The Oklahoma City Thunder will travel on the road to face the Utah Jazz on Friday. It’s the first matchup of the season between the two squads. This is also a 2025 NBA Cup West Group A group play.
The Thunder (15-1) have won seven in a row. They did just enough to collect a 113-99 win over the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 33 points and eight rebounds. Chet Holmgren scored an efficient 21 points.
Meanwhile, the Jazz (5-9) couldn’t stop the Los Angeles Lakers in a 140-126 loss on Tuesday. Lauri Markannen had 31 points and Keyonte George had 34 points in the blowout defeat.
The same group of players will be out for the Thunder. Jalen Williams (wrist surgery) is out. Aaron Wiggins (adductor strain) is out. Kenrich Williams (knee surgery) is out. Nikola Topic (testicular surgery) is out. Thomas Sorber (torn ACL) is out. Branden Carlson (nasal fracture) is available.
Meanwhile, the Jazz continue to roll along without one of their best starters. Kyle Filipowski (wrist sprain) is questionable. Walker Kessler (torn labrum) is out. Georges Niang (foot stress reaction) is out. Oscar Tshiebwe (G League two-way) is out. John Tonje (G League two-way) is out.
Tipoff from Utah is set for 9 p.m. CT.
