2024-04-15 15:25:35
With an average age of 23.9, the Thunder became the youngest team in league history to win the division championship.Image source: Dazhi Image
The Oklahoma City Thunder relied on “people to help themselves” today (15th) to regain the top spot in the Western Conference following 11 years. Rookie center Chet Holmgren said in an interview that the Thunder still set their sights on the championship.
This year’s season is quite intense in the Western Conference. The day before the final day of the regular season, the Thunder, Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves all tied for first place in the Western Conference with a record of 56 wins and 25 losses. On the final day, the Thunder defeated the Dallas Mavericks 135-86. The Gray Wolves lost to the Suns. Although the Nuggets won, compared to the regular season results, the Thunder won the Western Conference with 3 wins and 1 loss. However, according to “ESPN Stats” data, the average age of the Thunder team is At 23.9 years old, he is the youngest team in history to win the first seed in the conference since the league began implementing the seeding system in 1984.
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“I wouldn’t say we are celebrating, but it is a recognition of all our efforts this season.” Thunder rookie center Holmgren said in an interview: “We won the first place in the Western Conference. To me, this is not an accident. We It takes a lot of sacrifice and hard work to achieve this goal.”
“When we won first place in the West Division, we wouldn’t be celebrating because the goals we set haven’t been achieved yet, so we still keep our eyes focused on our goals.” Holmgren added.
Compared with last season, the Thunder improved by 24 wins this season and won the first place in the Western Conference. As the team’s head coach and the oldest (25 years old) player in the starting lineup, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said: “It really didn’t feel real to us (winning first place in the Western Conference), but it was very fun, obviously, when you play, you want to win, and when we play every day, every day Working hard to win has allowed us not to worry regarding the past or the future. We just work hard every day and see where we can go. Now that we have won the first place in the Western Conference, this feels really great. This feels really great. Proud, but we’re starting to have more to do.”
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The Thunder, who have won the first place in the Western Conference, are still undecided on their opponents in the playoffs, which will depend on the results of the play-offs. The current rankings from 7th to 10th in the Western Conference are the New Orleans Pelicans, Los Angeles Lakers, and Sacramento. The Kings and Golden State Warriors both have the opportunity to be opponents of the Thunder.
The exciting NBA play-offs will start on the 17th. The 9th and 10th places in the two divisions will have a life-and-death game. The winner will then play another game with the losers of the 7th and 8th places. If you lose, take it away” battle, and advance to the playoffs with the 7th and 8th place winners. Therefore, all the players are trying their best to go further this season. Please stay tuned for the live broadcast on Videoland Sports Channel 72 for the exciting play-offs!
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