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Utah Jazz at Oklahoma City Thunder

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12-24, 4-13 Away
Final
125 - 129

31-7, 18-3 Home
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Gilgeous-Alexander scores 46 points as Thunder halt rare skid with OT win over Jazz

Utah Jazz vs. Oklahoma City Thunder: Game Highlights

Gilgeous-Alexander calmly made a shot from near the free-throw line at the regulation buzzer to force overtime, then scored nine points in the extra period. The reigning MVP increased his streak of games with at least 20 points to 109, the second-longest run in NBA history.

Chet Holmgren had 23 points and 12 rebounds, Jalen Williams scored 17 points and Ajay Mitchell added 16 for defending champion Oklahoma City.

The Thunder had dropped six of their previous 12 after starting the season 24-1. The most significant recent blemish was a 124-97 loss to struggling Charlotte on Tuesday for their second straight loss. The Thunder haven't lost three consecutive regular-season games since April 2024.

Lauri Markkanen had 29 points and 13 rebounds for Utah. Keyonte George added 25 points and 11 assists and Jusuf Nurkic chipped in 15 points and 15 rebounds as the Jazz lost their fifth straight.

Oklahoma City led by 20 in the second quarter, but that margin was trimmed to 58-53 by halftime. Utah started off hot in the second half, and a layup by Nurkic gave the Jazz a 70-69 lead.

Oklahoma City trailed by eight with just over five minutes remaining before chipping away.

A reverse putback by Markkanen with three seconds left in regulation, at the end of the 24-second shot clock, put the Jazz up 114-112. The shot was reviewed and deemed good before Gilgeous-Alexander's clutch shot kept the game going.

Up next Jazz: Host Dallas on Thursday night.

Thunder: At Memphis on Friday night.

Regular Season Series

OKC leads series 3-0

Recent Plays

5th 0.0 End of Game 125 - 129
5th 0.0 End of the 1st Overtime 125 - 129
5th 0.1 Jazz offensive team rebound 125 - 129
5th 0.2 Keyonte George misses heave jump shot 125 - 129
5th 1.4 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes free throw 2 of 2 125 - 129

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/utah.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originUTAH https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/okc.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originOKC
49-111 FG 44-101
44 Field Goal % 44
11-41 3PT 7-38
27 Three Point % 18
16-21 FT 34-42
76 Free Throw % 81
65 Rebounds 51
19 Offensive Rebounds 12
46 Defensive Rebounds 39
33 Assists 26
8 Steals 14
5 Blocks 11
20 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 0
20 Total Turnovers 11
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
22 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 10
15 Fast Break Points 20
70 Points in Paint 54
31 Fouls 21
8 Largest Lead 20
15 Lead Changes 15
22 Percent Led 73
Oklahoma City Thunder Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Isaiah Hartenstein, C Out Jan 22
Jaylin Williams, F Day-To-Day Jan 22
Aaron Wiggins, G Day-To-Day Jan 22
Ajay Mitchell, G Out Jan 22
Alex Caruso, G Out Jan 22
Utah Jazz Utah Jazz Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Oscar Tshiebwe, C Day-To-Day Jan 22
Lauri Markkanen, F Out Jan 21
Georges Niang, F Out Jan 20
Elijah Harkless, G Out Jan 13
Walker Kessler, C Out Nov 5

Game Information

Paycom Center

Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Attendance: 18,203 · Capacity:

2025-26 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 37 8 .822 - W2
Denver 30 15 .667 7 W1
Minnesota 27 18 .600 10 L4
Portland 23 22 .511 14 W4
Utah 15 30 .333 22 L1
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