Game ID: 22301000
Utah Jazz @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Wednesday, March 20, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
OKC 31 22 29 37 119UTA 25 29 26 27 107
OKC vs UTA ScoutingOKC vs UTA Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
OKC availability going into 3/10 · 1 day's restOUT Dieng missed 9 since 2/22, returns tonight: 12 min (119% of 10)
BACK Jay. Williams back 3/08 after 3, 17 min since (132% of 13)
OKC availability going into 3/12 · 1 day's restBACK Jay. Williams back 3/08 after 3, 15 min since (115% of 13)
BACK Dieng back 3/10 after 9, 12 min since (119% of 10)
OKC availability going into 3/14 · 1 day's restBACK Jay. Williams back 3/08 after 3, 12 min since (95% of 13)
BACK Dieng back 3/10 after 9, 12 min since (119% of 10)
OKC availability going into 3/16 · 1 day's restOUT Dieng missed 2 since 3/12, out tonight
BACK Jay. Williams back 3/08 after 3, 12 min since (90% of 13)
NEW Hayward 15 to 21 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 3/20 · 3 days' restOUT Dieng missed 3 since 3/12, returns tonight: 4 min (41% of 10)
BACK Jay. Williams back 3/08 after 3, 11 min since (85% of 13)
NEW Hayward 15 to 20 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 3/22 · 1 day's restBACK Dieng back 3/10 after 9, 8 min since (80% of 10)
OKC availability going into 3/24 · 1 day's restBACK Dieng back 3/20 after 3, 4 min since (41% of 10)
NEW Hayward 15 to 21 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 3/26 · 1 day's restOUT Dieng missed 2 since 3/22, out tonight
OKC availability going into 3/27 · back-to-backOUT Dieng missed 3 since 3/22, out tonight
UTA availability going into 3/12 · 2 days' restOUT Markkanen missed 3 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 2 since 3/06, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 38 since 12/18, returns tonight: 13 min (111% of 12)
OUT Preston missed 11 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Kessler back 3/09 after 4, 24 min since (105% of 23)
BACK Juzang back 3/04 after 3, 16 min since (84% of 19)
BACK Yurtseven back 3/02 after 2, 11 min since (94% of 11)
NEW Collins 28 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Sexton 27 to 33 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 3/15 · 2 days' restOUT Markkanen missed 4 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 3 since 3/06, returns tonight: 19 min (91% of 21)
OUT Preston missed 12 since 2/12, returns tonight: 12 min (121% of 10)
BACK Kessler back 3/09 after 4, 22 min since (92% of 23)
BACK Juzang back 3/04 after 3, 16 min since (84% of 19)
BACK Potter back 3/12 after 38, 13 min since (111% of 12)
BACK Yurtseven back 3/02 after 2, 11 min since (94% of 11)
NEW Sexton 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Sensabaugh 18 to 24 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 3/16 · back-to-backOUT Markkanen missed 5 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Lofton Jr. missed 2 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Yurtseven missed 2 since 3/12, returns tonight: 18 min (155% of 11)
BACK Kessler back 3/09 after 4, 23 min since (99% of 23)
BACK Hendricks back 3/15 after 3, 19 min since (91% of 21)
BACK Juzang back 3/04 after 3, 18 min since (97% of 19)
BACK Potter back 3/12 after 38, 14 min since (117% of 12)
BACK Preston back 3/15 after 12, 12 min since (121% of 10)
NEW Sexton 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Dunn 19 to 24 min over the last 4
NEW Sensabaugh 18 to 27 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 3/18 · 1 day's restOUT Markkanen missed 6 since 3/04, returns tonight: 31 min (93% of 33)
OUT Clarkson missed 2 since 3/15, out tonight
OUT Lofton Jr. missed 3 since 3/12, out tonight
BACK Kessler back 3/09 after 4, 25 min since (107% of 23)
BACK Hendricks back 3/15 after 3, 26 min since (123% of 21)
BACK Potter back 3/12 after 38, 13 min since (115% of 12)
BACK Yurtseven back 3/16 after 2, 18 min since (155% of 11)
BACK Preston back 3/15 after 12, 13 min since (123% of 10)
NEW George 27 to 34 min over the last 4
NEW Sexton 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Sensabaugh 18 to 28 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 3/20 · 1 day's restOUT Clarkson missed 3 since 3/15, out tonight
OUT Lofton Jr. missed 4 since 3/12, out tonight
BACK Markkanen back 3/18 after 6, 31 min since (93% of 33)
BACK Kessler back 3/09 after 4, 26 min since (109% of 23)
BACK Hendricks back 3/15 after 3, 27 min since (125% of 21)
BACK Potter back 3/12 after 38, 13 min since (115% of 12)
BACK Yurtseven back 3/16 after 2, 18 min since (155% of 11)
BACK Preston back 3/15 after 12, 13 min since (123% of 10)
NEW George 27 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Sexton 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Sensabaugh 18 to 25 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 3/21 · back-to-backOUT Clarkson missed 4 since 3/15, out tonight
OUT Lofton Jr. missed 5 since 3/12, out tonight
BACK Markkanen back 3/18 after 6, 31 min since (93% of 33)
BACK Hendricks back 3/15 after 3, 26 min since (122% of 21)
BACK Potter back 3/12 after 38, 14 min since (119% of 12)
BACK Yurtseven back 3/16 after 2, 11 min since (96% of 11)
BACK Preston back 3/15 after 12, 10 min since (95% of 10)
NEW Sexton 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Dunn 19 to 25 min over the last 4
UTA availability going into 3/23 · 1 day's restOUT Clarkson missed 5 since 3/15, out tonight
OUT Lofton Jr. missed 6 since 3/12, out tonight
BACK Markkanen back 3/18 after 6, 33 min since (101% of 33)
BACK Hendricks back 3/15 after 3, 27 min since (124% of 21)
BACK Yurtseven back 3/16 after 2, 14 min since (124% of 11)
BACK Preston back 3/15 after 12, 10 min since (95% of 10)
NEW Sexton 27 to 32 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 3/25 · 1 day's restOUT Clarkson missed 6 since 3/15, returns tonight: 33 min (108% of 31)
OUT Lofton Jr. missed 7 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Horton-Tucker missed 2 since 3/21, out tonight
OUT Preston missed 2 since 3/21, out tonight
BACK Markkanen back 3/18 after 6, 33 min since (101% of 33)
BACK Yurtseven back 3/16 after 2, 14 min since (124% of 11)
NEW Sexton 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Hendricks 21 to 28 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Lofton Jr. missed 8 since 3/12, out tonight
OUT Horton-Tucker missed 3 since 3/21, returns tonight: 4 min (20% of 20)
OUT Preston missed 3 since 3/21, out tonight
BACK Markkanen back 3/18 after 6, 33 min since (101% of 33)
BACK Clarkson back 3/25 after 6, 33 min since (108% of 31)
NEW Sexton 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Hendricks 21 to 27 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 109, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 15 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 28 and Jal. Williams at 18 a game. 3 days' rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 124, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; George at 23 and Sexton at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Clarkson (3 straight), Lofton Jr. (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 109 a night to Utah's 124. Call it OKC 122, Utah 111, OKC by 11.
3/10 vs MEM 124-93 — OKC notes
OKC won 124-93. OKC shot 53% (49 of 93) to MEM's 41%, 21 of 47 from three, and got to the line 5 times to MEM's 27. OKC turned it over 10 times to MEM's 16. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 23 (8 of 14, 5 of 7 from three); Wallace added 22, Giddey 16. The hinge was Q1, 38-24: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 38. Holmgren was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
3/12 vs IND 111-121 — OKC notes
OKC lost 111-121. OKC took 10 more shots (99 to 89), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 43% to IND's 54%, 14 of 37 from three. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 30 (12 of 27, 1 of 7 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Dort added 18, Holmgren 15. Q3 was theirs, 41-36, the deficit cut from 12 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 85-70 against them. Joe's -19 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/14 vs DAL 126-119 — OKC notes
OKC won 126-119. OKC shot 52% (45 of 86) to DAL's 51%, 16 of 39 from three. OKC turned it over 13 times to DAL's 19. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 31 (9 of 16, 1 of 4 from three, 12 of 15 at the line); Jal. Williams added 27, Giddey 18. The hinge was Q1, 33-27: from level to 6 ahead. Gilgeous-Alexander was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
3/16 @ MEM 118-112 — OKC notes
OKC won 118-112. OKC shot 52% (45 of 87) to MEM's 46%, 12 of 35 from three. Jal. Williams led with 23 (9 of 17, 1 of 3 from three); Holmgren added 22, Gilgeous-Alexander 20. The hinge was Q3, 35-24: a lead of 2 became 13. K. Williams was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
3/20 vs UTA 119-107 — OKC notes
OKC won 119-107. OKC shot 49% (43 of 88) to UTA's 44%, 10 of 34 from three, and went to the line 29 times to UTA's 18 — 23 points from the stripe to their 17. OKC turned it over 10 times to UTA's 15. Holmgren led with 35 (12 of 18, 1 of 5 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Gilgeous-Alexander added 31, Jal. Williams 18. The hinge was Q4, 37-27: a lead of 2 became 12, and the lead reached 19. OKC trailed 53-54 at the half and won the second half 66-53. Jal. Williams was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
3/22 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 18 free throws a game; Trent Jr. at 21 and Quickley at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Barrett (4 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 27 and Jal. Williams at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where OKC has been plus-3 a night and Toronto minus-9 and the arc, OKC at 38 percent from three to Toronto's 32. Call it OKC 118, Toronto 111.
3/24 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 20 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 28 and Lillard at 24 a game. 2 days' rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 27 and Jal. Williams at 22 a game. That is 4 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 42 percent from three to OKC's 36 and the glass, where OKC has been plus-4 a night and Milwaukee minus-2. Call it OKC 118, Milwaukee 117, Milwaukee keeping it close.
3/26 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 102, shooting 52 percent and 37 from three, 17 free throws a game; McCollum at 23 and Williamson at 23 a game. Without Ingram (2 straight), Daniels (19 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 23 and Jal. Williams at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: New Orleans wins, and the game turns on the defense, New Orleans allowing 102 a night to OKC's 112 and the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-4 a night and OKC minus-2. Call it New Orleans 114, OKC 111, OKC keeping it close.
3/27 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 22 and Jal. Williams at 21 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Houston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 109, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Ja. Green at 32 and VanVleet at 16 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Whitmore (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the arc, Houston at 39 percent from three to OKC's 33. Call it OKC 116, Houston 115, Houston keeping it close.
3/12 vs BOS 107-123 — UTA notes
UTA lost 107-123. UTA shot 48% (41 of 86) to BOS's 47%, 15 of 32 from three, and got to the line just 11 times against 18 fouls committed. George led with 26 (9 of 17, 5 of 10 from three); Clarkson added 21, Sexton 20. Q3 was theirs, 34-26, the deficit cut from 15 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 97-73 against them. George's -26 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/15 vs ATL 124-122 — UTA notes
UTA won 124-122. UTA shot 51% (46 of 90) to ATL's 45%, 14 of 36 from three, and got to the line 20 times to ATL's 27. George led with 25 (8 of 19, 1 of 7 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Sexton added 21, Juzang 19. The hinge was Q1, 34-28: from level to 6 ahead. UTA trailed 61-62 at the half and won the second half 63-60. Sexton was the night's best plus/minus at +6.
3/16 vs MIN 100-119 — UTA notes
UTA lost 100-119. UTA shot 46% (38 of 83) to MIN's 47%, 6 of 26 from three, and went to the line 21 times to MIN's 15 — 18 points from the stripe to their 12. UTA turned it over 15 times to MIN's 8, and MIN turned those into 8 steals. Sexton led with 22 (9 of 16, 1 of 3 from three); George added 18, Hendricks 15. Q1 was theirs, 19-19, but the other 3 periods went 100-81 against them. Hendricks's -23 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/18 vs MIN 104-114 — UTA notes
UTA lost 104-114. UTA shot 46% (39 of 84) to MIN's 48%, 14 of 32 from three. UTA turned it over 17 times to MIN's 9, and MIN turned those into 9 steals. The glass went 47-35 for them. Sexton led with 24 (9 of 17, 5 of 8 from three); Markkanen added 22, George 15. Q1 was theirs, 37-25, but the other 3 periods went 89-67 against them. They led by as many as 16. Kessler's -14 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/20 @ OKC 107-119 — UTA notes
UTA lost 107-119. UTA shot 44% (40 of 90) to OKC's 49%, 10 of 36 from three, and got to the line 18 times to OKC's 29. UTA turned it over 15 times to OKC's 10, and OKC turned those into 10 steals. Sexton led with 25 (12 of 19); Collins added 16, Hendricks 12. Q2 was theirs, 29-22, turning a 6-point deficit into a 1-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 97-78 against them. George's -23 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/21 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 106, shooting 50 percent and 31 from three, 20 free throws a game; Dončić at 26 and Irving at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Green (2 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 17 free throws a game; Sexton at 22 and George at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Clarkson (4 straight), Lofton Jr. (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the defense, Dallas allowing 106 a night to Utah's 119 and the arc, Utah at 36 percent from three to Dallas's 31. Call it Dallas 120, Utah 111.
3/23 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 111, shooting 51 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Ja. Green at 29 and Thompson at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Whitmore (5 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 30 from three, 18 free throws a game; Sexton at 22 and George at 17 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Clarkson (5 straight), Lofton Jr. (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the arc, Houston at 36 percent from three to Utah's 30 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 15 times a game to Houston's 12. Call it Houston 120, Utah 111.
3/25 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 28 from three, 21 free throws a game; Sexton at 22 and Collins at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Clarkson (6 straight), Lofton Jr. (7 straight), Horton-Tucker (2 straight). One day's rest. Dallas comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 107, shooting 49 percent and 31 from three, 22 free throws a game; Dončić at 28 and Irving at 25 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Green (3 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Dallas wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Dallas allowing 107 a night to Utah's 122. Call it Dallas 117, Utah 113, Utah keeping it close.
3/27 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 30 from three, 21 free throws a game; Markkanen at 26 and Sexton at 22 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Lofton Jr. (8 straight), Horton-Tucker (3 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 112, shooting 44 percent and 26 from three, 21 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 22 and Vassell at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the defense, San Antonio allowing 112 a night to Utah's 122. Call it Utah 115, San Antonio 114, San Antonio keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
OKCAW A. Wiggins
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
GH G. Hayward
IJ I. Joe
JG J. Giddey
JW J. Williams
JW Jal. Williams
LD L. Dort
LW L. Waters III
OD O. Dieng
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
UTABS B. Sensabaugh
CS C. Sexton
JC J. Collins
JJ J. Juzang
JP J. Preston
KD K. Dunn
KG K. George
KL K. Lewis Jr.
LS L. Samanic
MP M. Potter
OY O. Yurtseven
TH T. Hendricks
TH T. Horton-Tucker
WK W. Kessler
OKC/UTA the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Chet Holmgren scores 35, grabs 14 rebounds and Thunder beat Jazz 119-107
OKLAHOMA CITY -- — Chet Holmgren scored 35 points and tied a career high with 14 rebounds and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the short-handed Utah Jazz 119-107 on Wednesday night.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 20 of his 31 points in the second half for the Thunder, who have the best record in the Western Conference at 48-20.
Alexander became the 13th player in NBA history to score 30 points or more in 50 games.
“Credit Utah, they really competed tonight,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. “I thought they were the more physical team after the first six minutes of the game, and that really tested us.”
Collin Sexton had 25 points for Utah, which played without injured players Lauri Markkanen and Jordan Clarkson — two of the team’s top three scorers.
“I thought we played 42 good minutes tonight,” said Utah coach Will Hardy, whose team has lost three straight and 14 of its last 17 to fall to 29-40. “I was really proud of the team’s effort, competitiveness. I thought the first half was probably as good a half of basketball as we’ve played in a while, which shows some growth and maturity from the team. Turnovers hurt us tonight, for sure.”
Utah committed 15 turnovers that resulted in 19 points for Oklahoma City. The Thunder also scored 35 points on second-chance opportunities compared to eight points for the Jazz.
Oklahoma City jumped to a 22-11 lead on an alley-oop pass and dunk from Josh Giddey to Holmgren. Utah scored 10 of the next 12 points to pull within 24-21.
Holmgren, who finished one point shy of a career high, had nine points and seven rebounds in eight minutes and the Thunder had a 31-25 lead after one quarter.
The Jazz outscored Oklahoma City 29-22 in the second to pull in front 54-53 at halftime.
Oklahoma City trailed 61-57 early in the third but went on a 11-0 run to pull ahead 68-61. Gilgeous-Alexander scored 15 in the quarter and the Thunder led 82-80 to start the final quarter.
“I thought in the second half we showed good persistence,” Daigneault said. “We tried to amp it up on the defensive end. The game didn’t open up for us right away, but we kept at it, and then that group to start the fourth quarter really ignited the rest of the game.”
The Thunder took control midway through the fourth, outscoring the Jazz 20-4 at one point to lead 100-86. A 3-pointer by Aaron Wiggins and a pair of 3-point plays by Holmgren — fouled twice on dunks — highlighted the run.
“Some shots didn’t fall from the outside, but we did a good job of not just saying ‘We’re a team that’s going to win when we make shots,’ ” said Holmgren, who also blocked three shots. “We found other ways to open up the game and pull away at the end.”
The lead grew to 16 points on a 3 by Holmgren and his fifth dunk of the game with 5:50 remaining.
Holmgren shot 12 of 18 from the field and the Thunder shot 43 of 88 (48.9%) as a team.