The Trail Blazers reversed the Thunder! Su Qun praised one person, not Holiday or Avdija

A wonderful showdown between the Trail Blazers and the Thunder came to an end. In the end, the Trail Blazers narrowly defeated the Thunder with a slight advantage of 121-119. This victory was hard-won, and the game was even more ups and downs.

During the game, the performance of Trail Blazers inside player Reese was amazing. He hit consecutive three-pointers and became one of the key figures in the team's reversal of the game. Su Qun commented in the commentary: "So you see that his job is the most stable. His job is not a golden rice bowl, and it can't hold much rice, but it works for me. Just eat enough." Su Qun's words vividly depict that although Reese may not be the team's superstar, he can make real contributions to the team with his stable performance on the court, just like a job that is ordinary but can meet basic needs, not luxurious but practical.

In this game, Reese can be said to be one of the few bright spots for the Trail Blazers in the first half. In the first half, the performance of Lowe, another inside player of the team, failed to achieve the expected results. From a tactical perspective, Lowe's footwork on the defensive end was not flexible enough, and he was broken through by Thunder players many times. On the offensive end, he also lacked effective scoring methods, and his cooperation with his teammates was not tacit enough. It was precisely because of Lowe's poor performance that the coach decided to give Reese more opportunities to play. And Reese did not live up to the coach's trust. He quickly got into the state as soon as he came on the court and decisively hit a three-pointer. This three-pointer not only scored valuable three points for the team, but also greatly boosted the team's morale. As Reese continued to hit three-pointers, the Trail Blazers began to gradually narrow the point difference with the Thunder, and the team saw hope of chasing points. After that, the coach decided to keep Reese on the court and form a twin-tower lineup with Klingen in an attempt to form a stronger offensive and defensive force inside.

However, the situation of the game is always full of variables. In the process of partnering with Klingen, Klingen made many fouls due to excessive defensive movements, causing him to get into foul trouble early. In order to prevent Klingen from being sent off for too many fouls, the coach had to make adjustments and let Rees alone take on the inside tasks for the remaining time. Reese showed his tenacious fighting spirit and outstanding ability in this situation.

In the second quarter of the game, Reese was even more powerful and played the entire second quarter. In this quarter, his three-point shooting performance was heroic, making 3 of 3 shots, and his shooting rate reached an astonishing 100%. From a statistical standpoint, he had a team-high plus-minus of +12. This data intuitively reflects that the team's offensive and defensive efficiency has significantly improved when he was on the court.

Under the leadership of Reese, the Trail Blazers seemed to have been injected with a shot in the arm, gradually climbing out of a huge disadvantage of 22 points behind. Trailing by 22 points, this is a considerable point difference in NBA games. Many teams tend to give up when faced with such a huge disadvantage, but the Trail Blazers did not. Reese used his three-pointers to tear apart the Thunder's defense again and again and recover points for the team.

In the third quarter, with 2.7 seconds left, Reese became the team's hero again. The situation on the court was tense at that time, and the Trail Blazers were still catching up. At this critical moment, Reese received a pass from his teammate and took action without hesitation, hitting a key three-pointer. This three-pointer not only allowed the Trail Blazers to further narrow the gap in the score, but also dealt a heavy blow to the Thunder in terms of momentum.

Klingen and Lowe occupied more playing time, and Reese also broke out in limited time. He actively moves around the court looking for shooting opportunities, and he is also uncompromising on the defensive end. However, Reese's outbreak also affected the playing opportunities of another player Yang Hansen to a certain extent. Since Reese, Klingen and Lowe all performed well on the court and occupied a large amount of playing time, Yang Hansen received fewer playing opportunities. Judging from the current situation, Yang Hansen's situation with the Trail Blazers is not optimistic. Many people speculate that Yang Hansen may only stay in the Development League in the future.