Game ID: 22500363
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Utah Jazz
Sunday, December 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
UTA 20 28 23 30 101OKC 45 29 32 25 131
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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 11/30 · 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)
UTA availability going into 12/01 · back-to-backOUT Kessler missed 14 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 3 since 11/24, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 5 since 11/21, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 19 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 3 since 11/24, out tonight
BACK Anderson back 11/24 after 2, 24 min since (120% of 20)
BACK Clayton Jr. back 11/21 after 3, 14 min since (77% of 18)
UTA availability going into 12/04 · 2 days' restOUT Kessler missed 15 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 4 since 11/24, returns tonight: 8 min (34% of 24)
OUT Harkless missed 6 since 11/21, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 20 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 4 since 11/24, returns tonight: 7 min (47% of 15)
BACK Anderson back 11/24 after 2, 24 min since (120% of 20)
UTA availability going into 12/05 · back-to-backOUT Kessler missed 16 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 7 since 11/21, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 21 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Williams back 12/04 after 4, 8 min since (34% of 24)
BACK Anderson back 11/24 after 2, 22 min since (108% of 20)
BACK Hendricks back 12/04 after 4, 7 min since (47% of 15)
UTA availability going into 12/07 · 1 day's restOUT Kessler missed 17 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 8 since 11/21, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 22 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Williams back 12/04 after 4, 8 min since (34% of 24)
BACK Hendricks back 12/04 after 4, 7 min since (47% of 15)
UTA availability going into 12/12 · 4 days' restOUT Kessler missed 18 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 9 since 11/21, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 23 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Williams back 12/04 after 4, 8 min since (34% of 24)
BACK Hendricks back 12/04 after 4, 16 min since (106% of 15)
NEW Filipowski 23 to 31 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 12/15 · 2 days' restOUT Kessler missed 19 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 10 since 11/21, out tonight
OUT Anderson missed 2 since 12/07, returns tonight: 15 min (77% of 20)
OUT Tshiebwe missed 24 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Williams back 12/04 after 4, 8 min since (34% of 24)
BACK Hendricks back 12/04 after 4, 16 min since (106% of 15)
NEW Filipowski 23 to 29 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 12/18 · 2 days' restOUT Kessler missed 20 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 11 since 11/21, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 25 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Williams back 12/04 after 4, 13 min since (53% of 24)
BACK Anderson back 12/15 after 2, 15 min since (77% of 20)
BACK Hendricks back 12/04 after 4, 17 min since (112% of 15)
NEW Filipowski 23 to 31 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 12/20 · 1 day's restOUT Kessler missed 21 since 11/02, out tonight
OUT Harkless missed 12 since 11/21, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 26 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Anderson back 12/15 after 2, 15 min since (77% of 20)
NEW Filipowski 23 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Hendricks 15 to 22 min over the last 3
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
OKC availability going into 12/02 · 1 day's restOUT Hartenstein missed 2 since 11/28, out tonight
OUT Carlson missed 3 since 11/26, returns tonight: 3 min (22% of 12)
OUT Dieng missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 11/30 after 11, 20 min since (104% of 19)
OKC availability going into 12/05 · 2 days' restOUT Hartenstein missed 3 since 11/28, out tonight
OUT Caruso missed 2 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Dieng missed 4 since 11/26, returns tonight: 22 min (197% of 11)
BACK Wiggins back 11/30 after 11, 21 min since (109% of 19)
BACK Carlson back 12/02 after 3, 3 min since (22% of 12)
OKC availability going into 12/07 · 1 day's restOUT Dort missed 2 since 12/02, out tonight
OUT Hartenstein missed 4 since 11/28, out tonight
OUT Caruso missed 3 since 11/30, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 11/30 after 11, 21 min since (107% of 19)
BACK Carlson back 12/02 after 3, 12 min since (105% of 12)
BACK Dieng back 12/05 after 4, 22 min since (197% of 11)
OKC availability going into 12/10 · 2 days' restOUT Dort missed 3 since 12/02, returns tonight: 22 min (83% of 26)
OUT Hartenstein missed 5 since 11/28, out tonight
OUT Joe missed 2 since 12/05, out tonight
OUT Caruso missed 4 since 11/30, returns tonight: 13 min (66% of 19)
BACK Wiggins back 11/30 after 11, 20 min since (106% of 19)
BACK Carlson back 12/02 after 3, 16 min since (140% of 12)
BACK Dieng back 12/05 after 4, 24 min since (217% of 11)
OKC availability going into 12/13
OUT Hartenstein missed 6 since 11/28, tonight's box is missing
OUT Joe missed 3 since 12/05, tonight's box is missing
BACK Dort back 12/10 after 3, 22 min since (83% of 26)
BACK Caruso back 12/10 after 4, 13 min since (66% of 19)
BACK Wiggins back 11/30 after 11, 21 min since (108% of 19)
BACK Carlson back 12/02 after 3, 15 min since (131% of 12)
BACK Dieng back 12/05 after 4, 20 min since (182% of 11)
OKC availability going into 12/18 · 4 days' restOUT Hartenstein missed 6 since 11/28, out tonight
OUT Joe missed 3 since 12/05, returns tonight: 22 min (113% of 20)
BACK Dort back 12/10 after 3, 22 min since (83% of 26)
BACK Caruso back 12/10 after 4, 13 min since (66% of 19)
BACK Carlson back 12/02 after 3, 15 min since (131% of 12)
BACK Dieng back 12/05 after 4, 20 min since (182% of 11)
NEW K. Williams 14 to 20 min over the last 4
OKC availability going into 12/19 · back-to-backOUT Hartenstein missed 7 since 11/28, returns tonight: 28 min (114% of 24)
BACK Dort back 12/10 after 3, 20 min since (77% of 26)
BACK Joe back 12/18 after 3, 22 min since (113% of 20)
BACK Caruso back 12/10 after 4, 14 min since (73% of 19)
BACK Dieng back 12/05 after 4, 20 min since (182% of 11)
NEW K. Williams 14 to 20 min over the last 3
NEW Carlson 12 to 18 min over the last 4
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 126, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 31 free throws a game; Markkanen at 25 and George at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Kessler (17 straight), Harkless (8 straight), Tshiebwe (22 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 112, shooting 52 percent and 40 from three, 30 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 35 and Holmgren at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Dort (2 straight), Hartenstein (4 straight), Caruso (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 126 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 13 times a game to OKC's 10. Call it OKC 123, Utah 116.
11/30 vs HOU 101-129 — UTA notes
UTA lost 101-129. UTA shot 44% (39 of 88) to HOU's 53%, 9 of 32 from three, and got to the line 15 times to HOU's 33. The glass went 33-50 against them. Bailey led with 19 (8 of 12, 3 of 5 from three); Markkanen added 18, Nurkić 14. Q4 was theirs, 33-31, the deficit cut from 30 to 28, but the other 3 periods went 98-68 against them. George's -27 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/01 vs HOU 133-125 — UTA notes
UTA won 133-125. UTA shot 50% (45 of 90) to HOU's 44%, 14 of 35 from three. Markkanen led with 29 (9 of 17, 2 of 3 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); George added 28, Nurkić 18. The hinge was Q2, 37-25: UTA came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 11, and the lead reached 21. Clayton Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
12/04 @ BKN 123-110 — UTA notes
UTA won 123-110. UTA shot 51% (42 of 83) to BKN's 43%, 14 of 25 from three, and got to the line 27 times to BKN's 38. UTA turned it over 12 times to BKN's 17. Markkanen led with 30 (11 of 18, 2 of 5 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); George added 29, Filipowski 15. The hinge was Q4, 42-20: UTA came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 13, and the lead reached 16. UTA trailed 49-58 at the half and won the second half 74-52. Mykhailiuk was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
12/05 @ NYK 112-146 — UTA notes
UTA lost 112-146. UTA shot 40% (35 of 87) to NYK's 56%, 15 of 42 from three, and went to the line 35 times to NYK's 26 — 27 points from the stripe to their 23. George led with 18 (5 of 12, 1 of 3 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Markkanen added 18, Bailey 13. Q2 was theirs, 34-27, the deficit cut from 28 to 21, but the other 3 periods went 119-78 against them. George's -33 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/07 vs OKC 101-131 — UTA notes
UTA lost 101-131. UTA shot 47% (40 of 85) to OKC's 58%, 12 of 36 from three, and got to the line 12 times to OKC's 18. Filipowski led with 21 (10 of 14, 1 of 4 from three); Clayton Jr. added 20, Hendricks 20. Q4 was theirs, 30-25, the deficit cut from 35 to 30, but the other 3 periods went 106-71 against them. George's -36 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/12 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 107, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Wells at 16 and Edey at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 12 a night. Without Morant (10 straight), Jackson (7 straight), Small (14 straight). 4 days' rest. Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 128, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Markkanen at 24 and George at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Kessler (18 straight), Harkless (9 straight), Tshiebwe (23 straight). 4 days' rest.
So: Memphis wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Memphis has been plus-12 a night and Utah minus-7 and the defense, Memphis allowing 107 a night to Utah's 128. Call it Memphis 122, Utah 112, Memphis by 10.
12/15 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 128, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 27 free throws a game; Markkanen at 26 and George at 24 a game. Without Kessler (19 straight), Harkless (10 straight), Anderson (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Dallas comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 116, shooting 52 percent and 44 from three, 18 free throws a game; Davis at 21 and Flagg at 21 a game. Without Gafford (3 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Dallas wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Utah takes 27 free throws a game to Dallas's 18 and the defense, Dallas allowing 116 a night to Utah's 128. Call it Dallas 120, Utah 119, Utah keeping it close.
12/18 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 129, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 26 free throws a game; Markkanen at 27 and George at 26 a game. Without Kessler (20 straight), Harkless (11 straight), Tshiebwe (25 straight). 2 days' rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 30 free throws a game; Dončić at 32 and Reaves at 26 a game. 3 days' rest.
So: The Lakers win, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, the Lakers allowing 120 a night to Utah's 129 and the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-0 a night and Utah minus-4. Call it the Lakers 121, Utah 120, Utah keeping it close.
12/20 vs ORL — 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 124 a night and allowing 136, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 30 free throws a game; George at 27 and Markkanen at 26 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Kessler (21 straight), Harkless (12 straight), Tshiebwe (26 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 112, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Fra. Wagner at 21 and Suggs at 21 a game. Without Fra. Wagner (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 112 a night to Utah's 136 and the line, where Utah takes 30 free throws a game to Orlando's 22. Call it Orlando 122, Utah 118, Utah keeping it close.
11/28 vs PHX 123-119 — OKC notes
OKC won 123-119. OKC shot 48% (42 of 87) to PHX's 46%, 15 of 32 from three. OKC turned it over 10 times to PHX's 18. The glass went 37-51 against them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 37 (10 of 20, 3 of 5 from three, 14 of 17 at the line); Holmgren added 23, Wallace 14. The hinge was Q3, 38-30: a lead of 4 became 12, and the lead reached 15. Dort was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
11/30 @ POR 123-115 — OKC notes
OKC won 123-115. OKC shot 49% (44 of 90) to POR's 39%, 10 of 29 from three. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 26 (8 of 15, 0 of 3 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Holmgren added 19, Mitchell 17. The hinge was Q4, 38-28: OKC came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 8. OKC trailed 54-55 at the half and won the second half 69-60. Holmgren was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
12/02 @ GSW 124-112 — OKC notes
OKC won 124-112. OKC shot 58% (46 of 79) to GSW's 45%, 15 of 32 from three, and went to the line 23 times to GSW's 10 — 17 points from the stripe to their 8. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 38 (13 of 21, 5 of 6 from three, 7 of 10 at the line); Jal. Williams added 22, Holmgren 21. The hinge was Q2, 31-18: a lead of 6 became 19, and the lead reached 22. Wallace was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
12/05 vs DAL 132-111 — OKC notes
OKC won 132-111. OKC shot 56% (47 of 84) to DAL's 48%, 12 of 30 from three, and went to the line 28 times to DAL's 20 — 26 points from the stripe to their 13. OKC turned it over 6 times to DAL's 11. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 33 (10 of 12, 11 of 12 at the line); Jal. Williams added 15, Holmgren 15. The hinge was Q2, 36-21: from level to 15 ahead, and the lead reached 32. Gilgeous-Alexander was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
12/07 @ UTA 131-101 — OKC notes
OKC won 131-101. OKC shot 58% (51 of 88) to UTA's 47%, 21 of 42 from three, and went to the line 18 times to UTA's 12 — 8 points from the stripe to their 9. Jal. Williams led with 25 (11 of 19, 1 of 3 from three); Holmgren added 25, Wiggins 19. The hinge was Q1, 45-20: from level to 25 ahead, and the lead reached 42. Mitchell was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
12/10 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 127 a night and allowing 112, shooting 54 percent and 44 from three, 26 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 34 and Holmgren at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Dort (3 straight), Hartenstein (5 straight), Joe (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brooks at 24 and Gillespie at 19 a game. Without Booker (2 straight), Green (14 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 44 percent from three to Phoenix's 32 and the line, where OKC takes 26 free throws a game to Phoenix's 19. Call it OKC 121, Phoenix 111, OKC by 10.
12/13 vs SAS — 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 130 a night and allowing 106, shooting 56 percent and 46 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Holmgren at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Hartenstein (6 straight), Joe (3 straight). 2 days' rest. San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 122, shooting 47 percent and 41 from three, 28 free throws a game; Fox at 24 and Barnes at 18 a game. Without Wembanyama (12 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 106 a night to San Antonio's 122 and the arc, OKC at 46 percent from three to San Antonio's 41. Call it OKC 124, San Antonio 113, OKC by 11.
12/18 vs LAC — 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 130 a night and allowing 106, shooting 56 percent and 46 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Holmgren at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Hartenstein (6 straight), Joe (3 straight). 4 days' rest. The Clippers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Harden at 23 and Leonard at 22 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Jones Jr. (13 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 46 percent from three to the Clippers' 34 and the glass, where OKC has been plus-4 a night and the Clippers minus-1. Call it OKC 121, the Clippers 106, OKC by 15.
12/19 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 28 free throws a game; Randle at 23 and McDaniels at 16 a game. Without Edwards (3 straight), Conley (3 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 103, shooting 55 percent and 46 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 33 and Holmgren at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Hartenstein (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 46 percent from three to Minnesota's 32 and the line, where Minnesota takes 28 free throws a game to OKC's 20. Call it OKC 117, Minnesota 112.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
OKCAM A. Mitchell
AW A. Wiggins
BB B. Barnhizer
BC B. Carlson
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
CY C. Youngblood
JW J. Williams
JW Jal. Williams
JW Jay. Williams
KW K. Williams
OD O. Dieng
UTAAB A. Bailey
BS B. Sensabaugh
CW C. Williams
IC I. Collier
JN J. Nurkić
KF K. Filipowski
KG K. George
KL K. Love
NU Nurkic
SM S. Mykhailiuk
TH T. Hendricks
WC W. Clayton Jr.
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
Thunder improve to 23-1 with 15th straight victory, routing Jazz 131-101
SALT LAKE CITY -- — Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams each scored 25 points and the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder improved to 23-1 with their 15th straight victory, routing the Utah Jazz 131-101 on Sunday night.
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.
Up next Thunder: Host Phoenix on Wednesday night in the NBA Cup quarterfinals.