Jazz-Thunder Preview

By KATE HEDLIN
Posted Mar 13 2010 5:45PM

While the Utah Jazz are just a few games out of first place in the Northwest Division, they are also keeping their eye on the surging Oklahoma City Thunder, who are threatening them for the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference.

The Jazz will try to avoid losing back-to-back games for the first time in more than two months Sunday when they visit the Thunder, who are looking to win their fifth straight.

Utah (42-23) had its four-game winning streak snapped with a 95-87 loss to Milwaukee on Friday. The Jazz entered having gone 24-6 since a three-game losing streak Dec. 31-Jan. 4, and averaged 117.5 points over their previous four games.

On Friday, though, they went 0 for 10 from 3-point range and had 16 turnovers. Carlos Boozer had 26 points and 14 rebounds, but was ejected after being assessed a pair of technical fouls for arguing a no-call on what he thought was a foul with 13.4 seconds left.

The Jazz played most of the second half without starting forward Andrei Kirilenko, who suffered a strained left calf and is questionable for Sunday. Point guard Deron Williams aggravated his left shoulder injury and was icing it after the game. He is expected to play against the Thunder, though.

"We finally held a team under 100, but we don't score enough against them because their defense was good tonight," said Williams, who scored 11 points on 3-of-12 shooting. "(Bucks coach) Scott Skiles had the team ready to play."

While Utah's run over the last two months has helped it keep pace with the division-leading Nuggets, they have been unable to create much separation with the fifth-place Thunder, who are 2 1/2 games back after a run of their own.

Oklahoma City (40-24) has won four straight and 16 of 19, including a 104-102 victory over lowly New Jersey on Friday. Kevin Durant scored 32 points, surpassing 30 for a franchise-best 36th time this season. He hit two late free throws to clinch the victory after rallying the team back from a 15-point deficit in the final seven minutes.

Durant, who scored fewer than 30 points in three of the previous four games, had 13 of his points in the fourth quarter after being held to four in the third.

"Durant eventually got himself going," Nets coach Kiki Vandeweghe said. "He is a terrific player, top five player in this league. Even though we were hitting him off of somebody every time, he still got his points."

While the Thunder struggled to put away the NBA-worst Nets, coach Scott Brooks was satisfied with the victory.

"It's one of those wins that you're glad that you got it and you just move on and get ready for Sunday in Utah," Brooks said.

The Thunder have won both games against the Jazz this season, including an 87-86 victory in the most recent meeting Dec. 31 at the Ford Center. Durant scored 31 points and Nick Collison hit two clutch free throws in that win.

Williams, who is averaging 18.5 points, has scored a combined 24 in the two losses to Oklahoma City.

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Hot Thunder extend win streak to 5, pick up ground on Jazz

By Randy Renner, for NBA.com
Posted Sunday March 14, 2010 11:27PM

OKLAHOMA CITY (NBA.com exclusive) -- Oklahoma City's young Thunder continued with their "one game at a time" and "no game is more important than the other" approach Sunday, even as the Utah Jazz, just ahead of them in the standings, came into the Ford Center.

The visiting, veteran Jazz however admitted this game meant more than most with forward Carlos Boozer going so far as to say since the Jazz (42-24) and the Thunder (41-24) could meet in the first round of the playoffs, "we'd like to send a message."

The message was sent alright, but it came from the Thunder who led wire-to-wire and won 119-111 in front of a roaring sellout crowd in the Ford Center. A crowd that chanted M-V-P...M-V-P as Oklahoma City All-Star forward Kevin Durant splashed two free throws to ice the game. He finished with a game-high 35 points, the 37th time he's done that this season, extending his franchise record.

"They're a great team," Durant said. "We knew they were physical. I thought we did a good job of matching them."

The game was a hard-fought battle on both ends of the floor. The Thunder were whistled for more fouls but the Jazz complained their way to two technicals, one on coach Jerry Sloan and the other on forward Carlos Boozer.

"They're about as physical a team as we'll face," said Thunder coach Scott Brooks. "They play physical, tough basketball and they're coached by one of the all-time greats. Both teams really fought hard."

"We just couldn't get a stop and that's what made it difficult to win," said Jazz coach Jerry Sloan. "We need to give them credit for who they are and what they were able to accomplish."

With the win the Thunder accomplished a couple of things. They now have the tie-breaker against the Jazz, having won the first three of the four games these two teams will play against each other in the regular season. Oklahoma City also moved to within a half-game of the Jazz for fourth place in the Western Conference.

"Tie-breakers at this point, that's not a focus for us," said Brooks, sticking to his one game at a time theme. "That's something we'll talk about later."

"It was a big game for us and they played better," Williams said. "They played better both offensively and defensively. They're a great young team."

The Thunder jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead and never trailed, leading by as many as 12 points in the first half and 14 in the second.

Oklahoma City's defense was aggressive in the early going, forcing Utah into five turnovers in the first quarter and eight in the first half. The Thunder also blocked five shots and dominated in the paint and in transition, outscoring Utah 30-16 down low and 10-2 on fast breaks in the first 24 minutes.

"We were active on defense early and that got us going," Brooks said, "but they still hit a lot of shots but so did we."

In fact, Oklahoma City blistered the nets shooting a season-best 60.3 percent for the game. Utah shot 50.6 percent overall and 57.9 percent on 3-pointers. Jazz rookie Wesley Matthews was 9-for-11 overall and 6-for-7 on 3-pointers to lead the Jazz with a career-high 29 points. Forward Carlos Boozer had 18 and grabbed 11 rebounds.

The spotlight match-up though was a battle royal between point guards Deron Williams and Russell Westbrook. They matched each other almost point for point and assist for assist. Westbrook finished with 30 points and 11 assists while Williams accounted for 27 points and 14 dimes. Williams fouled out in the game's last seconds.

"It was like a wrestling match between those two," said an admiring Durant. "It was fun to watch."

"He's a great point guard," said Westbrook of his opponent, "one of the best in this league. Fortunately I had a good game." One of his best, just four points shy of his career high.

"Russell had a good game tonight," Williams said. "We couldn't contain him off the pick and rolls. He shot the ball well tonight from mid range and that made him more deadly."

OKC forward Jeff Green scored 14 points and Nenad Krstic and Thabo Sefolosha each had 13.

Both teams came in hot. Utah had won four of their last five and 23 of their last 29 while the Thunder came in riding a four-game winning streak. With this win against Utah, the Thunder have won 17 of their last 20.

"We know what time of year it is," Durant said. "If we just keep focusing on what we have to do and play hard the sky's the limit for us."

Boozer, who had said before the game his team wanted to send a message, ended up sending congratulations to the Thunder.

"Hats off to them," Boozer said. "They played very well. They shot 60 percent against us and just kicked our butts. When they shoot like that you're going to lose. Westbrook and Durant just cooked us tonight."

So was it the Thunder who sent a message to the Jazz and the rest of the Western Conference?

"I don't know if we sent a message or not," Durant said, "but we showed them we're not gonna back down."

• Jazz: Koufos
• Thunder: Anderson, Harden, Mullens

• Jazz: Boozer, Sloan
• Thunder: --

• Lead Changes: 0
• Times Tied: 2

• Arena: Ford Center, Oklahoma City, OK
• Officials: #19 James Capers, #14 Joe DeRosa, #77 Kane Fitzgerald
• Attendance: 18203
• Duration: 2:18

Utah Jazz (42-25)		Oklahoma City Thunder (42-24)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Green vs Millsap (Williams gains possession)
Millsap Jump Shot: Missed	11:44
	11:43	Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	11:23 [OKC 2-0]	Krstic Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (1 AST)
Matthews Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	11:09
	11:03 [OKC 4-0]	Green Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Williams Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Millsap (1 AST)	10:46 [UTA 2-4]
	10:28	Durant Jump Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	10:27
	10:20	Green Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	10:20 [UTA 3-4]
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	10:20 [UTA 4-4]
	10:01	Durant 3pt Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	10:00
Matthews Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	09:45
	09:40 [OKC 6-4]	Sefolosha Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Miles Jump Shot: Missed	09:22
	09:20	Westbrook Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Williams Foul : Personal (1 PF)	09:05
	08:55	Durant Jump Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	08:54
Miles Jump Shot: Missed	08:48
	08:48	Team Rebound
Millsap Foul : Loose Ball (1 PF)	08:48
	08:33	Krstic Jump Shot: Missed
	08:32	Westbrook Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	08:28	Sefolosha Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
	08:26	Sefolosha Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	08:24	Sefolosha Putback Layup Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	08:24
Boozer Step Back Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)	08:08 [UTA 6-6]
	07:46	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	07:45
Boozer Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	07:29
Matthews Foul : Personal (1 PF)	07:26
	07:13 [OKC 8-6]	Durant Step Back Jump shot: Made (2 PTS)
Boozer Turnover : 3 Second Violation (2 TO)	06:49
	06:39 [OKC 10-6]	Durant Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (2 AST)
Millsap Layup Shot: Missed Block: Westbrook (1 BLK)	06:21
	06:19	Sefolosha Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	06:14	Sefolosha Jump Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	06:13
	06:12	Sefolosha Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	05:57
	05:56	Team Rebound
	05:55	Team Timeout : Regular
	05:41 [OKC 12-6]	Krstic Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (3 AST)
Williams Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Boozer (1 AST)	05:22 [UTA 8-12]
Miles Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	05:09
	05:09 [OKC 13-8]	Durant Free Throw 1 of 3 (5 PTS)
	05:09 [OKC 14-8]	Durant Free Throw 2 of 3 (6 PTS)
	05:09 [OKC 15-8]	Durant Free Throw 3 of 3 (7 PTS)
Matthews 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Boozer (2 AST)	04:51 [UTA 11-15]
	04:33 [OKC 17-11]	Durant Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Krstic (1 AST)
Matthews 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)	04:13 [UTA 14-17]
	03:58 [OKC 19-14]	Westbrook Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)	03:41
	03:38 [OKC 21-14]	Green Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Williams Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Millsap (2 AST)	03:18 [UTA 16-21]
	03:02 [OKC 23-16]	Westbrook Jump Bank Shot: Made (4 PTS)
	03:00	Team Violation : Delay Of Game
Boozer Driving Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	02:47 [UTA 18-23]
	02:47	Krstic Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:47
Miles Substitution replaced by Korver	02:47
Millsap Substitution replaced by Fesenko	02:47
	02:47	Green Substitution replaced by Collison
	02:47	Krstic Substitution replaced by Ibaka
	02:47	Sefolosha Substitution replaced by Weaver
Boozer Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)	02:47 [UTA 19-23]
	02:31 [OKC 25-19]	Durant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Fesenko Dunk Shot: Missed	02:09
	02:08	Weaver Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	02:02 [OKC 27-19]	Westbrook Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Korver 3pt Shot: Missed	01:44
	01:43	Ibaka Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	01:37	Weaver 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:35	Collison Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	01:28	Westbrook Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO)
Korver Layup Shot: Missed Block: Weaver (1 BLK)	01:24
Team Rebound	01:24
	01:23	Westbrook Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Fesenko Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ibaka (1 BLK)	01:20
	01:19	Collison Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	01:08	Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed
Fesenko Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:07
Fesenko Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)	00:48.7 [UTA 21-27]
	00:35.9	Collison Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
	00:29.1	Westbrook Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Instant Replay - Support Ruling	00:29.1
	00:29.1	Westbrook Substitution replaced by Maynor
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)	00:29.1 [UTA 22-27]
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	00:29.1 [UTA 23-27]
	00:10.6 [OKC 29-23]	Collison Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Maynor (1 AST)
Matthews 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Williams (3 AST)	00:00.9 [UTA 26-29]
End of 1st Quarter
Utah Jazz (42-25)		Oklahoma City Thunder (42-24)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:45 [OKC 31-26]	Maynor Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Millsap Layup Shot: Missed Block: Collison (1 BLK)	11:27
Fesenko Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	11:26
	11:26	Ibaka Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Fesenko Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	11:26
Team Rebound	11:26
Fesenko Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	11:26
	11:25	Collison Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	11:03 [OKC 33-26]	Maynor Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Millsap Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	10:36 [UTA 28-33]
Fesenko Foul : Shooting (1 PF)	10:18
	10:18 [OKC 34-28]	Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
	10:18 [OKC 35-28]	Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
Miles Jump Shot: Missed	10:02
	10:01	Maynor Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:56	Maynor Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
Korver 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Gaines (1 AST)	09:48 [UTA 31-35]
	09:29	Green Jump Shot: Missed
Millsap Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:28
Millsap Step Back Jump shot: Missed	09:12
	09:11	Maynor Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:55	Collison Jump Shot: Missed
Miles Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:54
Miles Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO)	08:39
	08:34	Green Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO)
Gaines Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO)	08:29
	08:27	Team Timeout : Regular
Fesenko Substitution replaced by Boozer	08:27
Gaines Substitution replaced by Williams	08:27
	08:27	Weaver Substitution replaced by Durant
	08:04	Durant 3pt Shot: Missed
	08:00	Maynor Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Williams Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	07:50
	07:50	Maynor Substitution replaced by Westbrook
	07:50 [OKC 36-31]	Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	07:50 [OKC 37-31]	Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed Block: Ibaka (2 BLK)	07:27
	07:26	Team Rebound
Korver Foul : Personal (1 PF)	07:20
	07:14 [OKC 39-31]	Collison Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (4 AST)
Miles 3pt Shot: Missed	06:54
	06:53	Ibaka Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:39	Durant Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
	06:33	Collison Foul : Personal (1 PF)
Miles Substitution replaced by Matthews	06:33
	06:33	Collison Substitution replaced by Sefolosha
Millsap Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO)	06:24
	06:20 [OKC 41-31]	Westbrook Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Sefolosha (1 AST)
Williams Jump Bank Shot: Missed	06:02
	06:01	Sefolosha Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	05:41 [OKC 43-31]	Durant Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Sefolosha (2 AST)
Matthews Layup Shot: Made (11 PTS)	05:18 [UTA 33-43]
	04:58	Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed Block: Korver (1 BLK)
Korver Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:57
	04:55	Durant Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Timeout : Official	04:55
Matthews Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	04:55 [UTA 34-43]
Matthews Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	04:55 [UTA 35-43]
	04:37 [OKC 45-35]	Green Driving Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS)
Korver 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Williams (4 AST)	04:22 [UTA 38-45]
	04:03	Durant 3pt Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	04:03
Williams 3pt Shot: Missed	03:42
Team Rebound	03:42
	03:42	Green Foul : Loose Ball (2 PF)
	03:42	Green Substitution replaced by Krstic
Millsap Layup Shot: Missed	03:30
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)	03:29
Boozer Putback Layup Shot: Made (7 PTS)	03:29 [UTA 40-45]
	03:08 [OKC 47-40]	Krstic Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (5 AST)
Korver Jump Shot: Missed	02:55
	02:54	Ibaka Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	02:47	Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed
	02:46	Krstic Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
Millsap Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	02:46
Team Timeout : Regular	02:46
	02:46 [OKC 48-40]	Krstic Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
	02:46 [OKC 49-40]	Krstic Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
Williams Running Jump Shot: Missed	02:36
Millsap Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	02:35
Millsap Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)	02:34 [UTA 42-49]
	02:19	Krstic Jump Shot: Missed
	02:18	Sefolosha Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	02:18 [OKC 51-42]	Sefolosha Tip Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Boozer Jump Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Williams (5 AST)	02:06 [UTA 44-51]
Matthews Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	01:41
Sloan Technical	01:41
	01:41 [OKC 52-44]	Durant Free Throw Technical (16 PTS)
	01:41 [OKC 53-44]	Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
	01:41 [OKC 54-44]	Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
Williams Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)	01:30 [UTA 46-54]
	01:30	Ibaka Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 1 (13 PTS)	01:30 [UTA 47-54]
Williams Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	01:24
Williams Substitution replaced by Gaines	01:24
	01:24	Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	01:24	Team Rebound
	01:24 [OKC 55-47]	Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
	01:14	Ibaka Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	01:14	Westbrook Substitution replaced by Maynor
Boozer Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:14
Team Rebound	01:14
	01:14	Ibaka Substitution replaced by Collison
Matthews Substitution replaced by Miles	01:14
Millsap Substitution replaced by Fesenko	01:14
Boozer Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)	01:14 [UTA 48-55]
	00:58.1 [OKC 57-48]	Durant Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS)
Miles Driving Layup Shot: Missed	00:36.9
	00:36.4	Sefolosha Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	00:20.2 [OKC 59-48]	Collison Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Durant (1 AST)
	00:00.5	Sefolosha Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Korver Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	00:00.5 [UTA 49-59]
Korver Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:00.5
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 2nd Quarter
Utah Jazz (42-25)		Oklahoma City Thunder (42-24)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
Millsap Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	11:49
	11:49	Green Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	11:49	Team Rebound
	11:49 [OKC 60-49]	Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
Boozer Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Miles (1 AST)	11:31 [UTA 51-60]
	11:05 [OKC 62-51]	Sefolosha Jump Bank Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Green (1 AST)
Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (15 PTS)	11:01 [UTA 53-62]
	11:01	Sefolosha Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed	11:01
	11:00	Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:49 [OKC 64-53]	Westbrook Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Millsap Layup Shot: Missed	10:31
Matthews Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:30
Matthews Tip Shot: Made (15 PTS)	10:30 [UTA 55-64]
	10:14	Westbrook Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)
Williams Driving Layup Shot: Missed	10:08
	10:07	Krstic Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	10:02 [OKC 66-55]	Sefolosha Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Durant (2 AST)
Williams Driving Layup Shot: Missed	09:43
Millsap Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	09:42
	09:42	Sefolosha Foul : Personal (4 PF)
	09:42	Sefolosha Substitution replaced by Collison
Matthews 3pt Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Williams (6 AST)	09:36 [UTA 58-66]
	09:19	Collison Turnover : Traveling (2 TO)
	09:13	Collison Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	09:13 [UTA 59-66]
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)	09:13 [UTA 60-66]
	09:01 [OKC 68-60]	Westbrook Driving Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS)
Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO)	08:48
	08:35 [OKC 70-60]	Collison Layup Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (6 AST)
Boozer Jump Shot: Missed	08:18
	08:16	Collison Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	08:05 [OKC 72-60]	Krstic Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (7 AST)
Millsap Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Williams (7 AST)	07:43 [UTA 62-72]
	07:26	Westbrook Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO)
	07:26	Westbrook Foul : Personal (3 PF)
Boozer Layup Shot: Missed	07:11
	07:10	Krstic Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Matthews Foul : Shooting (3 PF)	07:07
	07:07	Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	07:07	Team Rebound
	07:07 [OKC 73-62]	Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Williams 3pt Shot: Made (20 PTS) Assist: Boozer (3 AST)	06:51 [UTA 65-73]
	06:35	Green Foul : Offensive (3 PF)
	06:35	Green Turnover : Foul (2 TO)
	06:35	Green Substitution replaced by Weaver
Miles Jump Shot: Missed	06:14
Matthews Rebound (Off:2 Def:0)	06:13
	06:12	Weaver Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Matthews Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)	06:12 [UTA 66-73]
Matthews Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	06:12
	06:11	Collison Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	05:54	Durant Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO)
Miles Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)	05:51 [UTA 68-73]
	05:36 [OKC 75-68]	Westbrook Jump Shot: Made (16 PTS)
Boozer Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Williams (8 AST)	05:16 [UTA 70-75]
	04:55 [OKC 78-70]	Durant 3pt Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Krstic (2 AST)
Millsap Jump Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Williams (9 AST)	04:44 [UTA 72-78]
	04:35	Team Timeout : Regular
	04:26 [OKC 80-72]	Durant Jump Shot: Made (25 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (8 AST)
Boozer Foul : Offensive (1 PF)	04:08
Boozer Turnover : Foul (3 TO)	04:08
	03:53 [OKC 82-72]	Krstic Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (9 AST)
	03:29	Collison Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
	03:29	Krstic Substitution replaced by Ibaka
Millsap Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	03:29
Team Rebound	03:29
Miles Substitution replaced by Korver	03:29
Millsap Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)	03:29 [UTA 73-82]
	03:10 [OKC 84-73]	Durant Jump Bank Shot: Made (27 PTS)
Boozer Dunk Shot: Missed	02:53
	02:52	Weaver Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:45 [OKC 86-73]	Westbrook Driving Layup Shot: Made (18 PTS)
	02:33	Weaver Foul : Shooting (2 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:33
Boozer Substitution replaced by Fesenko	02:33
Matthews Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)	02:33 [UTA 74-86]
Matthews Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)	02:33 [UTA 75-86]
	02:18	Weaver 3pt Shot: Missed
Millsap Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	02:17
Millsap Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Fesenko (1 AST)	01:58 [UTA 77-86]
	01:43 [OKC 88-77]	Westbrook Jump Shot: Made (20 PTS)
	01:27	Collison Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Fesenko Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	01:27
Team Rebound	01:27
Fesenko Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)	01:27 [UTA 78-88]
Matthews Foul : Personal (4 PF)	01:15
Matthews Substitution replaced by Miles	01:15
	01:06	Westbrook Turnover : Lost Ball (4 TO)
Millsap Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ibaka (3 BLK)	00:59.8
Miles Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	00:57.9
	00:52.7	Weaver Foul : Shooting (3 PF)
Williams Substitution replaced by Gaines	00:52.7
Fesenko Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)	00:52.7 [UTA 79-88]
	00:52.7	Westbrook Substitution replaced by Maynor
Fesenko Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:52.7
	00:51.9	Maynor Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	00:33.9	Durant 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:31.9	Maynor Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)
	00:29.2 [OKC 90-79]	Maynor Running Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS)
Fesenko Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO)	00:07.9
	00:04.9	Maynor Layup Shot: Missed
Gaines Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	00:02.9
Miles 3pt Shot: Missed	00:00.0
Team Rebound	00:00.0
End of 3rd Quarter
Utah Jazz (42-25)		Oklahoma City Thunder (42-24)
Start of 4th QuarterBack to Top
Korver Fade Away Jumper Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Boozer (4 AST)	11:44 [UTA 81-90]
	11:24	Green Hook Shot: Missed
Gaines Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	11:23
Korver Fade Away Jumper Shot: Missed	11:16
	11:15	Team Rebound
	10:58	Collison Layup Shot: Missed Block: Fesenko (1 BLK)
Fesenko Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	10:57
	10:43	Green Foul : Personal (4 PF)
	10:43	Weaver Substitution replaced by Westbrook
	10:35	Collison Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
	10:35	Collison Substitution replaced by Krstic
Fesenko Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	10:35
Team Rebound	10:35
Fesenko Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	10:35
	10:34	Ibaka Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	10:21 [OKC 92-81]	Westbrook Jump Shot: Made (22 PTS) Assist: Maynor (2 AST)
Boozer Layup Shot: Missed	10:01
	10:00	Ibaka Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	09:50	Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed
Gaines Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	09:49
	09:47	Maynor Foul : Shooting (1 PF)
Gaines Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed	09:47
Team Rebound	09:47
Gaines Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)	09:47 [UTA 82-92]
	09:35	Westbrook Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO)
Gaines Substitution replaced by Williams	09:35
Korver Jump Shot: Missed	09:23
	09:22	Ibaka Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
	09:13	Krstic Jump Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)	09:11
Miles 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Williams (10 AST)	08:54 [UTA 85-92]
	08:51	Team Timeout : Regular
	08:51	Maynor Substitution replaced by Durant
	08:35 [OKC 94-85]	Green Hook Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (10 AST)
Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (22 PTS)	08:22 [UTA 87-94]
	08:22	Ibaka Foul : Shooting (4 PF)
Williams Free Throw 1 of 1 (23 PTS)	08:22 [UTA 88-94]
Williams Foul : Personal (4 PF)	08:04
	08:04	Ibaka Substitution replaced by Sefolosha
	07:52 [OKC 97-88]	Sefolosha 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (11 AST)
Miles 3pt Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Williams (11 AST)	07:41 [UTA 91-97]
Korver Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	07:25
	07:25 [OKC 98-91]	Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (23 PTS)
Fesenko Substitution replaced by Matthews	07:25
Korver Substitution replaced by Millsap	07:25
	07:25	Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)	07:24
Matthews Jump Shot: Missed	07:06
	07:05	Westbrook Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
Miles Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	07:01
	07:01	Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	07:01	Team Rebound
	07:01 [OKC 99-91]	Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (24 PTS)
Millsap Step Back Jump shot: Missed	06:39
	06:37	Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	06:19 [OKC 101-91]	Westbrook Driving Layup Shot: Made (26 PTS)
Williams Driving Bank shot: Made (25 PTS)	06:01 [UTA 93-101]
Miles Foul : Personal (3 PF)	05:42
	05:42	Timeout : Official
	05:28	Green Jump Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:8)	05:28
Miles 3pt Shot: Missed	05:13
	05:11	Green Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Boozer Foul : Shooting (2 PF)	04:51
	04:51 [OKC 102-93]	Krstic Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
	04:51	Krstic Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Millsap Rebound (Off:2 Def:3)	04:50
Boozer Layup Shot: Missed	04:40
	04:39	Krstic Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
Boozer Technical	04:38
	04:38 [OKC 103-93]	Durant Free Throw Technical (28 PTS)
	04:24 [OKC 105-93]	Green Slam Dunk Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Durant (3 AST)
Millsap Foul : Shooting (4 PF)	04:24
	04:24 [OKC 106-93]	Green Free Throw 1 of 1 (14 PTS)
Matthews Reverse Layup Shot: Made (23 PTS) Assist: Boozer (5 AST)	04:10 [UTA 95-106]
	03:43 [OKC 109-95]	Durant 3pt Shot: Made (31 PTS) Assist: Sefolosha (3 AST)
Matthews 3pt Shot: Made (26 PTS) Assist: Miles (2 AST)	03:20 [UTA 98-109]
	03:01	Durant Layup Shot: Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:9)	03:00
	02:53	Green Foul : Shooting (5 PF)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:53
Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (26 PTS)	02:53 [UTA 99-109]
Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (27 PTS)	02:53 [UTA 100-109]
	02:33	Sefolosha 3pt Shot: Missed
Williams Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	02:31
Matthews 3pt Shot: Missed	02:14
	02:13	Sefolosha Rebound (Off:2 Def:4)
	01:50	Green 3pt Shot: Missed
Matthews Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	01:49
Millsap Reverse Layup Shot: Made (13 PTS) Assist: Williams (12 AST)	01:41 [UTA 102-109]
Williams Foul : Personal (5 PF)	01:33
	01:33 [OKC 110-102]	Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (27 PTS)
	01:33 [OKC 111-102]	Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (28 PTS)
Boozer Dunk Shot: Made (16 PTS) Assist: Williams (13 AST)	01:23 [UTA 104-111]
	00:59.8	Green Hook Shot: Missed
	00:58.6	Team Rebound
	00:57.4	Team Timeout : Short
	00:40.4 [OKC 113-104]	Westbrook Jump Bank Shot: Made (30 PTS)
Millsap Foul : Shooting (5 PF)	00:40.4
	00:40.4	Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 1 Missed
Boozer Rebound (Off:1 Def:10)	00:39.9
Matthews 3pt Shot: Made (29 PTS) Assist: Williams (14 AST)	00:30.8 [UTA 107-113]
Williams Foul : Personal (6 PF)	00:30.2
Williams Substitution replaced by Gaines	00:30.2
	00:30.2 [OKC 114-107]	Sefolosha Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	00:30.2 [OKC 115-107]	Sefolosha Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:30.2
	00:30.2	Krstic Substitution replaced by Weaver
Boozer Dunk Shot: Made (18 PTS) Assist: Gaines (2 AST)	00:25.8 [UTA 109-115]
Miles Foul : Personal (4 PF)	00:25.1
	00:25.1 [OKC 116-109]	Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (32 PTS)
	00:25.1 [OKC 117-109]	Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (33 PTS)
Team Timeout : Short	00:25.1
Millsap Substitution replaced by Korver	00:25.1
Korver Running Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Miles (3 AST)	00:22.6 [UTA 111-117]
Miles Foul : Personal (5 PF)	00:22.0
	00:22.0 [OKC 118-111]	Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (34 PTS)
	00:22.0 [OKC 119-111]	Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (35 PTS)
Miles 3pt Shot: Missed	00:16.9
	00:14.9	Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
End of 4th Quarter

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