Game ID: 22400618
Utah Jazz @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
OKC 31 26 38 28 123UTA 29 26 34 25 114
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 1/14 · 1 day's restOUT Holmgren missed 28 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Caruso missed 10 since 12/26, returns tonight: 18 min (86% of 21)
OUT Mitchell missed 4 since 1/05, out tonight
NEW Wallace 26 to 32 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 1/16 · 1 day's restOUT Holmgren missed 29 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 5 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Caruso back 1/14 after 10, 18 min since (86% of 21)
NEW Wallace 26 to 32 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 1/17 · back-to-backOUT Holmgren missed 30 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 6 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Caruso back 1/14 after 10, 16 min since (75% of 21)
OKC availability going into 1/19 · 1 day's restOUT Holmgren missed 31 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Hartenstein missed 2 since 1/16, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 7 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Caruso back 1/14 after 10, 17 min since (82% of 21)
NEW Wallace 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Jay. Williams 14 to 20 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 1/22 · 2 days' restOUT Holmgren missed 32 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Hartenstein missed 3 since 1/16, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 8 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Caruso back 1/14 after 10, 18 min since (84% of 21)
NEW Jay. Williams 14 to 22 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 1/23 · back-to-backOUT Holmgren missed 33 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Hartenstein missed 4 since 1/16, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 9 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Caruso back 1/14 after 10, 18 min since (87% of 21)
NEW Wallace 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Jay. Williams 14 to 21 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 1/26 · 2 days' restOUT Holmgren missed 34 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Hartenstein missed 5 since 1/16, returns tonight: 33 min (124% of 26)
OUT Joe missed 2 since 1/22, returns tonight: 25 min (129% of 19)
OUT Mitchell missed 10 since 1/05, out tonight
NEW Wiggins 21 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Jay. Williams 14 to 24 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 1/29 · 2 days' restOUT Holmgren missed 35 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 11 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Hartenstein back 1/26 after 5, 33 min since (124% of 26)
BACK Joe back 1/26 after 2, 25 min since (129% of 19)
NEW Jay. Williams 14 to 24 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 2/01 · 2 days' restOUT Holmgren missed 36 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 12 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Hartenstein back 1/26 after 5, 32 min since (121% of 26)
BACK Joe back 1/26 after 2, 27 min since (141% of 19)
NEW Jay. Williams 14 to 20 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 1/12 · back-to-backOUT George missed 4 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Collins missed 4 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Clarkson missed 4 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 34 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 3 since 1/07, returns tonight: 27 min (133% of 20)
OUT Tshiebwe missed 19 since 11/30, returns tonight: 18 min (99% of 18)
BACK Williams back 1/07 after 3, 25 min since (117% of 21)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 1/11 after 2, 18 min since (92% of 20)
BACK Potter back 1/04 after 2, 15 min since (78% of 19)
BACK Eubanks back 1/05 after 3, 17 min since (112% of 15)
BACK Mills back 1/05 after 24, 17 min since (113% of 15)
UTA availability going into 1/15 · 2 days' restOUT George missed 5 since 1/05, returns tonight: 31 min (97% of 32)
OUT Collins missed 5 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Clarkson missed 5 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 35 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Juzang missed 2 since 1/11, out tonight
BACK Williams back 1/07 after 3, 28 min since (132% of 21)
BACK Sensabaugh back 1/12 after 3, 27 min since (133% of 20)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 1/11 after 2, 18 min since (88% of 20)
BACK Tshiebwe back 1/12 after 19, 18 min since (99% of 18)
BACK Eubanks back 1/05 after 3, 20 min since (130% of 15)
BACK Mills back 1/05 after 24, 17 min since (113% of 15)
UTA availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Markkanen missed 2 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Collins missed 6 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Clarkson missed 6 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 36 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Juzang missed 3 since 1/11, out tonight
BACK George back 1/15 after 5, 31 min since (97% of 32)
BACK Williams back 1/07 after 3, 28 min since (134% of 21)
BACK Sensabaugh back 1/12 after 3, 27 min since (133% of 20)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 1/11 after 2, 18 min since (88% of 20)
BACK Tshiebwe back 1/12 after 19, 18 min since (99% of 18)
NEW Eubanks 15 to 21 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 1/20 · 2 days' restOUT Markkanen missed 3 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Collins missed 7 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Clarkson missed 7 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 37 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Juzang missed 4 since 1/11, out tonight
BACK George back 1/15 after 5, 29 min since (92% of 32)
BACK Sensabaugh back 1/12 after 3, 26 min since (129% of 20)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 1/11 after 2, 21 min since (106% of 20)
BACK Tshiebwe back 1/12 after 19, 15 min since (83% of 18)
NEW Collier 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Williams 21 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Eubanks 15 to 22 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 1/22 · 1 day's restOUT Markkanen missed 4 since 1/12, returns tonight: 30 min (96% of 31)
OUT Collins missed 8 since 1/05, returns tonight: 26 min (87% of 30)
OUT Clarkson missed 8 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 38 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Juzang missed 5 since 1/11, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 2 since 1/17, out tonight
BACK George back 1/15 after 5, 32 min since (102% of 32)
BACK Sensabaugh back 1/12 after 3, 26 min since (127% of 20)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 1/11 after 2, 23 min since (113% of 20)
BACK Tshiebwe back 1/12 after 19, 15 min since (83% of 18)
NEW Sexton 28 to 33 min over the last 3
NEW Collier 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Eubanks 15 to 22 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 1/25 · 2 days' restOUT Clarkson missed 9 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 39 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Juzang missed 6 since 1/11, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 3 since 1/17, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 2 since 1/20, out tonight
BACK George back 1/15 after 5, 32 min since (102% of 32)
BACK Markkanen back 1/22 after 4, 30 min since (96% of 31)
BACK Collins back 1/22 after 8, 26 min since (87% of 30)
BACK Sensabaugh back 1/12 after 3, 26 min since (127% of 20)
NEW Sexton 28 to 34 min over the last 3
NEW Collier 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Williams 21 to 27 min over the last 4
NEW Eubanks 15 to 23 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restOUT Clarkson missed 10 since 1/05, returns tonight: 22 min (83% of 26)
OUT Hendricks missed 40 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 2 since 1/22, out tonight
OUT Juzang missed 7 since 1/11, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 4 since 1/17, returns tonight: 23 min (123% of 19)
OUT Tshiebwe missed 3 since 1/20, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 2 since 1/22, out tonight
BACK George back 1/15 after 5, 32 min since (103% of 32)
BACK Markkanen back 1/22 after 4, 31 min since (98% of 31)
BACK Collins back 1/22 after 8, 26 min since (87% of 30)
NEW Collier 26 to 31 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 1/28 · back-to-backOUT Collins missed 2 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 41 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 3 since 1/22, out tonight
OUT Juzang missed 8 since 1/11, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 4 since 1/20, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 3 since 1/22, returns tonight: 14 min (93% of 15)
BACK Markkanen back 1/22 after 4, 33 min since (104% of 31)
BACK Clarkson back 1/27 after 10, 22 min since (83% of 26)
BACK Potter back 1/27 after 4, 23 min since (123% of 19)
NEW Collier 26 to 31 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 1/30 · 1 day's restOUT Collins missed 3 since 1/25, returns tonight: 28 min (92% of 30)
OUT Kessler missed 2 since 1/27, returns tonight: 27 min (89% of 30)
OUT Hendricks missed 42 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 4 since 1/22, out tonight
OUT Juzang missed 9 since 1/11, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 5 since 1/20, out tonight
BACK Markkanen back 1/22 after 4, 33 min since (104% of 31)
BACK Clarkson back 1/27 after 10, 22 min since (83% of 26)
BACK Potter back 1/27 after 4, 27 min since (143% of 19)
BACK Mills back 1/28 after 3, 14 min since (93% of 15)
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 123 a night and allowing 104, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 32 and Jal. Williams at 20 a game. Without Holmgren (32 straight), Hartenstein (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 120, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 23 free throws a game; George at 25 and Sexton at 22 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Markkanen (4 straight), Collins (8 straight), Clarkson (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 104 a night to Utah's 120 and the arc, OKC at 38 percent from three to Utah's 31. Call it OKC 121, Utah 107, OKC by 14.
1/14 @ PHI 118-102 — OKC notes
OKC won 118-102. OKC shot 56% (45 of 81) to PHI's 44%, 12 of 36 from three. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 32 (12 of 15, 1 of 3 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Jal. Williams added 24, Wallace 18. The hinge was Q1, 37-21: from level to 16 ahead, and the lead reached 21. Dort was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
1/16 vs CLE 134-114 — OKC notes
OKC won 134-114. OKC shot 50% (53 of 105) to CLE's 47%, 18 of 53 from three, and got to the line 11 times to CLE's 21. OKC turned it over 6 times to CLE's 21. The glass went 39-49 against them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 40 (17 of 26, 1 of 5 from three); Dort added 22, Jal. Williams 19. The hinge was Q1, 32-14: from level to 18 ahead, and the lead reached 42. Gilgeous-Alexander was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
1/17 @ DAL 98-106 — OKC notes
OKC lost 98-106. OKC took 16 more shots (91 to 75), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 38% to DAL's 49%, 20 of 46 from three, and got to the line just 12 times against 20 fouls committed. Jal. Williams led with 19 (7 of 22, 1 of 5 from three, 4 of 8 at the line); Dort added 18, Jay. Williams 12. Q3 was theirs, 33-14, the deficit cut from 20 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 92-65 against them. K. Williams's -15 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/19 vs BKN 127-101 — OKC notes
OKC won 127-101. OKC shot 55% (48 of 87) to BKN's 43%, 19 of 43 from three, and got to the line 13 times to BKN's 19. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 27 (8 of 14, 1 of 4 from three, 10 of 10 at the line); Joe added 24, J. Williams 14. The hinge was Q1, 39-19: from level to 20 ahead, and the lead reached 29. Gilgeous-Alexander was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
1/22 vs UTA 123-114 — OKC notes
OKC won 123-114. OKC shot 46% (44 of 95) to UTA's 47%, 12 of 39 from three. OKC turned it over 10 times to UTA's 27. The glass went 39-52 against them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 54 (17 of 35, 3 of 10 from three, 17 of 18 at the line); Jal. Williams added 25, Wallace 13. The hinge was Q3, 38-34: a lead of 2 became 6. Wallace was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
1/23 vs DAL — 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 120 a night and allowing 107, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 16 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 38 and Jal. Williams at 22 a game. Without Holmgren (33 straight), Hartenstein (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Dallas comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 30 from three, 23 free throws a game; Irving at 26 and Gafford at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Lively II (4 straight), Hardy (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 37 percent from three to Dallas's 30 and the line, where Dallas takes 23 free throws a game to OKC's 16. Call it OKC 116, Dallas 108.
1/26 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 102, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 25 free throws a game; Simons at 21 and Avdija at 17 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Ayton (2 straight), Thybulle (45 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 17 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 38 and Jal. Williams at 24 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Holmgren (34 straight), Hartenstein (5 straight), Joe (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 39 percent from three to Portland's 32 and the line, where Portland takes 25 free throws a game to OKC's 17. Call it OKC 112, Portland 109, Portland keeping it close.
1/29 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 115, shooting 42 percent and 37 from three, 17 free throws a game; Wiggins at 17 and Curry at 16 a game. Without Green (5 straight), Kuminga (12 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 37 and Jal. Williams at 25 a game. Without Holmgren (35 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-2 a night and OKC minus-4. Call it OKC 114, Golden State 110, Golden State keeping it close.
2/01 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 118 a night and allowing 112, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 40 and Jal. Williams at 27 a game. Without Holmgren (36 straight). 2 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; DeRozan at 22 and Sabonis at 22 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 112 a night to Sacramento's 121. Call it OKC 119, Sacramento 111.
1/12 vs BKN 112-111 — UTA notes
UTA won 112-111 in 1 overtime. UTA shot 44% (40 of 90) to BKN's 42%, 17 of 44 from three, and got to the line 20 times to BKN's 35. The glass went 41-54 against them. Collier led with 23 (9 of 16, 3 of 6 from three); Sexton added 21, Sensabaugh 16. The hinge was Q3, 36-30: a lead of 1 became 7. Harkless was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
1/15 vs CHA 112-117 — UTA notes
UTA lost 112-117. UTA took 8 more shots (93 to 85), but shot 46% to CHA's 53%, 16 of 43 from three. UTA turned it over 10 times to CHA's 18. George led with 26 (9 of 22, 5 of 13 from three); Sensabaugh added 19, Kessler 11. Q1 was theirs, 33-26, but the other 3 periods went 91-79 against them. They led by as many as 13. C. Williams's -22 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/17 @ NOP 123-136 — UTA notes
UTA lost 123-136. UTA shot 50% (43 of 86) to NOP's 47%, 13 of 38 from three. The glass went 40-56 against them. George led with 26 (9 of 20, 4 of 9 from three); Sexton added 24, Eubanks 17. Q2 was theirs, 30-19, the deficit cut from 20 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 117-93 against them. Williams's -31 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/20 @ NOP 119-123 — UTA notes
UTA lost 119-123 in 1 overtime. UTA took 14 more shots (106 to 92), fed by 19 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to NOP's 45%, 11 of 46 from three. The glass went 63-45 for them. George led with 23 (6 of 20, 2 of 11 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Collier added 20, Kessler 19. Q1 was theirs, 38-19, but the other 4 periods went 104-81 against them. They led by as many as 25. Filipowski's -13 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/22 @ OKC 114-123 — UTA notes
UTA lost 114-123. UTA shot 47% (42 of 90) to OKC's 46%, 14 of 37 from three. UTA turned it over 27 times to OKC's 10, and OKC turned those into 15 steals. The glass went 52-39 for them. Collins led with 22 (9 of 13, 2 of 3 from three); Sexton added 18, Kessler 17. Q2 was theirs, 26-26, but the other 3 periods went 97-88 against them. Collier's -20 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/25 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 116, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 18 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 23 and Bane at 22 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Smart (16 straight), LaRavia (2 straight), Williams Jr. (30 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; George at 22 and Sexton at 21 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Clarkson (9 straight), Hendricks (39 straight), Juzang (6 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Memphis wins, and the game turns on the arc, Memphis at 40 percent from three to Utah's 34 and the line, where Utah takes 24 free throws a game to Memphis's 18. Call it Memphis 124, Utah 114, Memphis by 10.
1/27 vs MIL — 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 114 a night and allowing 125, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 23 free throws a game; Sexton at 21 and George at 20 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Clarkson (10 straight), Hendricks (40 straight), Williams (2 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 107, shooting 51 percent and 42 from three, 32 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 31 and Lillard at 28 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Green (3 straight), Wright (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Milwaukee allowing 107 a night to Utah's 125 and the arc, Milwaukee at 42 percent from three to Utah's 31. Call it Milwaukee 119, Utah 112.
1/28 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 117, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 16 free throws a game; Wiggins at 19 and Curry at 18 a game. Without Green (4 straight), Kuminga (11 straight), Anderson (6 straight). 2 days' rest. Utah comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 126, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 23 free throws a game; Sexton at 20 and George at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Collins (2 straight), Hendricks (41 straight), Williams (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 37 percent from three to Utah's 31 and the defense, Golden State allowing 117 a night to Utah's 126. Call it Golden State 119, Utah 112.
1/30 vs MIN — 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 110 a night and allowing 122, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 21 free throws a game; Sexton at 22 and Kessler at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Collins (3 straight), Kessler (2 straight), Hendricks (42 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 106, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 26 free throws a game; Edwards at 29 and Randle at 18 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without DiVincenzo (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 106 a night to Utah's 122 and the arc, Minnesota at 37 percent from three to Utah's 30. Call it Minnesota 114, Utah 111, Utah keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
OKCAC A. Caruso
AW A. Wiggins
BC B. Carlson
CW C. Wallace
JW J. Williams
JW Jal. Williams
JW Jay. Williams
KW K. Williams
LD L. Dort
OD O. Dieng
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
UTACS C. Sexton
DE D. Eubanks
EH E. Harkless
IC I. Collier
JC J. Collins
KF K. Filipowski
KG K. George
LM L. Markkanen
SM S. Mykhailiuk
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
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores career-high 54 in Thunder's 123-114 win over Jazz
OKLAHOMA CITY -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 54 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Utah Jazz 123-114 on Wednesday night.
Gilgeous-Alexander made 17 of 35 field goals and 17 of 18 free throws to surpass his previous career best of 45 points. He also had eight rebounds, five assists and three steals.
Jalen Williams added 25 points for the Thunder (36-7), who are tied with Cleveland for the league's best record.
John Collins had 22 points and 12 rebounds, Collin Sexton had 18 points and nine assists, and Walker Kessler had 17 points and 15 rebounds for the Jazz, who lost their fourth straight.
Utah (10-32), the worst team in the Western Conference, hung tough throughout.
Gilgeous-Alexander scored 23 points in the first half to help Oklahoma City take a 57-55 lead at the break. He scored 18 points in the third quarter as the Thunder took a 95-89 lead.
Gilgeous-Alexander took a break to start the final quarter, and the Thunder led 102-99 when he checked back in. He hit a 3-pointer that gave the Thunder a 115-106 lead and secured his career night.
Takeaways Jazz: Utah did a lot of things right, including scoring 31 second-chance points off 23 offensive rebounds. The Jazz simply ran into one of the best players and teams in the league.
Thunder: Oklahoma City still was missing injured center Isaiah Hartenstein , and Utah took advantage by winning the rebounding battle 52-39. The Thunder's lack of size helped the Jazz keep it close.
Key moment Gilgeous-Alexander scored his 50th point on a pullup jumper over Lauri Markkanen with 1:28 to go that gave the Thunder a 119-110 lead.
Key stat Oklahoma City overcame its lack of size by scoring 39 points off Utah's 27 turnovers.
Up next The Jazz visit Memphis on Saturday. The Thunder host Dallas on Thursday.