Utah Jazz vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
December 7, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Thunder beat the Jazz 131-101 on 2025-12-07 on the road against the Jazz. The Jazz started Jusuf Nurkić, Svi Mykhailiuk, Keyonte George, Kyle Filipowski, and Ace Bailey. The Thunder started Chet Holmgren, Jalen Williams, Jaylin Williams, Cason Wallace, and Ajay Mitchell. Jalen Williams (Thunder) scored 5 points (2/3) in his matchups, with Ace Bailey as his primary defender. Keyonte George (Jazz) scored 9 points (3/5) in his matchups, with Ajay Mitchell as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
UTA
Utah Jazz
101
Did not play: Kyle Anderson (DNP - Coach's Decision), Oscar Tshiebwe (DNP - Coach's Decision)
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
131
Did not play: Isaiah Joe (DND - Injury/Illness)
Lineups
UTA
Utah Jazz
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Jusuf Nurkić · Svi Mykhailiuk · Keyonte George · Kyle Filipowski · Ace Bailey Starter 10.7 min
- Jusuf Nurkić · Svi Mykhailiuk · Kyle Filipowski · Walter Clayton Jr. · Ace Bailey 5.6 min
- Taylor Hendricks · Cody Williams · Kyle Filipowski · Walter Clayton Jr. · Ace Bailey 4.7 min
- Svi Mykhailiuk · Taylor Hendricks · Kyle Filipowski · Walter Clayton Jr. · Ace Bailey 3.8 min
- Svi Mykhailiuk · Taylor Hendricks · Cody Williams · Kyle Filipowski · Walter Clayton Jr. 3.7 min
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Chet Holmgren · Jalen Williams · Jaylin Williams · Cason Wallace · Ajay Mitchell Starter 11.7 min
- Kenrich Williams · Ousmane Dieng · Branden Carlson · Chris Youngblood · Brooks Barnhizer 6.7 min
- Kenrich Williams · Ousmane Dieng · Cason Wallace · Ajay Mitchell · Branden Carlson 4.1 min
- Kenrich Williams · Aaron Wiggins · Jalen Williams · Ousmane Dieng · Branden Carlson 3.8 min
- Kenrich Williams · Aaron Wiggins · Jaylin Williams · Ousmane Dieng · Ajay Mitchell 3.6 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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Jalen Williams 5 pts (2/3) in 45 possessions
Guarded by: Ace Bailey (31 %, 5 pts) · Svi Mykhailiuk (29 %, 0 pts) · Kyle Filipowski (11 %, 0 pts)
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Chet Holmgren 1 pts (0/4) in 43 possessions
Guarded by: Kyle Filipowski (39 %, 0 pts) · Jusuf Nurkić (20 %, 1 pts) · Taylor Hendricks (14 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Kyle Filipowski | Ousmane Dieng: 18 poss., 6 pts (3/3) · Chet Holmgren: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Svi Mykhailiuk | Ajay Mitchell: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jalen Williams: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Walter Clayton Jr. | Aaron Wiggins: 12 poss., 6 pts (2/2) · Ajay Mitchell: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Ace Bailey | Jalen Williams: 14 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Kenrich Williams: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Keyonte George | Cason Wallace: 26 poss., 2 pts (1/5) · Ajay Mitchell: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Taylor Hendricks | Branden Carlson: 18 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Chet Holmgren: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jusuf Nurkić | Jaylin Williams: 19 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Chet Holmgren: 9 poss., 1 pts (0/2) |
| Kevin Love | Kenrich Williams: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Branden Carlson: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Cody Williams | Brooks Barnhizer: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Branden Carlson: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Isaiah Collier | Cason Wallace: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ousmane Dieng: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Brice Sensabaugh | Kenrich Williams: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ousmane Dieng: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
Thunder defense
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Keyonte George 9 pts (3/5) in 53 possessions
Guarded by: Ajay Mitchell (35 %, 2 pts) · Cason Wallace (21 %, 3 pts) · Jalen Williams (11 %, 2 pts)
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Ace Bailey 13 pts (6/9) in 58 possessions
Guarded by: Cason Wallace (20 %, 0 pts) · Kenrich Williams (14 %, 2 pts) · Ousmane Dieng (11 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Ousmane Dieng | Kyle Filipowski: 10 poss., 8 pts (3/3) · Taylor Hendricks: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Ajay Mitchell | Keyonte George: 19 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · Svi Mykhailiuk: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Jalen Williams | Svi Mykhailiuk: 23 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Keyonte George: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Cason Wallace | Ace Bailey: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Keyonte George: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Kenrich Williams | Ace Bailey: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Walter Clayton Jr.: 8 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Jaylin Williams | Jusuf Nurkić: 20 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · Kyle Filipowski: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Chet Holmgren | Kyle Filipowski: 17 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Taylor Hendricks: 6 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Branden Carlson | Kyle Filipowski: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Taylor Hendricks: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Aaron Wiggins | Walter Clayton Jr.: 14 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Ace Bailey: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Brooks Barnhizer | Ace Bailey: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Cody Williams: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Chris Youngblood | Walter Clayton Jr.: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Taylor Hendricks: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |