After winning the opening tipoff, Chet Holmgren scored the first bucket when Isaiah Hartenstein found him for a side-step corner 3-pointer. That was the first of his several highlight-worthy plays in the Oklahoma City Thunder's 130-107 win over the Utah Jazz.
It's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder against Lauri Markkanen and the Utah Jazz on Friday at Delta Center in Salt Lake City.
The Oklahoma City Thunder rebounded from its largest loss of the season by beating the Utah Jazz 130-107 Friday night. Oklahoma City dished out a season-high 38
The Oklahoma City Thunder cruised to a 130-107 win over the Utah Jazz. The wire-to-wire win showed that the former needed little time to rev their engine after the All-Star break. Playing with a mostly healthy squad for the first time this season gave them enough to fight off any sleepiness.
Instead, they've missed key players like Chet Holmgren, Isaiah Hartenstein and Alex Caruso each for quite a bit of time. Most notably, Holmgren has missed a large portion of the season with a rare hip injury he suffered in early November.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 21 points and Chet Holmgren had 20 as the Oklahoma City Thunder returned from the All-Star break with a 130-107 victory over the Utah Jazz on Friday in Salt Lake City.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 21 points and Chet Holmgren added 20 as the Thunder rolled Utah 130-107 in the first game back from the All-Star break.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 21 points and the West-leading Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Utah Jazz 130-107 on Friday night for their eighth victory in nine games.
The Oklahoma City Thunder travel on the road to face the Utah Jazz on Friday. It's both squad's first game back from the All-Star break. This will be the third matchup of the season between the teams. OKC won the first two with its latest win on Jan. 22.