Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 54 in Thunder’s 123-114 win over Jazz
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 54 points and Oklahoma City Thunder he won Utah Jazz 123-114 on Wednesday night.
Gilgeous-Alexander made 17 of 35 field goals and 17 of 18 free throws to surpass his career high of 45 points. He also had eight rebounds, five assists and three steals.
Jalen Williams added 25 points for the Thunder (36-7), who are tied with Cleveland for the league’s best record.
John Collins had 22 points and 12 rebounds, Collin Sexton had 18 points and nine assists, a Walker Kessler had 17 points and 15 rebounds for the Jazz, who lost their fourth straight.
Utah (10-32), the worst team in the Western Conference, held firm.
Gilgeous-Alexander scored 23 points in the first half to help Oklahoma City take a 57-55 lead into the break. He scored 18 points in the third quarter as the Thunder took a 95-89 lead.
Gilgeous-Alexander took a layup to start the final quarter, and the Thunder led 102-99 when he returned. He hit a 3-pointer that gave the Thunder a 115-106 lead and gave him a career night.
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Takeaways
jazz: Utah did a lot of things right, including scoring 31 second-chance points with 23 offensive rebounds. The Jazz simply ran into one of the best players and teams in the league.
thunder: Oklahoma City is still missing an injured center Isaiah Hartensteinand Utah took advantage by winning the rebound 52-39. The Thunder’s lack of size helped the Jazz keep him close.
A key moment
Gilgeous-Alexander scored his 50th point in retirement Lauri Markkanen with 1:28 left to give the Thunder a 119-110 lead.
Key stat
Oklahoma City overcame its lack of size by scoring 39 points to Utah’s 27 turnovers.
Next
The Jazz visit Memphis on Saturday. The Thunder host Dallas on Thursday.
Associated Press reports.
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