SGA had 30 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists in three quarters, Chet had 31+12! With Jay Wei absent, the Thunder still won three consecutive victories at the start!

After defeating two powerful opponents, the Rockets and Pacers, in double overtime in the first two games of the new season, the Thunder defeated the Hawks 117-100 on the road today, winning the first three consecutive games. It is worth mentioning that the team's second leader, Jaylen Williams, is still recovering from injury and has not played in a game. Caruso and Isaiah Joe, two important role players, also missed today's game.

In today's game, Alexander and Holmgren were both very impressive, both scoring 30+ points. Alexander clocked in three quarters today and played only 29 minutes. He made 12 of 17 shots, including 10 of 11 two-pointers, 2 of 6 three-pointers, and 4 of 4 free throws. He scored 30 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, and 1 block, with a plus-minus of +16.

In the first three games of this season, Alexander scored 30+ points in all, and averaged 40 points, 5.6 rebounds and 5 assists per game, while shooting 54.9% from the field. Although Alexander took a lot of free throws in the first two games, scoring 14 and 26 respectively, he only took 4 free throws today. In addition, Alexander has 20+ points in 75 consecutive games, continuing to rank fourth in history, and getting closer to Robertson's record of 20+ points in 79 consecutive games.

Holmgren scored 28 points and 7 rebounds in the opening game. If six fouls hadn't left the game in overtime, he would have had great hope of scoring 30+. In today's game, Holmgren broke out again. He played only 27 minutes. He made 8 of 12 shots, 6 of 8 three-pointers, and 9 of 10 free throws. He scored 31 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 steals. He also had 3 turnovers, with a plus-minus value of +16. In the first quarter of the game, Holmgren made 4 of 5 shots, 4 of 4 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws. He already scored 14 points and 4 rebounds. Although Holmgren injured his hand midway through the game and returned to the locker room, he later returned to the game and scored 30+10 points.

Hartenstein was also very impressive today. He started for 29 minutes, made 7 of 13 shots, scored 14 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, and also made 2 turnovers. Ajay Mitchell, who was very impressive in the first two games, still performed well today. He played 29 minutes as a substitute, shooting 6 of 14 shots, 2 of 3 three-pointers, and scored 14 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals. As a second-year second-round pick, Mitchell is currently averaging 18.7 points, 4 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game. He is currently the best role player in the Thunder.

For the Hawks, Porzingis, Jaylen Johnson, and Rissashe did not play. Although there were 6 players in the team who scored in double figures, no one exceeded 20 points. Trae Young's performance was average. He played 30 minutes and made 5 of 12 shots, 2 of 3 three-pointers, 3 of 4 free throws, 15 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists. He also made 5 turnovers, with a plus-minus value of -12. Alexander Walker had stable output. He started for 30 minutes, made 6 of 10 shots, 3 of 6 three-pointers, and scored 17 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals. Okongwu played 35 minutes, making 5 of 12 shots, 1 of 5 three-pointers, 11 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists, with a team-low plus-minus of -22.