"The Thunder trailed by as many as 18 points in the first half; their 32-point win was the largest by any team that trailed by 15 or more point in the play-by-play era (since 1997-98). It was also Oklahoma City's second-largest comeback win this season, after they trailed the Memphis Grizzlies by 19 points on Nov. 9. The Thunder improved to 5-0 when trailing by double digits, the only team without a loss in such games."
"Gilgeous-Alexander was shooting less than 27% on 3-pointers after seven games but has made half his long-range shots since then and all three attempts from beyond the arc against Utah to go along with 9-of-13 shooting from the field and 10-of-12 from the line. Gilgeous-Alexander now has 30-plus points in 14 of his first 17 games, the most by any player in his team's first 17 games of a season since Michael Jordan in 1986-87."
"The Thunder forced 28 turnovers and turned them into 44 points, disrupting the Jazz sets and visibly frustrating Utah's players. Utah led 84-77 before the Thunder finished the third quarter on the 33-4 run, including 22 points in a row. Oklahoma City is the league's best third-quarter team and showed it by forcing nine turnovers with suffocating pressure defense while shooting 9-for-13 from 3-point range."
Oklahoma City rallied from an 18-point first-half deficit to rout Utah 144-112, improving to 16-1 and extending an eight-game winning streak. The Thunder produced a 33-4 run late in the third quarter, outscoring Utah 43-20 in that period and forcing 28 turnovers that led to 44 points. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points, hitting all three 3-point attempts and shooting 9-of-13 from the field and 10-of-12 from the line. Oklahoma City shot 61.4% overall and a season-best 62.2% from three, while Utah fell to 5-10 and 0-3 in tournament play.
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