Game ID: 22500055
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Utah Jazz
Friday, November 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM ET
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
UTA 44 24 20 24 112OKC 30 37 43 34 144
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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 11/11 · back-to-backOUT Kessler missed 5 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 10 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Collier back 11/07 after 2, 21 min since (82% of 26)
BACK Williams back 11/07 after 2, 10 min since (40% of 24)
BACK Anderson back 11/07 after 2, 12 min since (60% of 20)
BACK Love back 11/02 after 5, 13 min since (78% of 17)
NEW Mykhailiuk 23 to 28 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 11/13 · 1 day's restOUT Kessler missed 6 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Anderson missed 2 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 11 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 2 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Collier back 11/07 after 2, 23 min since (89% of 26)
BACK Williams back 11/07 after 2, 14 min since (58% of 24)
UTA availability going into 11/16 · 2 days' restOUT Kessler missed 7 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Anderson missed 3 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 12 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 3 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Collier back 11/07 after 2, 24 min since (92% of 26)
BACK Williams back 11/07 after 2, 13 min since (55% of 24)
UTA availability going into 11/18 · 1 day's restOUT Kessler missed 8 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 2 since 11/13, returns tonight: 3 min (13% of 21)
OUT Anderson missed 4 since 11/10, returns tonight: 20 min (100% of 20)
OUT Clayton Jr. missed 2 since 11/13, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 13 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 4 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Collier back 11/07 after 2, 26 min since (102% of 26)
BACK Williams back 11/07 after 2, 15 min since (61% of 24)
UTA availability going into 11/21 · 2 days' restOUT Kessler missed 9 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Clayton Jr. missed 3 since 11/13, returns tonight: 12 min (67% of 18)
OUT Tshiebwe missed 14 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 5 since 11/10, returns tonight: 8 min (54% of 15)
BACK Harkless back 11/18 after 2, 3 min since (13% of 21)
BACK Anderson back 11/18 after 4, 20 min since (100% of 20)
UTA availability going into 11/23 · 1 day's restOUT Kessler missed 10 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 15 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Harkless back 11/18 after 2, 3 min since (13% of 21)
BACK Anderson back 11/18 after 4, 20 min since (100% of 20)
BACK Clayton Jr. back 11/21 after 3, 12 min since (67% of 18)
BACK Hendricks back 11/21 after 5, 8 min since (54% of 15)
UTA availability going into 11/24 · back-to-backOUT Kessler missed 11 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 2 since 11/21, out tonight
OUT Anderson missed 2 since 11/21, returns tonight: 24 min (117% of 20)
OUT Tshiebwe missed 16 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Clayton Jr. back 11/21 after 3, 12 min since (67% of 18)
BACK Hendricks back 11/21 after 5, 4 min since (29% of 15)
UTA availability going into 11/28 · 3 days' restOUT Kessler missed 12 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 3 since 11/21, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 17 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Anderson back 11/18 after 4, 22 min since (108% of 20)
BACK Clayton Jr. back 11/21 after 3, 14 min since (81% of 18)
BACK Hendricks back 11/21 after 5, 4 min since (29% of 15)
UTA availability going into 11/30 · 1 day's restOUT Kessler missed 13 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 2 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 4 since 11/21, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 18 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 2 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Anderson back 11/18 after 4, 22 min since (108% of 20)
BACK Clayton Jr. back 11/21 after 3, 13 min since (70% of 18)
OKC availability going into 11/12 · back-to-backOUT Dort missed 4 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Wiggins missed 3 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Carlson missed 3 since 11/07, returns tonight: 17 min (147% of 12)
BACK Holmgren back 11/04 after 3, 27 min since (91% of 29)
NEW Joe 20 to 25 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 11/15 · 2 days' restOUT Dort missed 5 since 11/05, returns tonight: 22 min (84% of 26)
OUT Wiggins missed 4 since 11/07, out tonight
BACK Carlson back 11/12 after 3, 17 min since (147% of 12)
NEW Joe 20 to 28 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Wiggins missed 5 since 11/07, out tonight
BACK Dort back 11/15 after 5, 22 min since (84% of 26)
BACK Carlson back 11/12 after 3, 17 min since (145% of 12)
NEW Joe 20 to 27 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Wiggins missed 6 since 11/07, out tonight
BACK Dort back 11/15 after 5, 25 min since (96% of 26)
BACK Carlson back 11/12 after 3, 15 min since (127% of 12)
NEW Joe 20 to 26 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 11/21 · 1 day's restOUT Wiggins missed 7 since 11/07, out tonight
BACK Dort back 11/15 after 5, 28 min since (106% of 26)
BACK Carlson back 11/12 after 3, 12 min since (106% of 12)
NEW Joe 20 to 26 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 11/23 · 1 day's restOUT Wiggins missed 8 since 11/07, out tonight
BACK Dort back 11/15 after 5, 26 min since (100% of 26)
BACK Carlson back 11/12 after 3, 12 min since (101% of 12)
NEW Joe 20 to 25 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 11/26 · 2 days' restOUT Wiggins missed 9 since 11/07, out tonight
BACK Dort back 11/15 after 5, 25 min since (96% of 26)
OKC availability going into 11/28 · 1 day's restOUT Wiggins missed 10 since 11/07, out tonight
OKC availability going into 11/30 · 1 day's restOUT Wiggins missed 11 since 11/07, returns tonight: 20 min (104% of 19)
OUT Carlson missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Dieng missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
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 133 a night and allowing 133, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 28 free throws a game; Markkanen at 35 and George at 25 a game. Without Kessler (9 straight), Clayton Jr. (3 straight), Tshiebwe (14 straight). 2 days' rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 100, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 29 and Holmgren at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Wiggins (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 100 a night to Utah's 133. Call it OKC 123, Utah 116.
11/11 vs IND 152-128 — UTA notes
UTA won 152-128. UTA shot 55% (51 of 92) to IND's 46%, 19 of 42 from three, and went to the line 35 times to IND's 29 — 31 points from the stripe to their 26. UTA turned it over 14 times to IND's 8. The glass went 45-35 for them. Markkanen led with 35 (13 of 19, 5 of 7 from three); Mykhailiuk added 20, Bailey 20. The hinge was Q3, 44-34: a lead of 13 became 23, and the lead reached 26. Collier was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
11/13 vs ATL 122-132 — UTA notes
UTA lost 122-132. UTA shot 49% (45 of 92) to ATL's 51%, 19 of 44 from three. UTA turned it over 24 times to ATL's 16, and ATL turned those into 18 steals. Markkanen led with 40 (15 of 25, 6 of 12 from three); Bailey added 21, George 19. Q3 was theirs, 36-23, the deficit cut from 13 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 109-86 against them. Bailey's -18 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/16 vs CHI 150-147 — UTA notes
UTA won 150-147 in 2 overtimes. UTA shot 44% (49 of 111) to CHI's 45%, 18 of 49 from three, and went to the line 41 times to CHI's 32 — 34 points from the stripe to their 30. UTA turned it over 9 times to CHI's 17. Markkanen led with 47 (15 of 33, 6 of 17 from three, 11 of 13 at the line); George added 33, Collier 16. The hinge was Q3, 33-28: the deficit went from 9 to 4. UTA trailed 61-70 at the half and won the second half 89-77. Nurkić was the night's best plus/minus at +9.
11/18 @ LAL 126-140 — UTA notes
UTA lost 126-140. UTA took 8 more shots (92 to 84), but shot 52% to LAL's 60%, 13 of 45 from three, and got to the line 18 times to LAL's 40. George led with 34 (13 of 23, 5 of 13 from three); Markkanen added 31, Mykhailiuk 13. Q1 was theirs, 36-27, but the other 3 periods went 113-90 against them. They led by as many as 11. Sensabaugh's -16 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/21 vs OKC 112-144 — UTA notes
UTA lost 112-144. UTA shot 48% (38 of 79) to OKC's 61%, 16 of 38 from three. UTA turned it over 27 times to OKC's 13, and OKC turned those into 15 steals. The glass went 39-26 for them. George led with 20 (6 of 10, 7 of 7 at the line); Markkanen added 19, Filipowski 18. Q1 was theirs, 44-30, but the other 3 periods went 114-68 against them. They led by as many as 18. C. Williams's -33 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/23 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 132 a night and allowing 138, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 28 free throws a game; Markkanen at 34 and George at 23 a game. Without Kessler (10 straight), Tshiebwe (15 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 111, shooting 50 percent and 34 from three, 29 free throws a game; Dončić at 32 and Reaves at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. 4 days' rest.
So: The Lakers win, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, the Lakers allowing 111 a night to Utah's 138 and the arc, Utah at 39 percent from three to the Lakers' 34. Call it the Lakers 124, Utah 121, Utah keeping it close.
11/24 @ 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 114, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Ste. Curry at 32 and Butler III at 23 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Kuminga (5 straight). 2 days' rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 134, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Markkanen at 31 and George at 27 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Kessler (11 straight), Harkless (2 straight), Anderson (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 114 a night to Utah's 134 and the glass, where Utah has been plus-1 a night and Golden State minus-5. Call it Golden State 124, Utah 115.
11/28 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 135, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; George at 28 and Markkanen at 27 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Kessler (12 straight), Harkless (3 straight), Tshiebwe (17 straight). 3 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 20 free throws a game; Murray at 19 and DeRozan at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Sabonis (5 straight), Plowden (7 straight), Cardwell (13 straight). One day's rest.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the defense, Sacramento allowing 119 a night to Utah's 135 and the glass, where Utah has been minus-1 a night and Sacramento minus-6. Call it Utah 122, Sacramento 119, Sacramento keeping it close.
11/30 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 129, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 24 free throws a game; George at 28 and Markkanen at 23 a game. Without Kessler (13 straight), Williams (2 straight), Harkless (4 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 104, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Durant at 23 and Sengun at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Durant (2 straight), Eason (5 straight), Finney-Smith (16 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Houston allowing 104 a night to Utah's 129 and the glass, where Houston has been plus-9 a night and Utah plus-1. Call it Houston 120, Utah 114.
11/12 vs LAL 121-92 — OKC notes
OKC won 121-92. OKC shot 50% (44 of 88) to LAL's 40%, 12 of 39 from three. OKC turned it over 11 times to LAL's 20. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 30 (10 of 18, 2 of 7 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Joe added 21, Mitchell 14. The hinge was Q2, 40-20: a lead of 12 became 32, and the lead reached 37. Gilgeous-Alexander was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
11/15 @ CHA 109-96 — OKC notes
OKC won 109-96. OKC shot 51% (45 of 89) to CHA's 39%, 11 of 23 from three. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 33 (13 of 19, 3 of 4 from three); Holmgren added 25, Mitchell 14. The hinge was Q3, 32-18: a lead of 3 became 17, and the lead reached 22. Dort was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
11/17 @ NOP 126-109 — OKC notes
OKC won 126-109. OKC shot 49% (43 of 87) to NOP's 49%, 17 of 42 from three, and went to the line 28 times to NOP's 15 — 23 points from the stripe to their 13. Holmgren led with 26 (10 of 14, 3 of 6 from three); Gilgeous-Alexander added 23, Dort 17. The hinge was Q1, 49-24: from level to 25 ahead, and the lead reached 30. Gilgeous-Alexander was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
11/19 vs SAC 113-99 — OKC notes
OKC won 113-99. OKC shot 47% (41 of 88) to SAC's 44%, 10 of 38 from three. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 33 (12 of 24, 1 of 3 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Holmgren added 21, Dort 14. The hinge was Q2, 31-25: a lead of 2 became 8, and the lead reached 18. Mitchell was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
11/21 @ UTA 144-112 — OKC notes
OKC won 144-112. OKC shot 61% (51 of 83) to UTA's 48%, 23 of 37 from three. OKC turned it over 13 times to UTA's 27. The glass went 26-39 against them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 31 (9 of 14, 3 of 3 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Joe added 16, Williams 15. The hinge was Q3, 43-20: OKC came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 22, and the lead reached 36. OKC trailed 67-68 at the half and won the second half 77-44. Mitchell was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
11/23 vs POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 102, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 30 and Holmgren at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Wiggins (8 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 130, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 29 free throws a game; Sharpe at 28 and Avdija at 26 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Holiday (4 straight), Sharpe (2 straight), Henderson (16 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 102 a night to Portland's 130 and the arc, OKC at 41 percent from three to Portland's 31. Call it OKC 126, Portland 111, OKC by 15.
11/26 vs MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 102, shooting 52 percent and 43 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Holmgren at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Wiggins (9 straight). 2 days' rest. Minnesota comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 98, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 27 free throws a game; Edwards at 28 and Randle at 21 a game. Without Hyland (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 43 percent from three to Minnesota's 32 and the line, where Minnesota takes 27 free throws a game to OKC's 22. Call it OKC 115, Minnesota 106.
11/28 vs PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 104, shooting 52 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 33 and Holmgren at 15 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Wiggins (10 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 108, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brooks at 20 and Booker at 19 a game. Without Allen (6 straight), Green (9 straight), Dunn (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the line, where OKC takes 27 free throws a game to Phoenix's 21 and the turnovers, Phoenix giving it away 17 times a game to OKC's 13. Call it OKC 118, Phoenix 108, OKC by 10.
11/30 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 117, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 30 free throws a game; Avdija at 26 and Grant at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Holiday (7 straight), Henderson (19 straight), Thybulle (14 straight). 3 days' rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 106, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 27 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 36 and Holmgren at 14 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Wiggins (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Portland has been plus-8 a night and OKC minus-6 and the arc, OKC at 41 percent from three to Portland's 31. Call it OKC 119, Portland 112.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
UTAAB A. Bailey
BS B. Sensabaugh
IC I. Collier
JN J. Nurkić
KF K. Filipowski
KG K. George
KL K. Love
LM L. Markkanen
NU Nurkic
SM S. Mykhailiuk
TH T. Hendricks
WC W. Clayton Jr.
OKCAC A. Caruso
AM A. Mitchell
BC B. Carlson
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
CW C. Williams
CY C. Youngblood
IH I. Hartenstein
IJ I. Joe
JW J. Williams
LD L. Dort
OD O. Dieng
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
UTA/OKC 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
Gilgeous-Alexander scores 31 points, Thunder use big 3rd quarter to race past Jazz 144-112
SALT LAKE CITY -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points, Oklahoma City had a 33-4 run and the defending champion Thunder routed the Utah Jazz 144-112 on Friday night in NBA Cup play to improve to 16-1 and push their winning streak to eight.
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.
Up next Thunder: Host Portland on Sunday night.
Jazz: Host the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night.