OKC Thunder at Utah Jazz | Game Highlights | January 18, 2024

OKC Thunder at Utah Jazz | Game Highlights | January 18, 2024

So K Wallace filling in for Lou Dort Dort is out Thunder looking to get this shot off here SGA stopped on the dime pulls up and shoots it over instead of playing the FL trying to get more spacing out of the floor as hren bounces off the market an offensive rebound

Giddy the put back plus the foul Josh giddy just hanging around getting an opportunity when the ball comes to you skiddy racing down the floor sh defended by dun and there’s another and one SGA put it off the glass he has such a deep bag of tricks

When it comes to putting the ball through the hoop and it’s so hard to defend him very forceful when he wants to get his head down and get to the rim you can also pass the basketball as he slipped that one right to Homer and he slid behind that Utah

Defense and the rebound to Collins Saxon with the left hand and then there was a contest at the rim and it got blocked by J you know the Thunder they have so much size on their saon with the left hand and then there was a contest at the rim

And it got blocked by jdub how about jdub rising to the moment of truth and Wallace in transition goes right at fonio for the score Sky Shield is Alexander and they’re using their length to get those stops get those didn’t let him get to the rim and on the

Other end beautiful pass gety sets it up for hren seven footer and then finishing on the other end Chad hren throws it down and the Thunder Utah off the glass seen some intensity on the defensive end and K Wallace in place of l d drills that three and that’s

Required when you’re going up against a team that is as hot as the Jazz are right now scoring as well as they are it’s going to require a lot of activity and a lot of good looking shots like that from Shake hus Alexander to the double team on SGA and

Jdub rumbles his way to the rim went right by fonio had the step in jdub’s January has been superb take another look at this jdb finger roll here look at him one dribble picks it up uses really he’s one of the best six men in the league totally capable of knocking

Down shots at all three levels gidy passed up to three instead put his head down and then shoots it right over the top of Clarkson not want Lowry market and getting comfortable early Shay got in deep leaves open Jason Wallace who’s got his second three here

In the first quarter a couple of Threes in this early going just finding the open looks here offensively and he’s just in the right spot there’s an interception and jdub is going to beat Markin and down the floor and put it down seen from the Thunder here to start

This game has been incredible and jdub you got good looks on the kick ahe heads up to case Wallace for threes and then your defense is helping translate into a lot of offense on the other end boy just throw driving off those Utah turnovers it’s a thunder timeout

Because Utah putting a little B in that big OKC lead that got built up here in the first quarter as Chad hren Qui slings down with that straightway three on catch and shoot threes and that is really a sign that this offense is huming doing a good job of generating

Shots that are quality shots that these guys are able to practice on a day in day out basis on the bench it’s got a little closer for the Jabs but there is hen again fa is up and this time he’s going to get the bounce little easy push shot there from CAD

Hren Jada B otion swings that bounce pass inside to kenri Williams had it blocked and they’re going to have to hurry J straight away off the catch that three is [Applause] good a little too physical there with vilic Jada going left floats it up and in pretty

Play fans are upset the jazs are upset but the Thunder would have probably preferred to have the opportunity to push it up the floor off that Miss ich nice pass underneath there is Wiggins oen trying to make his move leans in on Wiggins and Wiggins just stayed Pat stood his ground and got

The Miss on the Block and the Thunder now of an offensive possession here so sound defensively performing so many different situations kenri off the pass nice drive nice finish that was a hard one such a big score with Cleveland a couple years ago almost a steal so J

Pulls up at the nail and that’s not a problem great play there by Jay dub forces udah to reset the offense little mismatch here ston nowhere to go and he threw it away under have a two-on one meic can he beat a l it got to the rim and scores

And it leads to an easy run out layout on the other end of the floor vasilia meic finishing the lay with yic just an incredible loss for so many as Chet hren once again sets it up there is kenri Williams that’s the second assist the pace in the half court if

People take that for granted you think pace and you think guys running up but the Thunder still with a double digit lead not yet Midway through this second quarter Kenrick quick drive went right by marinan you see that quick decision off the catch and he blew right and forced him

To nearly turn the ball over and how about kenri Williams attack off on the three and the Thunder want to push quickly Wallace made two threes in the first this time he’ll take it right to the rack and score and then K Wallace attacking middle and finishing completely

Different player since he was put in the starting lineup on December 13th I don’t when this Utah team started to take off tough shot Josh g a little turnaround and he goes glass monono off the deck no good and the long Rebound in stride to Giddy giddy will take it right

By ston who does nothing to slow him down great move there he’s got 12 ston with 12 has getting contributions from just about everybody in SGA has got four quick points got time getting right to the rack going have been able to maintain the lead here in the second quarter even with

Utah punching hard and gy from the outside right in front of the Thunder bench buries that three in seon on his hip runs to another defensive player in ponio gy from the outside they try the other Corner nice rebound offensive rebound by Cas Wallace the shovel pass

And the Throw Down Nancy will take you through halftime get you ready for the second half this one’s been a good one here in Salt Lake City can work to get a good shot Jay up top ched hren wide open straightway three that one is good jazz coming out here early third

Corner Shay slips underneath nice move got to the rim left hand corner came out of this game with so much energy on both ends of the floor jumped out to that early lead nice pass J sets it up gy slicing his way to the cup plus the foul coming

In out of nowhere this is what we call multiple efforts he had the initial trap here on John Collins were seven and 16 nine games under 500 two games over 500 now Collins boy somehow escaped and then Jaylen Williams comes over and swaps it out of bounds it’s Markin on the

Inbounds pass caught it midair get the redirect yety nice Passat jayd dub yet again as those two have a nice connection here in the third quarter we talk a lot about Jay Dub’s ability he can also dish out dimes left and right and Josh giddy the recipient

On that last play on on their side of the floor getting the OKC’s defense moving and it led to a Pono open three Jay got the feet behind the three-point line and then drains that three SGA doesn’t have an outlet got caught in the air and Jade up 45% from

Deep on the season Deontay George handling the basketball Markin and didn’t get it on the dive so the shot clock hits four Clarkson tough shot might have been blocked by K Wallace and this is going to be a 24 second violation space on Perimeter Shooters it starts with k Wallace and

Croud has not been in this game throughout the night kenrich looking for the cut the kick out open shter Isaiah Joe and that’ll give the Thunder the lead right back trying to get that one extra pass like this particular possession where Wiggins found a wide open Isaiah Joe ther still with the

Lead Jazz have got some Second Chance opportunities here nice SWAT away SGA On The Backs side of George Ono quick release way off on the three Joe the rebound and the Thunder should settle for the final shot here SJ leans in beats the buzzer with

1.4 career cut and good call here by the officials don’t need to go to the monitor don’t need to look it over oh and the log coming out of the fourth quarter jdb goes up top for hren in these critical minutes jdb pulls up comes right back and gives the

Thunder a quick two starting to see fourth quarter jdb kind of come alive here just remarkable hren passed up to three giddy wide open that time the Jazz defense kind of laying flat if you want to know what it looks like to give up a good shot Jay du kenri Williams and

Wiggins small lineup for Mark D in the Thunder meic oh little show and go nice move vam meic kept it himself ltic in the corner he likes that spot that is well short how about JB uping out ripping away that rebound he’ll step into the three Jaylen Williams from downtown rips the cords

From deep down some big shots steps into it cool common collected and the seconde player out of what has been an intense second half two teams playing physical Jay dub once again just always under control the three that he had to force the timeout his patent move like that action though

Getting the ball back for that open look seon the speed and then he got erased what a block from Chad hogr right at the rim for the Jazz as well JB lets it Fly jayen Williams yet again from downtown what a shotter two two and that one is off the catch in

Rhythm Wiggins standing up tall L Len turn around shot another good defensive play by Aaron Wiggins fires it crosscourt jdub open shooter K Wallace in the corner K Wallace doubled figures K Wallace coming up big time and his start in this game on a couple of corner

Threes in the first half does so there jayob with a block on marinan and H save it from going out of bounds he does the Wiggins in the third quarter in the early fourth quarter Shay once again pulls up that time he got it to go right

On the elbow went behind his back fouling Walker Kesler you see this move here by Shay unbelievable oh ring with the flash got it back out somebody’s got to shoot the basketball Shay spins tough shot beat the buzzer it’s good Shay not waiting for the double pulls up K Wallace the rookie

That’s good huge shot from downtown saon splits and what a block by Chad hren at the top met Walker Kessler beautiful defensive play been just ruthless at the rim and Walker Kessler not used to getting his shot block couple of seven Footers 11 out of 14 shooting just

Another superb effort by Jaylen Williams And a superb effort by Oklahoma City holding off the hard charging Utah Jazz the hottest team in the NBA their six game

Rewatch highlights from the Thunder’s 134 – 129 win over the Utah Jazz.

0:00 First Quarter
3:34 Second Quarter
6:57 Third Quarter
9:15 Fourth Quarter

Follow Our Social Media!

Website: https://www.nba.com/thunder/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/okcthunder/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/okcthunder
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/okcthunder/
Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/okcthunder
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@okcthunder
Threads: https://www.threads.net/@okcthunder

#NBA #OKCThunder