Recap: Thunder vs. Jazz
The Thunder faces the Utah Jazz at 7 p.m. Friday night at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Here's a recap of live coverage via Twitter by John Rohde, Darnell Mayberry and Anthony Slater.
Published: November 30, 2012
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@DarnellMayberry 9:14 p.m. Final score: Thunder 106, Jazz 94. Russell Westbrook scored 23 with 13 rebounds, eight assists and seven steals.
9:13 p.m. Russell Westbrook with one of the wildest lines you’ll ever see tonight: 23 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists, 7 steals and 8 turnovers.
9:13 p.m. The Thunder hold on for a 106-94 win over Utah tonight. Ninth straight game OKC has gone over 100 points. Record now 13-4.
9:07 p.m. @elginthunder minus-12
9:00 p.m. That right there is exactly why Kendrick Perkins starts. Forced a key 3-second call on Utah.
7:03 p.m.
Nice test for the Thunder at home tonight, facing a hot Utah team. Jazz have won five of past six games. Game tips in about 10 minutes.
7:08 p.m.
The Thunder come in averaging 105.4 points per game, most in the NBA. OKC has scored more than 100 in eight straight games.
7:16 p.m.
Kevin Durant off to a fast start scoring. Haven't seen that much this year.
7:18 p.m.
Russell Westbrook also starting the game with great defensive pressure on Mo Williams.
7:20 p.m.
Of course as soon as I tweet that Mo Williams drains two straight buckets.
7:23 p.m.
A 2008 Pheonix Suns intrasquad game breaking out in OKC early. Really fast-paced. Thunder and Jazz tied 18-18.
7:30 p.m.
Thunder 22, Jazz 20 after one quarter.
7:38 p.m.
Nice defensive play by Kevin Martin, ripping Alec Burks on a crossover move and forcing the ball out of bounds off his leg.
7:39 p.m.
Hasheem Thabeet has made 17 of his 22 shots this season. That's 77%. What a great (and underrated) move by Sam Presti.
7:39 p.m.
Thunder getting pounded on the boards against Utah -- 18-12 overall; 6-2 at offensive end.
7:44 p.m.
Thunder leads NBA in free-throw percentage (.845), yet starts tonight 3 for 6 with misses by Durant, Martin and Westbrook.
7:46 p.m.
Thunder now turning its defense into offense and has built a 40-30 lead with 5:08 left in the second quarter.
7:48 p.m.
Thunder leads Utah 14-2 in points off turnovers.
7:49 p.m.
Kevin Durant 4-of-4 shooting tonight, 23 of his last 34 overall. Really hitting an offensive stride and starting to pile up the points.
7:52 p.m.
Utah's Derrick Favors has strained right arch. Will not return.
8:02 p.m.
At halftime, the Thunder leads the Jazz 54-42. Jazz shooting just 34.9 percent and have turned it over 11 times, leading to 20 OKC points.
8:02 p.m.
Sweet and innocent Thunder ranked last in tech fouls four years ago. Now ranks third (19) behind Clippers (24) and Suns (20).
8:02 p.m.
OKC up 54-42 on Utah at halftime. The two Kevins (Durant and Martin) combined for 24.
8:03 p.m.
Russell Westbrook has 10 points, seven rebounds and five assists at halftime. #TripleDoubleAlert
8:17 p.m.
Utah trails #Thunder 54-42 at the half. Only reason Jazz is within striking distance and because of 18-6 advantage in 3-pointers.
8:20 p.m.
Westbrook now had five turnovers at 10:27 of the third quarter. Quadruple-double hopes still alive.
8:26 p.m.
Westbrook is 4 for 11 from the field. I'm guessing he thought he got fouled on the seven shots he missed. #comeonref
8:26 p.m.
... and also in the two FTs he has now missed.
8:33 p.m.
Kendrick Perkins with 10 points (on 5-6 shooting) mid-way through the third quarter. That ties a season-high. OKC up 73-58 on Utah.
8:41 p.m.
Mo Williams just deliberately fouled Westbrook on a fastbreak and there was no call, yet Westbrook didn't complain.
8:42 p.m.
Russell Westbrook has 16 points, eight rebounds and eight assists after three quarters. Got a chance for his sixth career triple-double.
8:43 p.m.
Don't want to name names, but one of the Utah-Thunder refs is having a horrible night. ... OK, it's Eli Roe.
8:43 p.m.
After three, the Thunder leads the Jazz 83-67.
8:47 p.m.
Westbrook quadruple-double update entering fourth quarter: 16 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 6 turnovers.
8:50 p.m.
Actually, yes they would. RT @ThunderObsessed @RohdeOK You do realize turnovers wont' really account for the quadruple double. right?
8:55 p.m.
We've got a ballgame in OKC. Utah starts the fourth quarter on a 16-5 run, cutting the Thunder lead to 88-83 with 7:41 left.
8:59 p.m.
Westbrook: 21 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 7 turnovers, 6 steals, 1 technical.
9:00 p.m.
That right there is exactly why Kendrick Perkins starts. Forced a key 3-second call on Utah.
9:07 p.m.
@elginthunder minus-12
9:13 p.m.
The Thunder hold on for a 106-94 win over Utah tonight. Ninth straight game OKC has gone over 100 points. Record now 13-4.
9:13 p.m.
Russell Westbrook with one of the wildest lines you’ll ever see tonight: 23 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists, 7 steals and 8 turnovers.
9:14 p.m.
Final score: Thunder 106, Jazz 94. Russell Westbrook scored 23 with 13 rebounds, eight assists and seven steals.
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