Oklahoma City Thunder at Utah Jazz

· NBA Cup - Group Play

Oklahoma City Thunder

16-1, 9-1 Away

Final
144 - 112

Utah Jazz

5-10, 4-4 Home

Gilgeous-Alexander scores 31 points, Thunder use big 3rd quarter to race past Jazz 144-112

Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Utah Jazz: Game Highlights

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.

Regular Season Series

OKC leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	144 - 112
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	144 - 112
4th 4.5	shot clock turnover	144 - 112
4th 26.5	Chris Youngblood defensive rebound	144 - 112
4th 31.2	Cody Williams misses 26-foot three point shot	144 - 112

Statistics

OKC		UTAH
51-83	FG	38-79
61	Field Goal %	48
23-37	3PT	16-38
62	Three Point %	42
19-25	FT	20-24
76	Free Throw %	83
26	Rebounds	39
3	Offensive Rebounds	12
23	Defensive Rebounds	27
36	Assists	30
15	Steals	10
4	Blocks	3
13	Turnovers	27
1	Team Turnovers	1
14	Total Turnovers	28
2	Technical Fouls	1
2	Total Technical Fouls	1
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
14	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	44
15	Fast Break Points	11
50	Points in Paint	34
16	Fouls	25
36	Largest Lead	18

Utah Jazz Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Trey Alexander, G	Day-To-Day	Jul 17

Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Thomas Sorber, C	Day-To-Day	Sep 24
Nikola Topic, G	Day-To-Day	Sep 24
Otega Oweh, G	Day-To-Day	Jul 19

Game Information

Delta Center

Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 18,186 · Capacity:

2026-27 Northwest Standings

TEAM	PCT	GB	STRK
Denver	.000	-	-
Minnesota	.000	-	-
Portland	.000	-	-
Oklahoma City	.000	-	-
Utah	.000	-	-

Full Standings

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