National Basketball Association
Oklahoma City 134, Utah 120
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, December 11, 2023
Where: Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Officials: #87 Danielle Scott, #25 Tony Brothers, #23 Tre Maddox
Attendance: 16631

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 134-120 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz on Monday.

The Thunder have won back-to-back games and 10 of their past 13, while the Jazz lost for the third consecutive game and for the ninth time in 12 games.

Oklahoma City set its season high with 35 assists, led by eight from Josh Giddey and seven by Gilgeous-Alexander.

The Thunder scored 28 points off 17 Jazz turnovers, 11 off five turnovers in the decisive third quarter.

Oklahoma City scored 45 points in the third to stretch its lead to 36 heading into the fourth.

Gilgeous-Alexander scored 15 points in the third and Chet Holmgren added 11 as the Thunder shot 17 of 26 (65.4 percent) from the floor and 5 of 7 from beyond the arc to put the game away.

Both teams were short-handed.

Utah was without its frontcourt. Lauri Markkanen missed his eighth consecutive game with a left hamstring strain, while Walker Kessler sat out due to right foot soreness and John Collins missed his first game of the season, sidelined by an illness.

Oklahoma City was without Luguentz Dort, who was out because of a left ankle sprain.

Giddey had his second double-double of the season with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

The Jazz were led by a career-high 30 points from rookie Keyonte George on 10-of-17 shooting while Collin Sexton added 20 off the bench.

The Thunder led from the start after scoring the game's first eight points.

Utah settled in and eventually tied the game with about four minutes to go in the first before Oklahoma City closed the quarter with a 16-2 run.

Much of the production during that stretch came from the Thunder's bench, though Gilgeous-Alexander scored six points during the run.

Ousmane Dieng scored seven of his season-high 18 during that stretch, and the Thunder led 34-20 after one.

In the second, the Jazz responded with a late run of their own to cut a 20-point deficit to 11 as the first half wound down. Isaiah Joe took a feed from Gilgeous-Alexander and drained a 3-pointer at the buzzer to stretch the lead back to 14 entering the break.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Utah   Oklahoma City
Keyonte George 30 Scoring Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 30
Kris Dunn 7 Assists Josh Giddey 8
Luka Samanic 7 Rebounds Josh Giddey 10
Keyonte George 5 Free Throws Made Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6
Ochai Agbaji 3 Steals Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 3
Simone Fontecchio 4 Blocks Chet Holmgren 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Utah 120 47.8 12-38 20-21 32 41 9 9 17
Oklahoma City 134 52.1 18-38 16-17 35 39 7 9 12
Upcoming Games
  • Oklahoma City will play their next game on the road against Sacramento. The Thunder have a W/L % of .643 after a win and .750 after a loss.
  • Utah will play their next game at home against New York. The Jazz have a W/L % of .286 after a win and .312 after a loss.