Oklahoma City Thunder at Utah Jazz
· NBA Cup - Group PlayGilgeous-Alexander scores 31 points, Thunder use big 3rd quarter to race past Jazz 144-112
Gilgeous-Alexander was shooting less than 27% on 3-pointers after seven games but has made half his long-range shots since then and all three attempts from beyond the arc against Utah to go along with 9-of-13 shooting from the field and 10 of 12 from the line.
Isaiah Joe scored 16 points and Jaylin Williams made five 3s for a season-high 15 points for Oklahoma City. The Thunder — 2-0 in the NBA Cup — shot 61.4% from the field and a season-best 62.2% on 3s, making 23 of 37.
Keyonte George scored 20 points and Lauri Markkanen added 19 for Utah. The Jazz are 5-10 overall and 0-3 in tournament play.
The Thunder forced 28 turnovers and turned them into 44 points, disrupting the Jazz sets and visibly frustrating Utah's players.
Utah led 84-77 before the Thunder finished the third quarter on the 33-4 run, including 22 points in a row. Oklahoma City is the league’s best third-quarter team and showed it by forcing nine turnovers with suffocating pressure defense while shooting 9 for 13 from 3-point range.
Gilgeous-Alexander scored 12 as OKC outscored Utah 43-20 in the period. Incredibly, Utah led by 18 points (39-21) before OKC led by 36 late in the game.
The Jazz scored 44 points in the first quarter, more than any team has tallied in any quarter against the Thunder this season, to lead 44-30.
The Jazz led the entire first half but the Thunder closed to 68-67 and Coach Mark Daigneault was assessed a technical foul arguing a non-call at the halftime buzzer.
Jazz: Host the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night.
Regular Season Series
OKC leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 144 - 112 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 144 - 112 |
| 4th 4.5 |  |
shot clock turnover | 144 - 112 |
| 4th 26.5 | |
Chris Youngblood defensive rebound | 144 - 112 |
| 4th 31.2 |  |
Cody Williams misses 26-foot three point shot | 144 - 112 |
Statistics
 OKC |
 UTAH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 51-83 | FG | 38-79 |
| 61 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 23-37 | 3PT | 16-38 |
| 62 | Three Point % | 42 |
| 19-25 | FT | 20-24 |
| 76 | Free Throw % | 83 |
| 26 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 3 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 36 | Assists | 30 |
| 15 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 27 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 28 |
| 2 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 2 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 44 |
| 15 | Fast Break Points | 11 |
| 50 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 16 | Fouls | 25 |
| 36 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Utah Jazz Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Georges Niang, F | Out | Dec 15 |
| Walker Kessler, C | Out | Nov 5 |
Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Ajay Mitchell, G | Day-To-Day | Dec 25 |
| Ousmane Dieng, F | Out | Dec 24 |
| Jaylin Williams, F | Out | Dec 24 |
| Nikola Topic, G | Out | Oct 30 |
| Thomas Sorber, C | Out | Sep 5 |
Game Information
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 18,186 · Capacity:
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
26 | 5 | .839 | - | L2 |
 Denver |
22 | 8 | .733 | 3.5 | W1 |
 Minnesota |
20 | 11 | .645 | 6 | L1 |
 Portland |
12 | 18 | .400 | 13.5 | L2 |
 Utah |
10 | 19 | .345 | 15 | L4 |
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