Game ID: 22300724
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Utah Jazz
Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at 9:00 PM ET
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
UTA 28 33 35 28 124OKC 33 35 24 25 117
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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.
UTA availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restOUT Hendricks missed 7 since 1/13, out tonight
OUT Horton-Tucker missed 2 since 1/25, returns tonight: 8 min (39% of 20)
OUT Juzang missed 21 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 7 since 1/13, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 21 since 12/18, out tonight
BACK Yurtseven back 1/25 after 3, 1 min since (9% of 11)
UTA availability going into 1/30 · back-to-backOUT Hendricks missed 8 since 1/13, out tonight
OUT Juzang missed 22 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 8 since 1/13, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 22 since 12/18, out tonight
BACK Horton-Tucker back 1/23 after 8, 8 min since (40% of 20)
BACK Yurtseven back 1/25 after 3, 4 min since (38% of 11)
UTA availability going into 2/01 · 1 day's restOUT Hendricks missed 9 since 1/13, out tonight
OUT Juzang missed 23 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 9 since 1/13, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 23 since 12/18, out tonight
BACK Horton-Tucker back 1/23 after 8, 8 min since (40% of 20)
BACK Yurtseven back 1/25 after 3, 4 min since (38% of 11)
UTA availability going into 2/04 · 2 days' restOUT Hendricks missed 10 since 1/13, out tonight
OUT Horton-Tucker missed 2 since 1/30, out tonight
OUT Juzang missed 24 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 10 since 1/13, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 24 since 12/18, out tonight
BACK Yurtseven back 1/25 after 3, 3 min since (25% of 11)
UTA availability going into 2/06 · 1 day's restOUT Hendricks missed 11 since 1/13, out tonight
OUT Horton-Tucker missed 3 since 1/30, out tonight
OUT Juzang missed 25 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 11 since 1/13, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 25 since 12/18, out tonight
UTA availability going into 2/08 · 1 day's restOUT Hendricks missed 12 since 1/13, returns tonight: 18 min (82% of 21)
OUT Horton-Tucker missed 4 since 1/30, returns tonight: 14 min (69% of 20)
OUT Juzang missed 26 since 12/18, returns tonight: 2 min (9% of 19)
OUT Sensabaugh missed 12 since 1/13, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 26 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Yurtseven missed 2 since 2/04, returns tonight: 2 min (15% of 11)
UTA availability going into 2/12 · 3 days' restOUT Sensabaugh missed 13 since 1/13, returns tonight: 2 min (13% of 18)
OUT Potter missed 27 since 12/18, out tonight
BACK Hendricks back 2/08 after 12, 18 min since (82% of 21)
BACK Horton-Tucker back 2/08 after 4, 14 min since (69% of 20)
BACK Juzang back 2/08 after 26, 2 min since (9% of 19)
BACK Yurtseven back 2/08 after 2, 2 min since (15% of 11)
UTA availability going into 2/14 · 1 day's restOUT Potter missed 28 since 12/18, out tonight
BACK Hendricks back 2/08 after 12, 18 min since (86% of 21)
BACK Horton-Tucker back 2/08 after 4, 15 min since (75% of 20)
BACK Juzang back 2/08 after 26, 2 min since (9% of 19)
BACK Sensabaugh back 2/12 after 13, 2 min since (13% of 18)
BACK Yurtseven back 2/08 after 2, 2 min since (18% of 11)
UTA availability going into 2/15 · back-to-backOUT Juzang missed 2 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 29 since 12/18, out tonight
OUT Preston missed 2 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Hendricks back 2/08 after 12, 18 min since (83% of 21)
BACK Horton-Tucker back 2/08 after 4, 15 min since (77% of 20)
BACK Sensabaugh back 2/12 after 13, 2 min since (13% of 18)
BACK Yurtseven back 2/08 after 2, 2 min since (19% of 11)
OKC availability going into 1/29 · back-to-backOUT Dieng missed 6 since 1/18, out tonight
OKC availability going into 1/31 · 1 day's restOUT Dieng missed 7 since 1/18, returns tonight: 9 min (85% of 10)
OKC availability going into 2/02 · 1 day's restBACK Dieng back 1/31 after 7, 9 min since (85% of 10)
OKC availability going into 2/04 · 1 day's restOUT Jal. Williams missed 2 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Joe missed 2 since 1/31, out tonight
BACK Dieng back 1/31 after 7, 14 min since (142% of 10)
OKC availability going into 2/06 · 1 day's restOUT Jal. Williams missed 3 since 1/31, returns tonight: 35 min (110% of 32)
OUT Joe missed 3 since 1/31, out tonight
BACK Dieng back 1/31 after 7, 12 min since (123% of 10)
NEW Wiggins 16 to 24 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 2/10 · 3 days' restOUT Joe missed 4 since 1/31, returns tonight: 16 min (89% of 18)
BACK Jal. Williams back 2/06 after 3, 35 min since (110% of 32)
BACK Dieng back 1/31 after 7, 12 min since (118% of 10)
NEW Wiggins 16 to 23 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 2/11 · back-to-backBACK Jal. Williams back 2/06 after 3, 31 min since (97% of 32)
BACK Joe back 2/10 after 4, 16 min since (89% of 18)
BACK Dieng back 1/31 after 7, 12 min since (121% of 10)
NEW Wiggins 16 to 23 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 2/13 · 1 day's restBACK Jal. Williams back 2/06 after 3, 33 min since (103% of 32)
BACK Joe back 2/10 after 4, 16 min since (89% of 18)
NEW Wiggins 16 to 22 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 2/22 · 8 days' restBACK Jal. Williams back 2/06 after 3, 33 min since (104% of 32)
BACK Joe back 2/10 after 4, 15 min since (84% of 18)
NEW Wiggins 16 to 21 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 124, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Markkanen at 22 and Sexton at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Hendricks (11 straight), Horton-Tucker (3 straight), Juzang (25 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Holmgren at 14 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Jal. Williams (3 straight), Joe (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 112 a night to Utah's 124 and the glass, where Utah has been plus-6 a night and OKC minus-1. Call it OKC 118, Utah 117, Utah keeping it close.
1/29 @ BKN 114-147 — UTA notes
UTA lost 114-147. UTA shot 45% (39 of 86) to BKN's 51%, 9 of 27 from three, and went to the line 34 times to BKN's 19 — 27 points from the stripe to their 18. UTA turned it over 17 times to BKN's 8, and BKN turned those into 12 steals. George led with 21 (6 of 11, 3 of 7 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Collins added 15, Markkanen 13. Q2 was theirs, 29-28, the deficit cut from 15 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 119-85 against them. George's -26 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/30 @ NYK 103-118 — UTA notes
UTA lost 103-118. UTA shot 45% (39 of 86) to NYK's 47%, 12 of 36 from three. UTA turned it over 14 times to NYK's 5, and NYK turned those into 9 steals. Sexton led with 22 (7 of 13, 2 of 4 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); George added 15, Markkanen 14. Q4 was theirs, 30-25, the deficit cut from 20 to 15, but the other 3 periods went 93-73 against them. Clarkson's -19 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/01 vs PHI 124-127 — UTA notes
UTA lost 124-127. UTA shot 52% (45 of 87) to PHI's 50%, 12 of 36 from three. UTA turned it over 9 times to PHI's 4. Markkanen led with 28 (10 of 15, 4 of 9 from three); Sexton added 22, Clarkson 16. Q3 was theirs, 32-22, the deficit cut from 10 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 105-92 against them. Collins's -7 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/04 vs MIL 123-108 — UTA notes
UTA won 123-108. UTA shot 48% (43 of 89) to MIL's 46%, 17 of 44 from three. UTA turned it over 16 times to MIL's 11, and MIL turned those into 8 steals. The glass went 52-32 for them. Markkanen led with 21 (8 of 15, 5 of 10 from three); Sexton added 19, George 19. The hinge was Q4, 40-13: UTA came in trailing by 12 and left it ahead by 15. UTA trailed 53-63 at the half and won the second half 70-45. Olynyk was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
2/06 vs OKC 124-117 — UTA notes
UTA won 124-117. UTA shot 52% (46 of 89) to OKC's 48%, 14 of 35 from three. UTA turned it over 17 times to OKC's 11, and OKC turned those into 9 steals. The glass went 48-32 for them. Markkanen led with 33 (12 of 18, 5 of 7 from three); Collins added 22, George 16. The hinge was Q3, 35-24: UTA came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 4. UTA trailed 61-68 at the half and won the second half 63-49. Dunn was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
2/08 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 114, shooting 55 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Durant at 27 and Booker at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 123, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Markkanen at 22 and Sexton at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Hendricks (12 straight), Horton-Tucker (4 straight), Juzang (26 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the defense, Phoenix allowing 114 a night to Utah's 123. Call it Phoenix 123, Utah 115.
2/12 vs GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Markkanen at 24 and Sexton at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Sensabaugh (13 straight). 3 days' rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 113, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Curry at 34 and Kuminga at 20 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 13 a night. Without Paul (15 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 113 a night to Utah's 120 and the line, where Utah takes 23 free throws a game to Golden State's 18. Call it Golden State 119, Utah 118, Utah keeping it close.
2/14 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 122, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Markkanen at 25 and Sexton at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 114, shooting 52 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; James at 24 and Russell at 24 a game. They have lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Reddish (10 straight), Vanderbilt (5 straight), Vincent (27 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-9 a night and the Lakers minus-4 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 15 times a game to the Lakers' 10. Call it Utah 119, the Lakers 118, the Lakers keeping it close.
2/15 vs GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 124, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Markkanen at 22 and Sexton at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Juzang (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 44 from three, 16 free throws a game; Curry at 29 and Kuminga at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Paul (17 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 44 percent from three to Utah's 36 and the defense, Golden State allowing 112 a night to Utah's 124. Call it Golden State 121, Utah 118, Utah keeping it close.
1/29 vs MIN 101-107 — OKC notes
OKC lost 101-107. OKC shot 44% (35 of 79) to MIN's 48%, 14 of 35 from three, and went to the line 22 times to MIN's 15 — 17 points from the stripe to their 13. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 37 (10 of 18, 2 of 3 from three, 15 of 16 at the line); Jal. Williams added 20, Giddey 13. Q3 was theirs, 30-24, turning a 2-point deficit into a 4-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 83-71 against them. Giddey's -17 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/31 vs DEN 105-100 — OKC notes
OKC won 105-100. OKC shot 43% (37 of 87) to DEN's 40%, 11 of 26 from three, and went to the line 25 times to DEN's 16 — 20 points from the stripe to their 11. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 34 (10 of 22, 2 of 3 from three, 12 of 13 at the line); Holmgren added 18, Wiggins 12. The hinge was Q2, 28-23: the deficit went from 9 to 4. OKC trailed 47-51 at the half and won the second half 58-49. Micić was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
2/02 vs CHA 126-106 — OKC notes
OKC won 126-106. OKC shot 59% (44 of 75) to CHA's 45%, 17 of 36 from three, and went to the line 27 times to CHA's 14 — 21 points from the stripe to their 10. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 31 (11 of 15, 8 of 10 at the line); Holmgren added 16, Wallace 12. The hinge was Q1, 39-19: from level to 20 ahead, and the lead reached 35. Gilgeous-Alexander was the night's best plus/minus at +34.
2/04 vs TOR 135-127 — OKC notes
OKC won 135-127 in 2 overtimes. OKC shot 47% (52 of 110) to TOR's 48%, 23 of 63 from three, and got to the line 8 times to TOR's 21. Giddey led with 24 (9 of 15, 2 of 6 from three); Gilgeous-Alexander added 23, Holmgren 22. The hinge was Q3, 34-24: the deficit went from 16 to 6. OKC trailed 47-63 at the half and won the second half 88-64. Giddey was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
2/06 @ UTA 117-124 — OKC notes
OKC lost 117-124. OKC shot 48% (43 of 90) to UTA's 52%, 19 of 37 from three. OKC turned it over 11 times to UTA's 17. The glass went 32-48 against them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 28 (11 of 22, 2 of 3 from three); Jal. Williams added 26, Holmgren 22. Q1 was theirs, 33-28, but the other 3 periods went 96-84 against them. They led by as many as 12. Dort's -12 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/10 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 113, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Dončić at 33 and Irving at 25 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Lively II (5 straight), Exum (7 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 113, shooting 48 percent and 43 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Holmgren at 16 a game. Without Joe (4 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it OKC 116, Dallas 115, Dallas keeping it close.
2/11 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 42 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 28 and Holmgren at 18 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 122, shooting 52 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Fox at 22 and Monk at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it OKC 120, Sacramento 119, Sacramento keeping it close.
2/13 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 109, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; F. Wagner at 28 and Banchero at 20 a game. 2 days' rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 123, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 29 and Jal. Williams at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 109 a night to OKC's 123 and the glass, where Orlando has been plus-3 a night and OKC minus-6. Call it Orlando 116, OKC 115, OKC keeping it close.
2/22 vs LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 125, shooting 48 percent and 41 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 29 and Jal. Williams at 25 a game. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. 8 days' rest. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 123, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 29 free throws a game; Leonard at 23 and Harden at 21 a game. They have lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Tucker (37 straight). 7 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the line, where the Clippers take 29 free throws a game to OKC's 20 and the glass, where the Clippers have been minus-6 a night and OKC minus-11. Call it OKC 121, the Clippers 118, the Clippers keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
OKCAW A. Wiggins
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
JG J. Giddey
JW J. Williams
JW Jal. Williams
JW Jay. Williams
KW K. Williams
LD L. Dort
MI Micic
OD O. Dieng
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
VM V. Micić
UTACS C. Sexton
JC J. Clarkson
JC J. Collins
KD K. Dunn
KG K. George
KO K. Olynyk
LM L. Markkanen
LS L. Samanic
SF S. Fontecchio
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
Lauri Markkanen scores 33, leads Jazz to 124-117 win over Thunder
SALT LAKE CITY -- — Lauri Markkanen had 33 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Utah Jazz to a 124-117 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night.
John Collins chipped in 22 points and nine rebounds for the Jazz while Keyonte George added 16 points and five assists. Utah outscored the Thunder 19-9 in second-chance points and had a 60-36 edge in the paint.
“Our defense in protecting the paint is ultimately what gave us chance to win,” Jazz coach Will Hardy said.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City with 28 points and seven assists. Jalen Williams had 26 points, five rebounds, and five assists and Chet Holmgren added 22 points and eight rebounds for the Thunder. Oklahoma City scored 21 points off 17 Utah turnovers.
The Thunder made 19 3-pointers but only scored eight points in the paint after halftime.
“They outrebounded us, they won the paint battle, losing those two things in the margins we lost them in, it’s going to be hard to win a basketball game,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “There’s things to fix before shot making.”
Williams made three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, the last one giving Oklahoma City a 113-112 lead with 3:54 left. George countered with a pair of 3-pointers and fed Markkanen for another basket that put the Jazz up 119-113 going into the final minute.
“Those are the moments you play for. You want to be in at the end of the games and making differences on either defense or offense,” Markkanen said.
It marked the second straight game Utah rallied from a second-half double-digit deficit to get a win at home.
“I think we’ve been playing our game,” Markkanen said. “Moving the ball. Moving without the ball. Getting good looks. Obviously, the percentages go up when you get good shots.”
Gilgeous-Alexander and Ousmane Dieng combined to score baskets on Oklahoma City’s final six first quarter possessions to give the Thunder a 33-28 lead. Oklahoma City kept rolling in the second quarter, eventually extending its lead to 41-31 on a turnaround jumper from Aaron Wiggins .
Utah erased the deficit and took a brief 50-49 lead on a layup by Collin Sexton . Back-to-back 3s by Cason Wallace and Luguentz Dort put the Thunder back in front before halftime.
Holmgren scored 13 points in the third quarter to help Oklahoma City extend its lead to 89-77. He scored three baskets and assisted another to cap a 16-6 run that put the Thunder up by double digits.
Markkanen matched Holmgren’s third quarter outburst, scoring 17 points in the quarter. His production helped the Jazz build enough momentum on offense to make another rally. Utah went on a 16-0 run spanning the third and fourth quarters to take a 98-92 lead.
"I give Utah credit, they showed great resolve,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. “I thought the glass was a huge issue, and the paint was a huge issue. I thought the physicality (Utah) showed in the paint … was very uncharacteristic of us on both ends and really didn’t give us a lot of margin.”
Utah improved to 20-1 this season when leading to start the fourth quarter.