Lauri Markkanen scores 33, leads Jazz to 124-117 win over Thunder
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Lauri Markkanen had 33 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Utah Jazz to a 124-117 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night.
John Collins chipped in 22 points and nine rebounds for the Jazz while Keyonte George added 16 points and five assists. Utah outscored the Thunder 19-9 in second-chance points and had a 60-36 edge in the paint.
“Our defense in protecting the paint is ultimately what gave us chance to win,” Jazz coach Will Hardy said.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City with 28 points and seven assists. Jalen Williams had 26 points, five rebounds, and five assists and Chet Holmgren added 22 points and eight rebounds for the Thunder. Oklahoma City scored 21 points off 17 Utah turnovers.
The Thunder made 19 3-pointers but only scored eight points in the paint after halftime.
“They outrebounded us, they won the paint battle, losing those two things in the margins we lost them in, it’s going to be hard to win a basketball game,” Gilgeous-Alexander said. “There’s things to fix before shot making.”
Williams made three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, the last one giving Oklahoma City a 113-112 lead with 3:54 left. George countered with a pair of 3-pointers and fed Markkanen for another basket that put the Jazz up 119-113 going into the final minute.
“Those are the moments you play for. You want to be in at the end of the games and making differences on either defense or offense,” Markkanen said.
It marked the second straight game Utah rallied from a second-half double-digit deficit to get a win at home.
“I think we’ve been playing our game,” Markkanen said. “Moving the ball. Moving without the ball. Getting good looks. Obviously, the percentages go up when you get good shots.”
Gilgeous-Alexander and Ousmane Dieng combined to score baskets on Oklahoma City’s final six first quarter possessions to give the Thunder a 33-28 lead. Oklahoma City kept rolling in the second quarter, eventually extending its lead to 41-31 on a turnaround jumper from Aaron Wiggins.
Utah erased the deficit and took a brief 50-49 lead on a layup by Collin Sexton. Back-to-back 3s by Cason Wallace and Luguentz Dort put the Thunder back in front before halftime.
Holmgren scored 13 points in the third quarter to help Oklahoma City extend its lead to 89-77. He scored three baskets and assisted another to cap a 16-6 run that put the Thunder up by double digits.
Markkanen matched Holmgren’s third quarter outburst, scoring 17 points in the quarter. His production helped the Jazz build enough momentum on offense to make another rally. Utah went on a 16-0 run spanning the third and fourth quarters to take a 98-92 lead.
"I give Utah credit, they showed great resolve,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. “I thought the glass was a huge issue, and the paint was a huge issue. I thought the physicality (Utah) showed in the paint … was very uncharacteristic of us on both ends and really didn’t give us a lot of margin.”
Utah improved to 20-1 this season when leading to start the fourth quarter.
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Oklahoma City is at Dallas on Saturday.
Utah is at Phoenix on Thursday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Chet Holmgren vs. John Collins (Luguentz Dort gains possession) | ||
| 11:31 |  | Jalen Williams turnover (bad pass) (Simone Fontecchio steals) | ||
| 11:23 | | Collin Sexton offensive foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 11:23 | | Collin Sexton turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 11:09 | | +2 | Chet Holmgren makes two point cutting layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:00 | | +2 | John Collins makes two point layup (Kris Dunn assists) | 2-2 |
| 10:52 | | +3 | Chet Holmgren makes three point jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 5-2 |
| 10:38 | | +3 | Lauri Markkanen makes three point jump shot (Kris Dunn assists) | 5-5 |
| 10:24 | | Chet Holmgren misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:23 | | Kris Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 10:16 | | Lauri Markkanen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:13 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 9:59 | | Kris Dunn blocks Luguentz Dort's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:59 | | Jazz defensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | John Collins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:44 | | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | ||
| 9:35 | | Josh Giddey misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:32 | | Simone Fontecchio defensive rebound | ||
| 9:23 | | +2 | Kris Dunn makes two point reverse layup | 5-7 |
| 9:15 | | Luguentz Dort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:13 | | Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound | ||
| 9:08 | | +3 | Collin Sexton makes three point running pullup jump shot | 5-10 |
| 9:07 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:54 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point floating jump shot | 7-10 |
| 8:32 | | Collin Sexton misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:28 | | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | ||
| 8:23 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving layup | 9-10 |
| 8:02 | | Chet Holmgren blocks Kris Dunn's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:02 | | Lauri Markkanen offensive rebound | ||
| 8:02 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shooting foul (Lauri Markkanen draws the foul) | ||
| 8:02 | | +1 | Lauri Markkanen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-11 |
| 8:02 | | +1 | Lauri Markkanen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 9-12 |
| 7:45 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 7:41 | | Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound | ||
| 7:35 | | +2 | John Collins makes two point driving floating jump shot (Kris Dunn assists) | 9-14 |
| 7:21 | | Chet Holmgren misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:19 | | John Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 7:00 | | Jump ball. Collin Sexton vs. Luguentz Dort (John Collins gains possession) | ||
| 6:54 | | Collin Sexton misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:51 | | Simone Fontecchio offensive rebound | ||
| 6:51 | | +2 | Simone Fontecchio makes two point tip layup | 9-16 |
| 6:38 | | Jaylin Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:36 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander offensive rebound | ||
| 6:29 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:26 | | John Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 6:19 | | Kris Dunn misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:13 | | Simone Fontecchio offensive rebound | ||
| 6:13 | | Jaylin Williams blocks Simone Fontecchio's two point putback layup | ||
| 6:13 | | Jaylin Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 5:57 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 11-16 |
| 5:45 | | +3 | John Collins makes three point jump shot (Kris Dunn assists) | 11-19 |
| 5:36 | | Jalen Williams misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 5:34 | | Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound | ||
| 5:24 | | Collin Sexton misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 5:23 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander defensive rebound | ||
| 5:13 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point cutting layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 13-19 |
| 5:13 | | Jazz 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:55 | | +2 | Lauri Markkanen makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Simone Fontecchio assists) | 13-21 |
| 4:39 | | +2 | Luguentz Dort makes two point cutting layup (Ousmane Dieng assists) | 15-21 |
| 4:39 | | Walker Kessler shooting foul (Luguentz Dort draws the foul) | ||
| 4:39 | | Luguentz Dort misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:38 | | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | ||
| 4:16 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander blocks Keyonte George's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:12 | | Jaylin Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 4:06 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 4:03 | | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | ||
| 3:58 | | Lauri Markkanen offensive foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 3:58 | | Lauri Markkanen turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:47 | | +3 | Jaylin Williams makes three point jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 18-21 |
| 3:29 | | +2 | Lauri Markkanen makes two point floating jump shot (Simone Fontecchio assists) | 18-23 |
| 3:08 | | Jaylin Williams misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 3:03 | | Jordan Clarkson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:01 | | Simone Fontecchio misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:59 | | Simone Fontecchio offensive rebound | ||
| 2:57 | | Simone Fontecchio turnover (bad pass) (Jaylin Williams steals) | ||
| 2:47 | | +3 | Ousmane Dieng makes three point jump shot (Jaylin Williams assists) | 21-23 |
| 2:25 | | +3 | Keyonte George makes three point jump shot (Jordan Clarkson assists) | 21-26 |
| 2:01 | | +3 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes three point pullup jump shot | 24-26 |
| 1:46 | | Jordan Clarkson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:43 | | Ousmane Dieng defensive rebound | ||
| 1:33 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point pullup jump shot | 26-26 |
| 1:16 | | +2 | Lauri Markkanen makes two point alley-oop dunk (Keyonte George assists) | 26-28 |
| 1:01 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 28-28 |
| 1:01 | | Lauri Markkanen shooting foul (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander draws the foul) | ||
| 1:01 | | +1 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 29-28 |
| 0:41 | | Jordan Clarkson turnover (lost ball) (Ousmane Dieng steals) | ||
| 0:36 | | +2 | Ousmane Dieng makes two point driving floating jump shot | 31-28 |
| 0:23 | | Luka Samanic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:20 | | Keyonte George offensive rebound | ||
| 0:09 | | Jordan Clarkson turnover (lost ball) (Kenrich Williams steals) | ||
| 0:01 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point pullup jump shot | 33-28 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:40 | | Kelly Olynyk misses two point layup | ||
| 11:35 | | Ousmane Dieng defensive rebound | ||
| 11:31 | | Vasilije Micic turnover (traveling) | ||
| 11:22 | | Jordan Clarkson turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 11:07 | | +3 | Ousmane Dieng makes three point jump shot (Jalen Williams assists) | 36-28 |
| 10:53 | | +3 | Keyonte George makes three point jump shot (Kelly Olynyk assists) | 36-31 |
| 10:43 | | Walker Kessler shooting foul (Chet Holmgren draws the foul) | ||
| 10:43 | | Chet Holmgren misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:43 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | +1 | Chet Holmgren makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-31 |
| 10:35 | | Luka Samanic turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 10:23 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point stepback jump shot | 39-31 |
| 10:12 | | Luka Samanic turnover (traveling) | ||
| 10:02 | | Jalen Williams misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:00 | | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | ||
| 9:55 | | Ousmane Dieng blocks Keyonte George's two point running layup | ||
| 9:55 | | Thunder defensive rebound | ||
| 9:34 | | +2 | Aaron Wiggins makes two point turnaround jump shot (Chet Holmgren assists) | 41-31 |
| 9:17 | | +2 | Jordan Clarkson makes two point floating jump shot (Kelly Olynyk assists) | 41-33 |
| 9:04 | | Walker Kessler blocks Chet Holmgren's two point driving layup | ||
| 9:02 | | Luka Samanic defensive rebound | ||
| 8:54 | | Chet Holmgren shooting foul (Luka Samanic draws the foul) | ||
| 8:54 | | Luka Samanic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:54 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 8:54 | | +1 | Luka Samanic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-34 |
| 8:33 | | Vasilije Micic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:27 | | Chet Holmgren offensive rebound | ||
| 8:27 | | +2 | Chet Holmgren makes two point tip dunk | 43-34 |
| 8:08 | | Luka Samanic misses two point layup | ||
| 8:06 | | Luka Samanic offensive rebound | ||
| 8:06 | | Chet Holmgren shooting foul (Luka Samanic draws the foul) | ||
| 8:06 | | +1 | Luka Samanic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 43-35 |
| 8:06 | | +1 | Luka Samanic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 43-36 |
| 7:53 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point driving floating jump shot | 45-36 |
| 7:41 | | +3 | Jordan Clarkson makes three point jump shot (Keyonte George assists) | 45-39 |
| 7:28 | | Luka Samanic personal foul (Vasilije Micic draws the foul) | ||
| 7:17 | | Jaylin Williams misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 7:15 | | Jaylin Williams misses two point tip layup | ||
| 7:15 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 7:15 | | Jaylin Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 7:09 | | Luka Samanic misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:06 | | Kelly Olynyk offensive rebound | ||
| 7:04 | | +2 | Kelly Olynyk makes two point putback layup | 45-41 |
| 6:52 | | Jordan Clarkson shooting foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 6:52 | | Jazz 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:52 | | +1 | Jalen Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 46-41 |
| 6:52 | | Jalen Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:49 | | Jalen Williams offensive rebound | ||
| 6:39 | | Vasilije Micic turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Clarkson steals) | ||
| 6:29 | | +2 | Kelly Olynyk makes two point reverse layup | 46-43 |
| 6:15 | | Jalen Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:12 | | John Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 6:08 | | Jalen Williams kicked ball violation | ||
| 5:59 | | +2 | Jordan Clarkson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 46-45 |
| 5:40 | | Jaylin Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:37 | | Jordan Clarkson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | Lauri Markkanen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:22 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 5:09 | | +3 | Josh Giddey makes three point jump shot (Jaylin Williams assists) | 49-45 |
| 4:52 | | Jordan Clarkson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:51 | | John Collins offensive rebound | ||
| 4:48 | | +2 | John Collins makes two point turnaround hook shot | 49-47 |
| 4:48 | | Jaylin Williams shooting foul (John Collins draws the foul) | ||
| 4:48 | | +1 | John Collins makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 49-48 |
| 4:38 | | Josh Giddey turnover (bad pass) (Lauri Markkanen steals) | ||
| 4:30 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point driving layup (Kelly Olynyk assists) | 49-50 |
| 4:14 | | +3 | Cason Wallace makes three point jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 52-50 |
| 3:59 | | +2 | Jordan Clarkson makes two point cutting dunk (Kelly Olynyk assists) | 52-52 |
| 3:58 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:40 | | +3 | Luguentz Dort makes three point stepback jump shot (Jaylin Williams assists) | 55-52 |
| 3:24 | | Luguentz Dort blocks Lauri Markkanen's two point layup | ||
| 3:24 | | Lauri Markkanen offensive rebound | ||
| 3:24 | | Luguentz Dort personal foul (Lauri Markkanen draws the foul) | ||
| 3:10 | | Jordan Clarkson misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:07 | | Kelly Olynyk offensive rebound | ||
| 3:07 | | +2 | Kelly Olynyk makes two point tip layup | 55-54 |
| 3:02 | | Kelly Olynyk shooting foul (Luguentz Dort draws the foul) | ||
| 3:02 | | +1 | Luguentz Dort makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 56-54 |
| 3:02 | | +1 | Luguentz Dort makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 57-54 |
| 2:54 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point driving layup | 57-56 |
| 2:54 | | Josh Giddey shooting foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | ||
| 2:54 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 57-57 |
| 2:40 |