Oklahoma City Thunder at Utah Jazz

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Oklahoma City Thunder

45-10, 19-7 Away

Final
130 - 107

Utah Jazz

13-42, 6-20 Home

West-leading Thunder beat the Jazz 130-107 for 8th victory in 9 games

John Collins puts Isaiah Hartenstein on a poster with this vicious jam

Chet Holmgren added 20 points for the Thunder. Jalen Williams had 18 points, and Isaiah Hartenstein grabbed 13 rebounds.

John Collins scored 26 points for Utah, and Keyonte George added 20. Walker Kessler finished with 19 rebounds, and Isaiah Coller had 12 assists.

Oklahoma City never trailed. The Thunder used a 15-4 run to take a 27-14 lead late in the first quarter. Gilgeous-Alexander and Alex Caruso fueled the spurt with a pair of baskets apiece.

Oklahoma City led by 25 points in the final minute of the half, going up 66-41 on Lu Dort’s layup.

Takeaways Thunder: Smothering defense led to lots of easy baskets in transition. Oklahoma City scored 37 points off 19 Utah turnovers.

Jazz: Jaden Springer made his debut after signing a 10-day contract Thursday. He had seven points and two assists in 11 minutes.

Key moment After Utah cut the deficit to four on Collins’ layup, Jalen Williams countered with a second-chance 3-pointer. Collins then went 1 of 2 on back-to-back trips to the free throw line, keeping it a two-possession game.

Key stat The Thunder scored 39 points in the second quarter.

Up next Oklahoma City is at Minnesota on Sunday night. Utah hosts Houston on Saturday night.

Regular Season Series

OKC leads series 3-0

Matchup Prediction

Jazz: 14.1%

Thunder: 85.9%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	130 - 107
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	130 - 107
4th 23.1	Dillon Jones makes 27-foot three point jumper (Ousmane Dieng assists)	130 - 107
4th 38.1	Dillon Jones defensive rebound	127 - 107
4th 41.1	KJ Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper	127 - 107

Statistics

OKC		UTAH
46-97	FG	41-90
47.4	Field Goal %	45.6
19-43	3PT	15-41
44.2	Three Point %	36.6
19-20	FT	10-18
95.0	Free Throw %	55.6
51	Rebounds	43
17	Offensive Rebounds	14
34	Defensive Rebounds	29
38	Assists	27
10	Steals	7
10	Blocks	2
12	Turnovers	19
0	Team Turnovers	2
12	Total Turnovers	21
0	Technical Fouls	0
0	Total Technical Fouls	0
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
8	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	37
21	Fast Break Points	17
46	Points in Paint	44
20	Fouls	15
25	Largest Lead	0

Game Information

Delta Center

Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 18,175 · Capacity:

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	46	11	.807	-	L1
Denver	38	20	.655	8.5	W1
Minnesota	32	27	.542	15	W1
Portland	26	33	.441	21	W3
Utah	14	43	.246	32	L1

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