SALT LAKE CITY — — Chet Holmgren and Jalen Williams every scored 25 factors and the defending champion Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder improved to 23-1 with their fifteenth straight victory, routing the Utah Jazz 131-101 on Sunday evening.
Holmgren added 9 rebounds, and Williams had eight assists. Aaron Wiggins scored 19 factors, whereas Branden Carlson had a season-high 13 factors.
Oklahoma Metropolis shot 58% from the sphere and made 21 3-pointers. The Thunder scored 27 factors off 17 Utah turnovers.
Kyle Filipkowski led the Jazz with 21 factors and 10 rebounds. Walter Clayton Jr. and Taylor Hendricks added 20 factors apiece. Clayton had 9 assists.
Each groups performed with out their main scorers. Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was sidelined due to left elbow bursitis. Utah’s Lauri Markkanen sat out with an undisclosed sickness.
Oklahoma Metropolis raced out to a 13-1 lead earlier than the Jazz scored their first basket 3 1/2 minutes in. Utah made it 18-9 on a layup from Keyonte George after which acquired buried below an avalanche of baskets from Carlson.
The second-year heart dunked the ball and made three 3-pointers over 5 possessions to ignite a 25-7 run that made it 43-16 going into the ultimate minute of the primary quarter. The Thunder ended up scoring 45 first-quarter factors.
The Jazz have given up 86 factors within the first quarters over their final two video games.
Oklahoma Metropolis maintained a double-digit lead over the ultimate three quarters, main by 42 factors within the second half.
Thunder: Host Phoenix on Wednesday evening within the NBA Cup quarterfinals.
Jazz: At Memphis on Friday evening.
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