Shai Gilgeous-Alexander He scored a career-high 54 points and Oklahoma City Thunder Defeated Utah Jazz 123-114 Wednesday night.
Gilgeous-Alexander made 17 of 35 field goals and 17 of 18 free throws to surpass his previous career best of 45 points. He also had eight rebounds, five assists and three steals.
Jalen Williams He added 25 points for the Thunder (36-7), tied with Cleveland for the best record in the league.
John Collins He scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds. Colin Sexton He scored 18 points and nine assists Walker Kessler The Jazz scored 17 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lose for the fourth time in a row.
Utah (10-32), the worst team in the Western Conference, held strong throughout the game.
Gilgeous-Alexander scored 23 points in the first half to help Oklahoma City lead 57-55 at halftime. He scored 18 points in the third quarter, giving the Thunder a 95-89 lead.
Gilgeous-Alexander took a break to start the fourth quarter, and the Thunder led 102-99 when it came back again. He hit a 3-pointer that gave the Thunder a 115-106 lead and secured the night of his career.
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Ready meals
jazz: Utah did a lot of things right, including scoring 31 second-chance points off 23 offensive rebounds. The Jazz faced simply one of the best players and teams in the league.
thunder: Oklahoma City is still missing an injured center Isaiah HartensteinUtah took advantage of the opportunity by winning the counterattack 52-39. The Thunder’s lack of volume helped the Jazz keep it close.
Key moment
Gilgeous-Alexander scored his 50th point on the pull-up game Lauri Markkanen With 1:28 remaining to give the Thunder a 119-110 lead.
Key statistics
Oklahoma City overcame its lack of size by scoring 39 points off 27 Utah turnovers.
the next
The Jazz visit Memphis on Saturday. The Thunder host Dallas on Thursday.
Associated Press report.
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