Thunder-Jazz Preview

By NICOLINO DIBENEDETTO
Posted Apr 08 2013 10:02PM

The Oklahoma City Thunder are trying to close the gap in the race for the top seed in the Western Conference.

There's much more at stake for the Utah Jazz.

The Jazz look to continue their surge and build on their slim lead for the West's final playoff spot Tuesday night when they face the Thunder in what could be a first-round playoff preview.

Oklahoma City (56-21) leads the Northwest Division by three games over Denver with five games left in the regular season, so - barring a collapse - the Thunder should emerge with a third straight division title.

They're probably much more concerned with entering the playoffs with home-court advantage as the West's top seed, and they trail San Antonio by one game in that race after falling 125-120 to New York on Sunday.

"We're good. We've got five more games to go," said forward Kevin Durant, who had 27 points and seven assists. "What's the need to panic for? We're good."

The Jazz (41-37) aren't nearly that comfortable.

With four contests left, Utah leads the Los Angeles Lakers by one-half game in the race for the eighth and final playoff spot. Despite the Lakers having a game in hand, the Jazz hold the tiebreaker by winning the season series.

"Four games left. We've got to have them," center Al Jefferson said.

The Jazz have gained the advantage in the playoff chase by winning seven of eight while averaging 103.9 points and shooting 50.3 percent from the floor - 40.5 from 3-point range. That's a dramatic improvement after enduring a 3-12 stretch that included shooting 43.7 percent - 34.7 from beyond the arc.

Utah's recent surge continued with Sunday's 97-90 win at Golden State, spoiling the Warriors' chances of clinching a playoff berth.

"I can't say enough about this group of guys," coach Tyrone Corbin said. "This was all about them and them wanting it, and the way they came out. Although we made some mistakes in the game, everybody laid everything they had in them out there on the floor."

Mo Williams connected on 11 of 19 from the floor to finish with 25 points after totaling 12 on 5-of-20 shooting over the previous two games.

The guard has reached 20 points in six of the past 18 games, averaging 12.4 over that stretch after missing 32 with a sprained right thumb.

Williams was held to five points in a 110-87 loss at Oklahoma City on March 13. He sat out the most recent home meeting Feb. 12, when Jefferson scored 23 in a 109-94 victory.

Oklahoma City has won seven of the past nine games with the Jazz despite Durant averaging 23.6 points.

He had 33 points at Salt Lake City in February and may have some motivation for a similar performance since he's locked in a tight race for the NBA scoring title with the Knicks' Carmelo Anthony. Durant is averaging 28.35 points while Anthony is at 28.44.

Russell Westbrook is averaging 27.8 points, 9.5 boards and 8.5 assists over the past four contests. He fell just shy of his second triple-double of that stretch Sunday, getting 37 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists.

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Westbrook, Durant lead Thunder over Jazz 90-80

By LYNN DeBRUIN
Posted Apr 10 2013 1:28AM

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) The roller coaster continued for the Utah Jazz. One minute they're in, the next they're out.

But even after Tuesday's 90-80 loss to Oklahoma City, players weren't about to concede the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference to the Los Angeles Lakers.

"We still got a chance," point guard Mo Williams said. "I'm not sitting here saying it's over. We got three games left. We've got to go get them."

Utah (41-38) entered with a half-game lead and the tiebreaker over the Lakers, but is now in ninth again with the loss to the Thunder and the Lakers' win over New Orleans.

The Thunder, meanwhile, continued their push to claim the top overall seed in the Western Conference, with Russell Westbrook scoring 25 points and Kevin Durant adding 21 to fuel Tuesday's victory.

At 57-21, Oklahoma City has as many wins as the San Antonio Spurs (57-20).

Going into Salt Lake City, the Thunder insisted they were more concerned with bouncing back from a tough home loss Sunday to the New York Knicks.

"That is one of the strengths of our team; we always seem to figure out a way to get better after a loss," Thunder coach Scott Brooks said.

He credited Westbrook with setting the tone.

"He doesn't get enough credit for his aggressive play," Brooks said. "He helps us win games, a lot of games and the way he plays, he attacks, he puts so much pressure on the defense, he opens up shots for Thabo (Sefolosha), opens up shots for Serge (Ibaka), and KD did a great job of spreading out his game tonight. He could have easily taken more shots tonight if he wanted to, but he was making the right plays."

Durant added 12 rebounds, nine assists, three steals and a block for the Thunder.

Al Jefferson's three-point play pulled Utah within 84-78 with 55 seconds left and Paul Millsap's dunk made it a four-point game, but Durant hit two free throws and Westbrook stole the inbound pass to seal it for the Thunder.

Ibaka helped Oklahoma City build a big lead with 10 points, four rebounds and three blocks in the third quarter. In four games this season he had 20 blocks against the Jazz.

"The stats say we are the second-best defensive team in the league and I believe we are," Brooks said. "We lock in on that end of the floor but you have to be able to score also. We always have this little thing that we talk about: Let our defense score points for us, and it did tonight."

Williams finished with 19 points on 7-of-17 shooting Tuesday to lead the Jazz, who had won two straight and seven of eight but were done in by poor shooting and sloppy play. Utah committed 17 turnovers and made just 31 of 79 shots (39.2 percent), including 7 of 25 from 3-point range.

"They're a unique team," Jazz guard Randy Foye said. "They're really long 1 to 5. Sometimes there are passes you can slip in there against other teams. Not against them. Give them credit."

The Thunder weren't much better with 11 turnovers and 39.5 percent shooting, but they made 9 of 21 from 3-point range, including 4 of 8 by Sefolosha.

Oklahoma City led by as many as 14 after Sefolosha hit a 3-pointer with 8:42 left in the third.

The Jazz fought back behind Derrick Favors. He blocked Kendrick Perkins' shot at the rim then converted a three-point play at the other end to get the Jazz within 60-53.

Each time Oklahoma City had an answer.

"We could never get over the hump," Foye said.

Westbrook's 3-pointer bumped the Thunder lead back to 10 points, 65-55.

The Thunder led 26-19 after one as Utah shot just 38.1 percent and committed six turnovers. Westbrook had an eight-point quarter, including a nasty dunk where he blew by Williams and left Jefferson watching helplessly.

The Jazz climbed within 26-24 in the second quarter on a 3-pointer by DeMarre Carroll and Millsap's fast-break layup.

Utah's second unit, led by 6-10 Favors, stepped up the intensity in the second quarter. Favors and Hasheem Thabeet bumped back and forth and Favors had three blocks in 13 minutes, including one on Durant with 4:54 left in the second quarter.

Durant was undeterred. He came right back with a 3-pointer for a 39-28 Thunder lead - Oklahoma City's largest in the first half.

Brooks was asked about a statistic indicating it's been nine years since a player has won a title the same year as logging 3,000 minutes. Durant has now played 3,018 minutes, including 37 Tuesday.

"He's going to play and he's going to play a lot of minutes," Brooks said. "It hasn't affected us one bit. Obviously when you're 24 and have the energy he has, and the ability to play at the level he has, minutes is really not a factor. We've never gone into a playoff series and said, `Man he's tired. He's beat up. We're not going to be able to get anything out of him."'

NOTES: Jazz C Enes Kanter will have surgery to repair damage in his dislocated left shoulder Wednesday and miss the rest of the season. GM Dennis Lindsey said the decision was made for Kanter's long-term health as it will decrease odds of the shoulder dislocating again. ... Utah was without F Marvin Williams (stomach virus) and G Alec Burks (sprained ankle). ... Sefolosha's fourth 3-pointer of the night was his 100th on the season. ... The Thunder shot just 38.1 percent in the first half and led 45-35 as the Jazz made 14 of 40 (35 percent) and just 4 of 15 from 3-point range while committing 10 turnovers. ... Favors finished with five blocks. The Thunder are averaging a league-best point differential of 9.2 a game -the sixth-highest differential since 1980.

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• Thunder: Jones, Lamb, Liggins
• Jazz: Burks, Kanter

• Thunder: --
• Jazz: --

• Lead Changes: 2
• Times Tied: 1

• Arena: EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, UT
• Officials: #24 Mike Callahan, #6 Tony Brown, #34 Kevin Cutler
• Attendance: 19610
• Duration: 2:05

Oklahoma City Thunder (57-21)		Utah Jazz (41-38)
Start of 1st Quarter
(12:00) Jump Ball Jefferson vs Ibaka (Perkins gains possession)
	11:43	Millsap Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Westbrook Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:38 [OKC 2-0]
Perkins Foul: Defense 3 Second (0 PF)	11:25
	11:25 [UTA 1-2]	Williams Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
	11:14	Hayward 3pt Shot: Missed Block: Durant (1 BLK)
	11:12	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	11:06	Williams Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)
Perkins Hook Shot: Missed	10:53
Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	10:52
Perkins Jump Shot: Missed	10:41
	10:39	Foye Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	10:30 [UTA 4-2]	Hayward 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Millsap (1 AST)
Sefolosha 3pt Shot: Missed	10:11
	10:10	Millsap Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
Ibaka Foul: Personal (1 PF)	10:01
	09:53	Hayward Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Durant (1 ST)
Westbrook Layup Shot: Missed	09:48
Team Rebound	09:48
Durant Jump Shot: Missed	09:43
	09:42	Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:37	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Sefolosha Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:35
Perkins Jump Hook Shot: Made (2 PTS)	09:19 [OKC 4-4]
	09:03	Foye 3pt Shot: Missed
Ibaka Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:01
Ibaka Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Durant (1 AST)	08:45 [OKC 6-4]
	08:21	Foye 3pt Shot: Missed
Sefolosha Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	08:20
Sefolosha 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS)	08:12 [OKC 9-4]
	07:53 [UTA 6-9]	Williams Turnaround Fadeaway shot: Made (3 PTS)
Sefolosha 3pt Shot: Missed	07:36
	07:35	Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
Sefolosha Foul: Loose Ball (1 PF)	07:35
	07:21	Williams Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Perkins (1 ST)
	07:12	Hayward Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed Block: Jefferson (1 BLK)	07:04
	07:03	Jefferson Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	06:56	Hayward 3pt Shot: Missed
Sefolosha Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	06:55
	06:41	Foye Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)	06:41 [OKC 10-6]
Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)	06:41 [OKC 11-6]
	06:27 [UTA 8-11]	Jefferson Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Foye (1 AST)
Sefolosha 3pt Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Durant (2 AST)	06:08 [OKC 14-8]
	05:41 [UTA 10-14]	Jefferson Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS)
Westbrook Running Slam Dunk Shot: Made (4 PTS)	05:25 [OKC 16-10]
	05:04	Millsap Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Sefolosha (1 ST)
Westbrook Layup Shot: Missed Block: Millsap (1 BLK)	04:58
Ibaka Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	04:56
Ibaka Hook Shot: Made (4 PTS)	04:53 [OKC 18-10]
	04:47	Team Timeout : Regular
	04:47	Millsap Substitution replaced by Favors
	04:47	Hayward Substitution replaced by Carroll
	04:39	Foye Jump Shot: Missed Block: Ibaka (1 BLK)
Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	04:36
	04:35	Williams Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Perkins Jump Shot: Missed	04:27
	04:25	Williams Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	04:19 [UTA 13-18]	Foye 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Carroll (1 AST)
Ibaka Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Durant (3 AST)	04:03 [OKC 20-13]
	03:45	Carroll Jump Shot: Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	03:44
Durant Fadeaway Jump Shot: Made (4 PTS)	03:32 [OKC 22-13]
	03:07	Carroll 3pt Shot: Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)	03:06
Ibaka Turnover : Traveling (1 TO)	02:59
Team Timeout : Regular	02:59
Durant Substitution replaced by Collison	02:59
Perkins Substitution replaced by Martin	02:59
	02:41	Favors Jump Shot: Missed
	02:37	Carroll Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	02:34	Carroll Jump Shot: Missed
	02:33	Favors Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)
	02:31 [UTA 15-22]	Favors Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS)
Collison Hook Shot: Missed	02:18
	02:16	Foye Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	02:02	Jefferson Jump Shot: Missed
	02:00	Jefferson Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	02:00	Jefferson Dunk Shot: Missed
Westbrook Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	01:59
Westbrook Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS)	01:56 [OKC 24-15]
	01:51 [UTA 17-24]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Carroll (2 AST)
Collison Jump Shot: Missed Block: Favors (1 BLK)	01:37
	01:35	Foye Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	01:27 [UTA 19-24]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS)
Ibaka Jump Shot: Missed	01:02
Collison Rebound (Off:1 Def:0)	01:00
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	01:00
	01:00	Foye Substitution replaced by Hayward
	01:00	Jefferson Substitution replaced by Millsap
Sefolosha Substitution replaced by Jackson	01:00
Team Violation : Delay Of Game	01:00
Ibaka Substitution replaced by Thabeet	01:00
Jackson Violation:Kicked Ball	00:51.9
	00:47.9	Favors Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Westbrook (1 ST)
Westbrook Layup Shot: Missed	00:36.9
	00:34.9	Favors Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	00:31.9	Favors Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Jackson (1 ST)
	00:20.0	Carroll Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)	00:20.0 [OKC 25-19]
Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)	00:20.0 [OKC 26-19]
Jackson Foul: Personal (1 PF)	00:04.8
	00:00.7	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
	00:00.0	Team Rebound
End of 1st Quarter
Oklahoma City Thunder (57-21)		Utah Jazz (41-38)
Start of 2nd QuarterBack to Top
	11:44	Hayward Jump Shot: Missed
Collison Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	11:42
	11:32	Carroll Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Martin 3pt Shot: Missed	11:28
	11:25	Millsap Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	11:17	Hayward Jump Shot: Missed
Jackson Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	11:16
Martin Hook Shot: Missed Block: Favors (2 BLK)	11:10
	11:07	Carroll Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)
	10:54	Millsap Jump Shot: Missed
	10:53	Carroll Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)
	10:42 [UTA 22-26]	Carroll 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Tinsley (1 AST)
Jackson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Carroll (1 ST)	10:23
Collison Foul: Personal (1 PF)	10:17
Thabeet Foul: Personal (1 PF)	10:14
	09:59	Millsap Turnover : Bad Pass (2 TO) Steal:Fisher (1 ST)
Fisher Jump Shot: Missed	09:52
	09:51	Favors Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)
	09:45 [UTA 24-26]	Millsap Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Tinsley (2 AST)
Martin 3pt Shot: Missed	09:29
	09:28	Millsap Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:15	Carroll 3pt Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	09:15
	09:15	Favors Foul: Loose Ball (1 PF)
Collison Jump Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Jackson (1 AST)	09:02 [OKC 28-24]
	08:46	Hayward Jump Shot: Missed Block: Thabeet (1 BLK)
Fisher Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:44
Jackson Jump Shot: Missed Block: Carroll (1 BLK)	08:38
Jackson Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:37
Jackson Tip Shot: Missed	08:36
Collison Rebound (Off:2 Def:1)	08:34
Martin Jump Shot: Missed	08:31
	08:31	Team Rebound
	08:31
	08:31	Hayward Substitution replaced by Foye
Collison Substitution replaced by Durant	08:31
Thabeet Foul: Personal (2 PF)	08:19
	08:06	Foye 3pt Shot: Missed
Thabeet Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	08:05
Fisher 3pt Shot: Made (3 PTS) Assist: Durant (4 AST)	07:41 [OKC 31-24]
Durant Foul: Personal (1 PF)	07:19
	07:11	Millsap Jump Hook Shot: Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)	07:10
Fisher Jump Shot: Missed	06:59
	06:57	Millsap Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	06:49	Foye Turnover : Step Out of Bounds Turnover (1 TO)
Thabeet Jump Shot: Missed	06:33
	06:32	Favors Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)
	06:25 [UTA 26-31]	Foye Jump Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Tinsley (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:17
Thabeet Substitution replaced by Ibaka	06:17
Jackson Substitution replaced by Sefolosha	06:17
Fisher Substitution replaced by Westbrook	06:17
	06:17	Tinsley Substitution replaced by Williams
Sefolosha 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Durant (5 AST)	06:09 [OKC 34-26]
	05:48	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Sefolosha Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	05:47
	05:34	Millsap Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)	05:34 [OKC 35-26]
Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)	05:34 [OKC 36-26]
	05:17	Favors Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ibaka (2 BLK)
Sefolosha Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	05:15
Durant Jump Shot: Missed Block: Favors (3 BLK)	04:54
	04:53	Carroll Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)
	04:44 [UTA 28-36]	Millsap Floating Jump shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Williams (1 AST)
Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed	04:23
	04:21	Favors Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
	04:01	Millsap Reverse Layup Shot: Missed
Sefolosha Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	04:00
	03:54	Favors Foul: Personal (2 PF)
	03:54	Favors Substitution replaced by Jefferson
Durant 3pt Shot: Made (9 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (1 AST)	03:50 [OKC 39-28]
	03:37 [UTA 31-39]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Carroll (3 AST)
Ibaka Layup Shot: Missed	03:19
	03:18	Millsap Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	03:12	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)	03:11
Durant Turnover : Lost Ball (1 TO) Steal:Jefferson (1 ST)	02:57
Ibaka Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)	02:57
	02:57	Team Timeout : Regular
Martin Substitution replaced by Perkins	02:57
	02:57 [UTA 32-39]	Foye Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
	02:57 [UTA 33-39]	Foye Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
Sefolosha 3pt Shot: Missed	02:44
	02:44	Team Rebound
	02:30	Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Ibaka (1 ST)
Westbrook Slam Dunk Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Sefolosha (1 AST)	02:16 [OKC 41-33]
	01:58	Millsap Turnover : Bad Pass (3 TO) Steal:Westbrook (2 ST)
Durant Jump Shot: Made (11 PTS) Assist: Sefolosha (2 AST)	01:50 [OKC 43-33]
	01:22 [UTA 35-43]	Millsap Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Williams (2 AST)
	01:11	Carroll Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)	01:11 [OKC 44-35]
	01:11	Carroll Substitution replaced by Hayward
Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)	01:11 [OKC 45-35]
	00:50.9	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)	00:48.7
Perkins Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Millsap (1 ST)	00:25.9
	00:02.9	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Ibaka Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:00.9
End of 2nd Quarter
Oklahoma City Thunder (57-21)		Utah Jazz (41-38)
Start of 3rd QuarterBack to Top
	11:38	Jefferson Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO) Steal:Durant (2 ST)
Westbrook Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Durant (6 AST)	11:33 [OKC 47-35]
	11:12	Millsap Jump Shot: Missed Block: Ibaka (3 BLK)
Sefolosha Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	11:10
	10:55	Foye Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Westbrook Driving Layup Shot: Missed	10:48
	10:47	Jefferson Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)
Durant Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	10:31
	10:31 [UTA 36-47]	Hayward Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
	10:31	Hayward Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	10:30
Ibaka Jump Shot: Missed	10:16
	10:14	Hayward Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:50	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)	09:49
Ibaka Slam Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Perkins (1 AST)	09:36 [OKC 49-36]
	09:11 [UTA 38-49]	Hayward Jump Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Millsap (2 AST)
	09:00	Hayward Foul: Personal (2 PF)
Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed	08:49
Westbrook Rebound (Off:1 Def:1)	08:48
Sefolosha 3pt Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Perkins (2 AST)	08:42 [OKC 52-38]
	08:26 [UTA 40-52]	Williams Driving Layup Shot: Made (12 PTS)
Durant Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Hayward (1 ST)	08:12
Westbrook Foul: Personal (1 PF)	08:04
	07:54	Jefferson Jump Shot: Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:7)	07:52
Ibaka Jump Shot: Missed	07:41
Ibaka Rebound (Off:2 Def:2)	07:40
Ibaka Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)	07:40 [OKC 54-40]
	07:24 [UTA 43-54]	Foye 3pt Shot: Made (10 PTS) Assist: Hayward (1 AST)
Durant Slam Dunk Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Westbrook (2 AST)	07:12 [OKC 56-43]
	06:53	Hayward 3pt Shot: Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:8)	06:52
Ibaka Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Williams (1 ST)	06:43
	06:38 [UTA 45-56]	Hayward Slam Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Williams (3 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	06:37
	06:37	Millsap Substitution replaced by Favors
Ibaka Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Durant (7 AST)	06:19 [OKC 58-45]
	06:03	Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (4 TO) Steal:Durant (3 ST)
Westbrook Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (1 TO)	06:00
	05:48 [UTA 48-58]	Hayward 3pt Shot: Made (11 PTS)
Ibaka Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Durant (8 AST)	05:28 [OKC 60-48]
	05:10 [UTA 50-60]	Jefferson Layup Shot: Made (6 PTS) Assist: Foye (2 AST)
Perkins Jump Shot: Missed Block: Favors (4 BLK)	04:49
	04:47	Foye Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	04:36 [UTA 52-60]	Favors Reverse Layup Shot: Made (4 PTS) Assist: Hayward (2 AST)
Sefolosha Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)	04:36
	04:36 [UTA 53-60]	Favors Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed	04:18
Ibaka Rebound (Off:3 Def:2)	04:17
Ibaka Tip Shot: Missed	04:17
Ibaka Rebound (Off:4 Def:2)	04:13
Ibaka Jump Hook Shot: Made (16 PTS)	04:13 [OKC 62-53]
	04:01	Favors Jump Shot: Missed Block: Ibaka (4 BLK)
	04:01	Team Rebound
Durant Substitution replaced by Martin	04:01
Perkins Foul: Personal (1 PF)	03:55
	03:45	Jefferson Jump Shot: Missed
Ibaka Rebound (Off:4 Def:3)	03:44
Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed	03:37
	03:36	Jefferson Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	03:24	Hayward Reverse Layup Shot: Missed Block: Ibaka (5 BLK)
	03:24	Team Rebound
	03:22	Williams Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO)
Sefolosha 3pt Shot: Missed	03:06
	03:05	Jefferson Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
Sefolosha Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)	02:59
	02:59	Team Timeout : Regular
Ibaka Substitution replaced by Collison	02:59
Sefolosha Substitution replaced by Jackson	02:59
	02:59 [UTA 54-62]	Hayward Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
	02:59 [UTA 55-62]	Hayward Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
Westbrook 3pt Shot: Made (15 PTS)	02:40 [OKC 65-55]
Perkins Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (2 FTA)	02:16
	02:16	Favors Free Throw 1 of 2 Missed
	02:16	Team Rebound
	02:16	Favors Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed
Westbrook Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	02:15
Martin Layup Shot: Missed	01:57
Collison Rebound (Off:3 Def:1)	01:55
Collison Tip Shot: Missed	01:55
	01:53	Hayward Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	01:44 [UTA 57-65]	Williams Jump Shot: Made (14 PTS)
Westbrook 3pt Shot: Missed	01:23
	01:21	Favors Rebound (Off:1 Def:5)
	01:06 [UTA 59-65]	Jefferson Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Favors (1 AST)
Martin Dunk Shot: Made (2 PTS) Assist: Collison (1 AST)	00:53.5 [OKC 67-59]
	00:40.9	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
	00:38.7	Jefferson Rebound (Off:2 Def:6)
	00:38.7 [UTA 61-67]	Jefferson Jump Shot: Made (10 PTS)
	00:31.8	Jefferson Foul: Shooting (1 PF) (2 FTA)
Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)	00:31.8 [OKC 68-61]
	00:31.8	Hayward Substitution replaced by Carroll
Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 Missed	00:31.8
	00:29.9	Favors Rebound (Off:1 Def:6)
	00:09.9	Williams Jump Shot: Missed
Jackson Rebound (Off:1 Def:2)	00:07.9
Westbrook 3pt Shot: Missed	00:03.1
	00:00.5	Jefferson Rebound (Off:2 Def:7)
End of 3rd Quarter
Oklahoma City Thunder (57-21)		Utah Jazz (41-38)
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Fisher 3pt Shot: Missed	11:45
	11:44	Favors Rebound (Off:1 Def:7)
	11:22	Millsap Jump Shot: Missed
Team Rebound	11:22
	11:22	Carroll Foul: Loose Ball (4 PF)
Jackson Driving Layup Shot: Made (2 PTS)	11:12 [OKC 70-61]
	10:47	Foye 3pt Shot: Missed
	10:46	Team Rebound
	10:33	Foye Turnover : Lost Ball (2 TO) Steal:Fisher (2 ST)
Durant Running Bank shot: Made (17 PTS)	10:19 [OKC 72-61]
	10:11	Foye Substitution replaced by Hayward
	10:06 [UTA 63-72]	Favors Jump Shot: Made (7 PTS) Assist: Hayward (3 AST)
Collison Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)	10:06
	10:06 [UTA 64-72]	Favors Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
	09:52	Tinsley Foul: Personal (1 PF)
Durant Jump Shot: Missed	09:40
	09:39	Hayward Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	09:27	Tinsley 3pt Shot: Missed
Martin Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)	09:26
Durant 3pt Shot: Missed	09:16
	09:15	Tinsley Rebound (Off:0 Def:1)
	09:07 [UTA 66-72]	Hayward Running Jump Shot: Made (15 PTS) Assist: Tinsley (4 AST)
Martin 3pt Shot: Made (5 PTS) Assist: Jackson (2 AST)	08:51 [OKC 75-66]
	08:30	Tinsley Turnover : Bad Pass (1 TO)
	08:30
Jackson Jump Shot: Missed Block: Favors (5 BLK)	08:12
	08:11	Tinsley Rebound (Off:0 Def:2)
	08:02	Carroll Jump Shot: Missed
	08:02	Team Rebound
Jackson Foul: Loose Ball (2 PF)	08:02
	07:50	Favors Jump Bank Shot: Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:9)	07:49
Collison Jump Shot: Missed	07:32
	07:31	Tinsley Rebound (Off:0 Def:3)
	07:18	Millsap Jump Shot: Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:10)	07:17
Durant Turnover : Lost Ball (3 TO) Steal:Millsap (2 ST)	07:10
	07:04	Millsap Turnover : Traveling (4 TO)
	07:04	Tinsley Substitution replaced by Williams
	06:55	Favors Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Jackson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)	06:55 [OKC 76-66]
Fisher Substitution replaced by Westbrook	06:55
Jackson Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)	06:55 [OKC 77-66]
	06:35 [UTA 68-77]	Hayward Jump Shot: Made (17 PTS)
	06:13	Favors Foul: Shooting (4 PF) (2 FTA)
Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)	06:13 [OKC 78-68]
Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)	06:13 [OKC 79-68]
	05:51	Hayward 3pt Shot: Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:11)	05:50
Westbrook Jump Shot: Missed	05:38
	05:36	Millsap Rebound (Off:0 Def:6)
Jackson Foul: Shooting (3 PF) (2 FTA)	05:30
	05:30	Team Timeout : Regular
Jackson Substitution replaced by Ibaka	05:30
	05:30	Carroll Substitution replaced by Jefferson
	05:30 [UTA 69-79]	Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
	05:30 [UTA 70-79]	Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
Ibaka Turnover : Poss Lost Ball Turnover (3 TO)	05:08
Collison Substitution replaced by Perkins	04:48
	04:44	Jefferson Turnaround Jump Shot: Missed
Durant Rebound (Off:0 Def:12)	04:43
Westbrook 3pt Shot: Made (21 PTS) Assist: Durant (9 AST)	04:30 [OKC 82-70]
	04:06	Millsap 3pt Shot: Missed
Ibaka Rebound (Off:4 Def:4)	04:05
Ibaka Jump Shot: Missed	03:52
	03:49	Jefferson Rebound (Off:2 Def:8)
	03:23	Hayward Running Jump Shot: Missed
Perkins Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	03:22
Westbrook 3pt Shot: Missed	03:03
	03:01	Hayward Rebound (Off:0 Def:4)
	02:50 [UTA 72-82]	Jefferson Jump Shot: Made (12 PTS) Assist: Williams (4 AST)
Martin 3pt Shot: Missed	02:26
	02:25	Jefferson Rebound (Off:2 Def:9)
	02:20 [UTA 75-82]	Williams 3pt Shot: Made (19 PTS) Assist: Jefferson (1 AST)
Team Timeout : Regular	02:20
	02:20	Favors Substitution replaced by Foye
Durant Jump Shot: Made (19 PTS)	02:00 [OKC 84-75]
	01:46	Hayward 3pt Shot: Missed
	01:46	Team Rebound
Ibaka Foul: Loose Ball (3 PF)	01:46
Durant Violation:Kicked Ball	01:43
	01:35	Jefferson Jump Shot: Missed
Westbrook Rebound (Off:1 Def:3)	01:33
Martin Jump Shot: Missed	01:14
	01:12	Hayward Rebound (Off:0 Def:5)
	00:55.8 [UTA 77-84]	Jefferson Layup Shot: Made (14 PTS) Assist: Williams (5 AST)
Westbrook Foul: Shooting (2 PF) (1 FTA)	00:55.8
	00:55.8 [UTA 78-84]	Jefferson Free Throw 1 of 1 (15 PTS)
Team Turnover : Shot Clock Turnover	00:30.8
	00:23.4 [UTA 80-84]	Millsap Dunk Shot: Made (8 PTS) Assist: Williams (6 AST)
	00:19.2	Hayward Foul: Personal (3 PF) (2 FTA)
Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (20 PTS)	00:19.2 [OKC 85-80]
Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (21 PTS)	00:19.2 [OKC 86-80]
	00:19.2	Team Timeout : Short
Martin Substitution replaced by Sefolosha	00:19.2
	00:17.9	Millsap Turnover : Bad Pass (5 TO) Steal:Westbrook (3 ST)
Westbrook Slam Dunk Shot: Made (23 PTS)	00:16.3 [OKC 88-80]
	00:16.3	Team Timeout : Short
	00:08.9	Williams 3pt Shot: Missed
Westbrook Rebound (Off:1 Def:4)	00:07.6
	00:07.6	Jefferson Foul: Personal (2 PF) (2 FTA)
Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)	00:07.6 [OKC 89-80]
Durant Substitution replaced by Jackson	00:07.6
Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (25 PTS)	00:07.6 [OKC 90-80]
End of 4th Quarter