Utah Jazz vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
November 21, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Thunder beat the Jazz 144-112 on 2025-11-21 on the road against the Jazz. The Jazz started Jusuf Nurkić, Lauri Markkanen, Svi Mykhailiuk, Keyonte George, and Ace Bailey. The Thunder started Isaiah Hartenstein, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luguentz Dort, Chet Holmgren, and Cason Wallace. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder) scored 15 points (6/11) in his matchups, with Svi Mykhailiuk as his primary defender. Keyonte George (Jazz) scored 12 points (4/7) in his matchups, with Cason Wallace as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
UTA
Utah Jazz
112
Did not play: Kyle Anderson (DNP - Coach's Decision), Elijah Harkless (DNP - Coach's Decision)
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
144
Lineups
UTA
Utah Jazz
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Jusuf Nurkić · Lauri Markkanen · Svi Mykhailiuk · Keyonte George · Ace Bailey Starter 9.7 min
- Taylor Hendricks · Brice Sensabaugh · Cody Williams · Kyle Filipowski · Walter Clayton Jr. 5.8 min
- Lauri Markkanen · Keyonte George · Cody Williams · Isaiah Collier · Kyle Filipowski 4.2 min
- Kevin Love · Lauri Markkanen · Svi Mykhailiuk · Keyonte George · Cody Williams 3.9 min
- Jusuf Nurkić · Lauri Markkanen · Brice Sensabaugh · Walter Clayton Jr. · Ace Bailey 3.9 min
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Isaiah Hartenstein · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Luguentz Dort · Chet Holmgren · Cason Wallace Starter 11.4 min
- Alex Caruso · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Isaiah Joe · Jaylin Williams · Ajay Mitchell 7.5 min
- Alex Caruso · Isaiah Hartenstein · Chet Holmgren · Cason Wallace · Ajay Mitchell 6.9 min
- Isaiah Joe · Jaylin Williams · Ousmane Dieng · Branden Carlson · Chris Youngblood 4.8 min
- Isaiah Hartenstein · Isaiah Joe · Chet Holmgren · Cason Wallace · Ajay Mitchell 3.5 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Jazz defense
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 15 pts (6/11) in 62 possessions
Guarded by: Svi Mykhailiuk (39 %, 5 pts) · Cody Williams (19 %, 0 pts) · Lauri Markkanen (10 %, 5 pts)
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Chet Holmgren 11 pts (4/10) in 54 possessions
Guarded by: Ace Bailey (33 %, 8 pts) · Kyle Filipowski (15 %, 3 pts) · Lauri Markkanen (14 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Lauri Markkanen | Luguentz Dort: 23 poss., 5 pts (1/2) · Alex Caruso: 20 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Keyonte George | Cason Wallace: 25 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Ajay Mitchell: 10 poss., 2 pts (0/1) |
| Kyle Filipowski | Jaylin Williams: 25 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Chet Holmgren: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Svi Mykhailiuk | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 24 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Isaiah Joe: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Jusuf Nurkić | Isaiah Hartenstein: 32 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Chet Holmgren: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Ace Bailey | Chet Holmgren: 18 poss., 8 pts (3/4) · Cason Wallace: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Cody Williams | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Isaiah Joe: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Brice Sensabaugh | Ajay Mitchell: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Isaiah Joe: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Kevin Love | Jaylin Williams: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Walter Clayton Jr. | Ajay Mitchell: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Cason Wallace: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Isaiah Collier | Isaiah Joe: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Ajay Mitchell: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Taylor Hendricks | Branden Carlson: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Cason Wallace: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Thunder defense
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Keyonte George 12 pts (4/7) in 63 possessions
Guarded by: Cason Wallace (35 %, 3 pts) · Isaiah Joe (23 %, 0 pts) · Alex Caruso (12 %, 0 pts)
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Lauri Markkanen 18 pts (7/11) in 70 possessions
Guarded by: Chet Holmgren (38 %, 2 pts) · Alex Caruso (17 %, 5 pts) · Luguentz Dort (10 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Svi Mykhailiuk: 22 poss., 12 pts (4/4) · Cody Williams: 15 poss., 4 pts (1/2) |
| Chet Holmgren | Lauri Markkanen: 26 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Ace Bailey: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Cason Wallace | Keyonte George: 22 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Ace Bailey: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jaylin Williams | Kyle Filipowski: 19 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Kevin Love: 11 poss., 6 pts (2/3) |
| Ajay Mitchell | Isaiah Collier: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Brice Sensabaugh: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Isaiah Joe | Keyonte George: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Brice Sensabaugh: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | Jusuf Nurkić: 27 poss., 8 pts (3/3) · Kyle Filipowski: 3 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Luguentz Dort | Ace Bailey: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Kyle Filipowski: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Alex Caruso | Lauri Markkanen: 12 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Keyonte George: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Branden Carlson | Taylor Hendricks: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Brice Sensabaugh: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Chris Youngblood | Cody Williams: 3 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Walter Clayton Jr.: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Ousmane Dieng | Cody Williams: 3 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Kyle Filipowski: 2 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |