Oklahoma City Thunder at Utah Jazz
· National Basketball AssociationThunder improve to 23-1 with 15th straight victory, routing Jazz 131-101
Holmgren added nine rebounds, and Williams had eight assists. Aaron Wiggins scored 19 points, while Branden Carlson had a season-high 13 points.
Oklahoma City shot 58% from the field and made 21 3-pointers. The Thunder scored 27 points off 17 Utah turnovers.
Kyle Filipkowski led the Jazz with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Walter Clayton Jr. and Taylor Hendricks added 20 points apiece. Clayton had nine assists.
Both teams played without their leading scorers. Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was sidelined because of left elbow bursitis. Utah's Lauri Markkanen sat out with an undisclosed illness.
Oklahoma City raced out to a 13-1 lead before the Jazz scored their first basket 3 1/2 minutes in. Utah made it 18-9 on a layup from Keyonte George and then got buried under an avalanche of baskets from Carlson.
The second-year center dunked the ball and made three 3-pointers over five possessions to ignite a 25-7 run that made it 43-16 going into the final minute of the first quarter. The Thunder ended up scoring 45 first-quarter points.
The Jazz have given up 86 points in the first quarters over their last two games.
Oklahoma City maintained a double-digit lead over the final three quarters, leading by 42 points in the second half.
Jazz: At Memphis on Friday night.
Regular Season Series
OKC leads series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of Game | 131 - 101 |
| 4th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of the 4th Quarter | 131 - 101 |
| 4th 2.3 | ![]() |
shot clock turnover | 131 - 101 |
| 4th 24.5 | ![]() |
Chris Youngblood defensive rebound | 131 - 101 |
| 4th 29.0 | ![]() |
Cody Williams misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot | 131 - 101 |
Statistics
OKC |
UTAH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 51-88 | FG | 40-85 |
| 58 | Field Goal % | 47 |
| 21-42 | 3PT | 12-36 |
| 50 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 8-18 | FT | 9-12 |
| 44 | Free Throw % | 75 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 36 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 32 | Assists | 25 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 27 |
| 17 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 52 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 20 | Fouls | 17 |
| 42 | Largest Lead | 1 |
| 1 | Lead Changes | 1 |
| 98 | Lead Percentage | 1 |
Utah Jazz Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Georges Niang, F | Out | Dec 11 |
| Walker Kessler, C | Out | Nov 5 |
Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Cason Wallace, G | Day-To-Day | Dec 10 |
| Isaiah Hartenstein, C | Out | Dec 9 |
| Isaiah Joe, G | Out | Dec 9 |
| 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 |
24 | 1 | .960 | - | W16 |
Denver |
18 | 6 | .750 | 5.5 | W4 |
Minnesota |
15 | 9 | .625 | 8.5 | L1 |
Portland |
9 | 16 | .360 | 15 | L3 |
Utah |
8 | 15 | .348 | 15 | L2 |
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