"Maybe in that moment, we were fortunate that they have known each other longer than just this year," Jazz coach Will Hardy said about recent in-game drama.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 54 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Utah Jazz 123-114.

The NBA trade deadline is, for most teams, an exercise in resource-management. Take the Phoenix Suns. They are so desperate for the flexibility to make moves that they just traded one great first-round pick for three bad ones.

Still without its two big men, the Oklahoma City Thunder went to battle against a healthy Utah Jazz, walking away with a 123-114 victory, improving to 36-7 on t

Utah Jazz general manager Justin Zanik looked out on the court and saw what he hopes will be his team's future.

To start, both teams relied on their strengths to keep it a close contest. The Thunder forced 27 turnovers and scored 39 points; the Jazz grabbed 23 offensive rebounds and scored 31 second-chance points. Then Gilgeous-Alexander took over down the stretch in a classic MVP moment.

OKLAHOMA CITY ... 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 ...

OKLAHOMA CITY ... 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 ...

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 54 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the ... John Collins had 22 points and 12 rebounds, Collin Sexton had 18 points and nine assists ...

It wouldn’t really be a 2024-25 Utah Jazz game if the opponent didn’t pull off some historic feat or a player on the opposing team didn’t have a career night.

With star Stephen Curry out to rest his knees, Dennis Schroder and Brandin Podziemski led the Warriors beat the stumbling Jazz 114-103 on Tuesday night.

OKLAHOMA CITY — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 54 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Utah Jazz 123-114 on Wednesday night (Thursday