a critical moment. Is the SGA, which is regarded as a popular MVP, overrated? After losing the advantage in the playoffs, three major shortcomings were exposed.

Alexander's invisibility at a critical moment

The first two games of the series were tied 1-1, and the Thunder G3 went to Denver to usher in the battle with the Nuggets.

Finally, after a fierce battle in overtime, the Thunder lost 104-113, falling behind 1-2 and fell into a passive position.

Among them, Alexander's performance was disappointing. He made only 7 of 22 shots in the game, scoring 18 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists, and made 1 of 8 shots in the last quarter. He completely invisible and made 0 shots in overtime without a single point.

The three major shortcomings of losing the whistleblower have been exposed. This season, the league has obviously relaxed the whistleblower in the playoffs, allowing for stronger physical confrontation. Especially after the game enters a critical moment, the referees rarely whistle and completely hand over the game to the players to decide.

This caused Alexander to suffer a great loss. As the best player among the new generation of stars, Alexander averaged 8.8 free throws per game in the regular season and 8.3 free throws in the playoffs, but Alexander only received 5 free throws in this game.

After the game, ESPN famous reporter Bobby Marks also pointed out this point directly and publicly stated: "When Alexander breaks through to the inside but cannot obtain a foul, this will be a huge hidden danger to the Thunder."

And when the call was not received at a critical moment in the playoffs, Alexander, the MVP hottest, also exposed three major shortcomings.

The biggest weakness: the lack of three-point threat

Alexander has the ability to shoot three-pointers, and averaged 2.1 three-pointers with a shooting rate of 37.5% per game in the regular season, but the data entering the playoffs fell to 26.2%.

Due to the insufficient threat of Alexander's three-pointer, the difficulty of the opponent's defense is reduced, and the opponent will devote more defensive energy and resources to block Alexander's mid-range and breakthrough.

The second biggest weakness: insufficient experience and ball handling ability

Due to the lack of successful experience in the playoffs, Alexander also exposed his shortcomings in his experience and lack of ball handling in this game.

When Jaylen Williams next to him was obviously hot, Alexander still stubbornly chose to make unreasonable three-pointers in the final victory, wasting his chance to win.

On the other hand, Jokic also felt bad, but when Murray was in a hot state, Jokic decisively gave up the ball and opportunity to Murray in the final quarter, and then completed self-proving in overtime. In terms of detailed choices of ball rights, Alexander, who is also a popular MVP, is still a big gap from Jokic.

The third biggest shortcoming: core confrontation is insufficient

Alexander has excellent mid-range shooting, but when facing the defense of Murray, Brian and others, his core strength and confrontation are still not enough to create a stable mid-range opportunity for himself. He entered the inside several times and missed a layup after the confrontation.

This is also a microcosm of his offensive performance so far in the playoffs, and his overall shooting percentage has dropped from 51.9% in the regular season to 43.8% in the playoffs.

These three shortcomings also led to Alexander's frequent invisibility at critical moments. This game is not an isolated case. The Thunder lost 16 games this season, of which 10 of them were lost at critical moments. Is

SGA overrated?

Even if three major shortcomings are exposed, it does not mean that SGA is overrated, even if he wins the MVP in the end. After all, MVP itself is an honor to measure regular season performance and has nothing to do with playoff performance.

But if Alexander wants to go further and grow into a truly recognized and respected superstar, then according to his current performance, he is obviously overrated.

The good news is that just as Alexander responded to his loss after the match that he still smiled after losing, this round of series has not ended, and he still has plenty of opportunities to prove that he can lead the team to win without a harsh advantage.