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Oklahoma City Thunder | Game #78 Preview: Utah Jazz
The end of the regular season is near, and for now, the Oklahoma City Thunder remains the top team in the league. With just 5 games remaining, OKC needs a combination of 3 wins/San Antonio Spurs losses to clinch the top seed in the Western Conference, ensuring home court advantage through the playoffs. The Thunder hosts the easiest of the remaining games tonight with the Utah Jazz in town.
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Thunder Against the Spread | OKC Hosts Utah Jazz as Odds Point to a Blowout
This is the biggest spread that OKC has seen over an opponent all season, and it makes sense. Utah has no interest in winning, and while they still have some quality young talent to put on the floor, their injury list is about as long as one can get. The Thunder starting lineup should be able to crush whoever the Jazz put on the floor, and OKC has plenty of depth to push a lead higher, so I like the Thunder to cover in a blowout win.
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Thunder Nation Podcast | When Plan A Fails
In this episode of the Thunder Nation Podcast, we break down why Oklahoma City’s 129–125 overtime win over the Utah Jazz was far more than…
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One Shot, One Rebound, One Statement: Why the Thunder’s Overtime Win Was Bigger Than the Box Score
There are regular-season wins, and then there are defining moments disguised as January basketball. The Oklahoma City Thunder’s 129–125 overtime win over the Utah Jazz…
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Oklahoma City Thunder | Game #38 Preview: Utah Jazz
For just the fourth time in the last two seasons, the Oklahoma City Thunder lost a second consecutive game on Monday in an embarrassing blowout at home to the Charlotte Hornets. OKC hasn’t lost three games in a row since April of 2024, and I don’t see it happening on Wednesday night as the Thunder hosts the Utah Jazz.
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Thunder Against the Spread | OKC Hosts Jazz as Monster Favorite in Bounceback Opportunity
Oklahoma City needs a win in a bad way. They haven’t lost three consecutive games since April of 2024, and that’s not going to happen tonight. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is questionable to play, but even if he is unable to go, I think the defense locks in to get some stops, which will create easier scoring opportunities on the other end. As a result, the Thunder will win this one convincingly, regardless of the awful outings on Sunday and Monday.
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What Makes the Thunder Dangerous Has Nothing to Do With One Player
When Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was ruled out Sunday night in Salt Lake City, the expected questions wrote themselves. Where would the offense come from?Who would stabilize…
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Oklahoma City Thunder | Game #24 Preview: Utah Jazz
The Oklahoma City Thunder’s historic start to the regular season could be in jeopardy on Sunday night as they take on the Utah Jazz in Salt Lake City without a handful of key players. Isaiah Hartenstein, Luguentz Dort, Alex Caruso, and Isaiah Joe have all missed extended time recently, but now reigning MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is set to miss his first game of the season with elbow bursitis.
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Thunder Against the Spread | Shorthanded OKC Enters Meeting With Jazz as Solid Road Favorite
This is as low a spread as OKC has had in quite some time, and it’s not because of a tough opponent. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is set to miss his first game of the season with elbow bursitis, and the Thunder is also without Luguentz Dort, Isaiah Hartenstein, Alex Caruso, and Isaiah Joe. That’s a pretty lengthy list of key players. Still, OKC is as deep as they come, and this will allow Jalen Williams to run the show in a sense. Even with all the absences, I still think OKC wins by double digits.
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