Chet Holmgren scores 35, grabs 14 rebounds and Thunder beat Jazz 119-107
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Chet Holmgren scored 35 points and tied a career high with 14 rebounds and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the short-handed Utah Jazz 119-107 on Wednesday night.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 20 of his 31 points in the second half for the Thunder, who have the best record in the Western Conference at 48-20.
Alexander became the 13th player in NBA history to score 30 points or more in 50 games.
“Credit Utah, they really competed tonight,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. “I thought they were the more physical team after the first six minutes of the game, and that really tested us.”
Collin Sexton had 25 points for Utah, which played without injured players Lauri Markkanen and Jordan Clarkson - two of the team’s top three scorers.
“I thought we played 42 good minutes tonight,” said Utah coach Will Hardy, whose team has lost three straight and 14 of its last 17 to fall to 29-40. “I was really proud of the team’s effort, competitiveness. I thought the first half was probably as good a half of basketball as we’ve played in a while, which shows some growth and maturity from the team. Turnovers hurt us tonight, for sure.”
Utah committed 15 turnovers that resulted in 19 points for Oklahoma City. The Thunder also scored 35 points on second-chance opportunities compared to eight points for the Jazz.
Oklahoma City jumped to a 22-11 lead on an alley-oop pass and dunk from Josh Giddey to Holmgren. Utah scored 10 of the next 12 points to pull within 24-21.
Holmgren, who finished one point shy of a career high, had nine points and seven rebounds in eight minutes and the Thunder had a 31-25 lead after one quarter.
The Jazz outscored Oklahoma City 29-22 in the second to pull in front 54-53 at halftime.
Oklahoma City trailed 61-57 early in the third but went on a 11-0 run to pull ahead 68-61. Gilgeous-Alexander scored 15 in the quarter and the Thunder led 82-80 to start the final quarter.
“I thought in the second half we showed good persistence,” Daigneault said. “We tried to amp it up on the defensive end. The game didn’t open up for us right away, but we kept at it, and then that group to start the fourth quarter really ignited the rest of the game.”
The Thunder took control midway through the fourth, outscoring the Jazz 20-4 at one point to lead 100-86. A 3-pointer by Aaron Wiggins and a pair of 3-point plays by Holmgren - fouled twice on dunks - highlighted the run.
“Some shots didn’t fall from the outside, but we did a good job of not just saying ‘We’re a team that’s going to win when we make shots,’ ” said Holmgren, who also blocked three shots. “We found other ways to open up the game and pull away at the end.”
The lead grew to 16 points on a 3 by Holmgren and his fifth dunk of the game with 5:50 remaining.
Holmgren shot 12 of 18 from the field and the Thunder shot 43 of 88 (48.9%) as a team.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | John Collins vs. Chet Holmgren (Luguentz Dort gains possession) | ||
| 11:55 |  | Kris Dunn shooting foul (Luguentz Dort draws the foul) | ||
| 11:55 | | +1 | Luguentz Dort makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0-1 |
| 11:55 | | +1 | Luguentz Dort makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0-2 |
| 11:34 | | Josh Giddey shooting foul (Taylor Hendricks draws the foul) | ||
| 11:34 | | +1 | Taylor Hendricks makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-2 |
| 11:34 | | +1 | Taylor Hendricks makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-2 |
| 11:22 | | +2 | Chet Holmgren makes two point cutting layup (Josh Giddey assists) | 2-4 |
| 10:58 | | Chet Holmgren blocks John Collins's two point cutting layup | ||
| 10:56 | | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | ||
| 10:51 | | Josh Giddey misses two point running layup | ||
| 10:50 | | John Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 10:44 | | Keyonte George misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:42 | | Taylor Hendricks offensive rebound | ||
| 10:38 | | Keyonte George misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:38 | | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | ||
| 10:30 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point running dunk (Josh Giddey assists) | 2-6 |
| 10:11 | | +2 | Brice Sensabaugh makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Kris Dunn assists) | 4-6 |
| 10:01 | | Chet Holmgren misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:58 | | Keyonte George defensive rebound | ||
| 9:52 | | John Collins turnover (traveling) | ||
| 9:29 | | Taylor Hendricks blocks Josh Giddey's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:24 | | Josh Giddey offensive rebound | ||
| 9:23 | | +2 | Josh Giddey makes two point putback layup | 4-8 |
| 9:13 | | Brice Sensabaugh misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 9:11 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 9:07 | | +3 | Luguentz Dort makes three point running jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 4-11 |
| 8:52 | | Kris Dunn misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:50 | | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | ||
| 8:44 | | Josh Giddey misses two point running layup | ||
| 8:42 | | Brice Sensabaugh defensive rebound | ||
| 8:26 | | +2 | Kris Dunn makes two point driving floating jump shot | 6-11 |
| 8:16 | | Taylor Hendricks shooting foul (Chet Holmgren draws the foul) | ||
| 8:16 | | +1 | Chet Holmgren makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-12 |
| 8:16 | | +1 | Chet Holmgren makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-13 |
| 8:04 | | Luguentz Dort personal foul (Keyonte George draws the foul) | ||
| 7:57 | | +2 | Keyonte George makes two point pullup jump shot | 8-13 |
| 7:43 | | +2 | Chet Holmgren makes two point cutting layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 8-15 |
| 7:37 | | Brice Sensabaugh turnover (lost ball) (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander steals) | ||
| 7:31 | | Luguentz Dort misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:28 | | Keyonte George defensive rebound | ||
| 7:22 | | Keyonte George misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:20 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 7:14 | | Jalen Williams turnover (lost ball) (John Collins steals) | ||
| 6:57 | | Brice Sensabaugh misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:54 | | Taylor Hendricks offensive rebound | ||
| 6:53 | | Keyonte George misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:53 | | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | ||
| 6:46 | | John Collins shooting foul (Chet Holmgren draws the foul) | ||
| 6:46 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:46 | | +1 | Chet Holmgren makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-16 |
| 6:46 | | Chet Holmgren misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:43 | | John Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 6:32 | | John Collins misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:30 | | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | ||
| 6:23 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:20 | | Luguentz Dort offensive rebound | ||
| 6:12 | | +2 | Chet Holmgren makes two point cutting layup (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 8-18 |
| 5:47 | | Taylor Hendricks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:45 | | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | ||
| 5:35 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point driving finger roll layup | 8-20 |
| 5:24 | | +3 | John Collins makes three point jump shot (Collin Sexton assists) | 11-20 |
| 5:01 | | Jalen Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:59 | | Chet Holmgren offensive rebound | ||
| 4:56 | | Chet Holmgren turnover (lost ball) (Collin Sexton steals) | ||
| 4:45 | | Collin Sexton misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 4:43 | | Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | ||
| 4:33 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 4:31 | | Keyonte George defensive rebound | ||
| 4:22 | | Keyonte George misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 4:20 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 4:15 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Josh Giddey assists) | 11-22 |
| 4:14 | | Jazz 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:53 | | +2 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes two point driving layup | 13-22 |
| 3:53 | | Isaiah Joe shooting foul (Talen Horton-Tucker draws the foul) | ||
| 3:53 | | +1 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 14-22 |
| 3:36 | | Isaiah Joe misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:33 | | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | ||
| 3:22 | | +2 | Walker Kessler makes two point alley-oop dunk (Collin Sexton assists) | 16-22 |
| 3:07 | | Jaylin Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:05 | | Gordon Hayward offensive rebound | ||
| 3:00 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point pullup jump shot (Gordon Hayward assists) | 16-24 |
| 2:43 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point driving finger roll layup | 18-24 |
| 2:33 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:30 | | Collin Sexton defensive rebound | ||
| 2:21 | | Talen Horton-Tucker misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 2:18 | | Jaylin Williams defensive rebound | ||
| 2:15 | | Cason Wallace misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 2:12 | | Talen Horton-Tucker defensive rebound | ||
| 2:03 | | +3 | Micah Potter makes three point jump shot (Collin Sexton assists) | 21-24 |
| 1:47 | | +3 | Jaylin Williams makes three point jump shot (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander assists) | 21-27 |
| 1:29 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point driving floating jump shot | 23-27 |
| 1:13 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:10 | | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | ||
| 0:59 | | Jump ball. Cason Wallace vs. Talen Horton-Tucker (Gordon Hayward gains possession) | ||
| 0:59 | | Talen Horton-Tucker turnover (lost ball) (Cason Wallace steals) | ||
| 0:48 | | Micah Potter shooting foul (Gordon Hayward draws the foul) | ||
| 0:48 | | +1 | Gordon Hayward makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-28 |
| 0:48 | | Gordon Hayward misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:46 | | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | ||
| 0:35 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point driving layup | 25-28 |
| 0:31 | | +3 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes three point pullup jump shot | 25-31 |
| 0:14 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander personal foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | ||
| 0:05 | | Collin Sexton misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:49 | | Micah Potter offensive foul (Aaron Wiggins draws the foul) | ||
| 11:49 | | Micah Potter turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 11:32 | | Chet Holmgren misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:28 | | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | ||
| 11:22 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point driving floating jump shot | 27-31 |
| 11:22 | | Cason Wallace shooting foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | ||
| 11:22 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 28-31 |
| 11:14 | | Chet Holmgren misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:11 | | Micah Potter defensive rebound | ||
| 10:56 | | Collin Sexton misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:53 | | Chet Holmgren defensive rebound | ||
| 10:47 | | Aaron Wiggins turnover (traveling) | ||
| 10:35 | | Johnny Juzang misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:32 | | Walker Kessler offensive rebound | ||
| 10:16 | | Talen Horton-Tucker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:13 | | Cason Wallace defensive rebound | ||
| 10:08 | | +3 | Gordon Hayward makes three point running jump shot (Cason Wallace assists) | 28-34 |
| 9:53 | | +3 | Johnny Juzang makes three point jump shot (Talen Horton-Tucker assists) | 31-34 |
| 9:34 | | Aaron Wiggins misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:34 | | Collin Sexton defensive rebound | ||
| 9:12 | | Micah Potter turnover (bad pass) (Jalen Williams steals) | ||
| 9:06 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point running layup | 31-36 |
| 8:51 | | Talen Horton-Tucker misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:46 | | Gordon Hayward defensive rebound | ||
| 8:40 | | +3 | Gordon Hayward makes three point running jump shot (Jalen Williams assists) | 31-39 |
| 8:40 | | Jazz 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:26 | | Collin Sexton turnover (traveling) | ||
| 8:12 | | Chet Holmgren misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:09 | | Johnny Juzang defensive rebound | ||
| 8:05 | | Cason Wallace blocks Collin Sexton's two point running layup | ||
| 8:05 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 8:01 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Walker Kessler assists) | 33-39 |
| 7:51 | | Chet Holmgren misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:49 | | Brice Sensabaugh defensive rebound | ||
| 7:41 | | +3 | Johnny Juzang makes three point jump shot (Collin Sexton assists) | 36-39 |
| 7:28 | | Jalen Williams misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:26 | | Collin Sexton defensive rebound | ||
| 7:14 | | Johnny Juzang turnover (bad pass) (Chet Holmgren steals) | ||
| 7:09 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point driving reverse layup (Gordon Hayward assists) | 36-41 |
| 6:46 | | +3 | Johnny Juzang makes three point jump shot (Talen Horton-Tucker assists) | 39-41 |
| 6:45 | | Thunder 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:27 | | Cason Wallace misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:24 | | John Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 6:21 | | Jaylin Williams blocks Johnny Juzang's three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:17 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 5:54 | | Jaylin Williams misses three point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:52 | | Cason Wallace offensive rebound | ||
| 5:47 | | +2 | Jalen Williams makes two point driving floating jump shot (Josh Giddey assists) | 39-43 |
| 5:24 | | +2 | John Collins makes two point cutting dunk (Brice Sensabaugh assists) | 41-43 |
| 5:11 | | Kris Dunn shooting foul (Jalen Williams draws the foul) | ||
| 5:11 | | +1 | Jalen Williams makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-44 |
| 5:11 | | Jalen Williams misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:08 | | Brice Sensabaugh defensive rebound | ||
| 4:58 | | Josh Giddey technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 4:58 | | +1 | Keyonte George makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 42-44 |
| 4:46 | | +2 | Keyonte George makes two point pullup jump shot (Kris Dunn assists) | 44-44 |
| 4:29 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 44-46 |
| 4:16 | | Keyonte George misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:15 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 4:09 | | +2 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander makes two point stepback jump shot | 44-48 |
| 4:03 | | Luguentz Dort personal foul (Keyonte George draws the foul) | ||
| 3:52 | | John Collins misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:49 | | Luguentz Dort defensive rebound | ||
| 3:39 | | Luguentz Dort turnover (traveling) | ||
| 3:30 | | +3 | Kris Dunn makes three point jump shot (Keyonte George assists) | 47-48 |
| 3:11 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:57 | | Brice Sensabaugh misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:53 | | Josh Giddey defensive rebound | ||
| 2:43 | | Taylor Hendricks blocks Isaiah Joe's two point cutting dunk | ||
| 2:42 | | Keyonte George defensive rebound | ||
| 2:28 | | Josh Giddey blocks John Collins's two point driving layup | ||
| 2:27 | | John Collins offensive rebound | ||
| 2:26 | | John Collins misses two point putback layup | ||
| 2:25 | | John Collins offensive rebound | ||
| 2:24 | | +2 | John Collins makes two point tip layup | 49-48 |
| 2:06 | | Taylor Hendricks blocks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's two point driving layup | ||
| 2:05 | | Thunder offensive rebound | ||
| 1:55 | | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander misses three point stepback jump shot |