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Thunder backcourt star: We have a strong sense of hunger, I will make it difficult for Huazi to take action on the court

11:17pm, 20 May 2025【Basketball】

In the previous NBA Western Conference semi-finals G7, the Oklahoma City Thunder, who played at home, defeated the Denver Nuggets 125-93. After this game, the Thunder locked the total score of the series at 4-3 and successfully advanced to the Western Conference Finals. After this game, Thunder's substitute backcourt star Cason Wallace was interviewed by reporters, in which he also talked about the tiebreak battle with the Nuggets and the situation about the Minnesota Timberwolves backcourt core Anthony Edwards, who he may defend in the next round of the series.

Wallace talked about the team's big victory in the tiebreak in the series against the Nuggets, Wallace said: "We are not always like this throughout the series, but in this game, we showed a different sense of hunger than before. The facts also prove that as long as we make up our minds, victory is in our grasp. When talking about the possible face of the league's top scorer Edwards in the next round of the series, Wallace continued: I will try to make Edwards' performance in the series hard, I will keep this defensive intensity forced. He has to make frequent high-difficulty shots on the court. I believe that under my defense, his performance and his efficiency will decline.

In the NBA regular season this season, Wallace played a total of 68 games in 82 games, averaging 27.6 minutes per game, averaging 8.4 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 0.5 blocks, 0.9 turnovers and 2.1 fouls, with 47.4% shooting from the field, 35.6% from three-point shooting, and 81.1% free throw shooting. In the playoffs, Wallace In the first 11 games, the average playing time was 5.5 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.2 blocks, 0.7 turnovers and 2.4 fouls, 42.9% shooting percentage, 34.5% from three-pointers and 60% free throw percentage. In the series against the Nuggets, Wallace made 3 of 10 shots and 1 of 6 shots in 28 minutes and 35 seconds of playing time, scored 7 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals, and 1 turnover and 1 foul. The plus and negative value reached the highest +38 in the game.

Wallace's performance is undoubtedly worthy of recognition. He has indeed played a decisive role in the defensive end. He was able to exert his strong personal defense ability in many games. In addition, he also has certain passing ability and organizational ability. However, Wallace's stability on the offensive end is slightly worse than that in the regular season stage. He should be able to provide more support to the team on the offensive end. I don't know if Wallace can effectively limit Edwards as he said in the next Western Conference Finals.