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In its penultimate contest of the season, the Thunder returned from a West Coast road trip to face the number one team in the Western Conference – the Utah Jazz. A career-high for newcomer Gabriel Deck and an outburst from Svi Mykhailiuk and Théo Maledon wasn’t enough to overcome a lopsided third quarter.
May 15, 2021
The Utah Jazz hold the best record in the NBA and had no trouble taking care of the struggling Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night. Losers of two-straight coming into the night, the Jazz were able to get back on track and pull off a 109-93 victory over the Thunder.
After dominating each of the first three quarters, OKC held Utah to just 17 points in the fourth quarter, turning a 26-point deficit into a game that looked a bit closer.
The Thunder continue to play a full 48 minutes, regardless of the situation. This is something head coach Mark Daigneault has preached all season, saying that you can only worry about things you can control, one of which is your effort.
Kings put fading play-in hopes on line vs. Thunder
Field Level Media
11 May 2021, 07:19 GMT+10
Even with just four regular-season games remaining and a difficult road ahead in order to extend their season, the Sacramento Kings are not about to concede a spot in the NBA s play-in tournament. We want to win out and whatever happens, happens, Kings guard Delon Wright said. But as long as we control what we can control, that just gives us a hope to come out in these games and play like we re playing for something. Even if we might not make it, I think it s a good feeling to go out there and play for something and try to build.