Oklahoma City Thunder – Utah Jazz · NBA

Win probability changed during the game. · 23 February 2023

OKC119–120UTA

Is it worth watching?

Highly recommended

It was more exciting than 99% of NBA games since 2017

· It was still open in the final minutes
· The win probability swung between the two teams 17 times
· It stayed close for almost the whole game

It measures how much the win probability moved during the game —without looking at who won or at the score— and compares it with the 10,950 NBA games with a curve since 2017. “Highly recommended” is the most intense 20%, “recommended” runs from 50% to 80%, and “skippable” is the rest. Source: ESPN.

↑ UTA winsOKC wins ↓

Home team's win probability across the game (source: ESPN). The band rises when UTA leads and falls when OKC does.

This is how the game was decided.

Lauri Markkanen decided it, the Utah Jazz player with the most points (43, with 10 rebounds and 2 assists; +14 with him on the floor). The criterion: the winner's points in the box score; plus-minus says who was on the floor when the game opened up.

The game-winner in Utah Jazz 120-119 Oklahoma City Thunder (February 23, 2023) was hit by Lauri Markkanen: a free throw with 4.1 s left in overtime, putting the Utah Jazz up 120-119. They never trailed again.

The biggest run of Utah Jazz 120-119 Oklahoma City Thunder (February 23, 2023) was a 9-0 run by the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second quarter (from 1:36 to 1.1 s), from 46-46 to 55-46. The Utah Jazz' best was a 6-0 run in the fourth quarter (from 7:00 to 6:01), from 85-93 to 91-93.

What were the keys of the last Utah Jazz vs Oklahoma City Thunder game?

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Play: Lauri Markkanen makes free throw 3 of 3.

I count as the game-winner the basket that puts the winning team ahead for good. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

A run here is consecutive points by one team without the opponent scoring. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

Source: the game's official box score and play-by-play.

Lauri Markkanen decided this game: his points put his team ahead with 4.1 seconds left in overtime 1, and the opponent never led again.

It is the only game he has decided this way in the NBA since the 2002-03 season.

His profile shows the games Markkanen decided

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A game is decided by the last basket that puts a team ahead in the final ten seconds of the fourth quarter or of an overtime, if that team wins.

23 February 2023 · The source is the ESPN play-by-play, play espn:401469047:786; the date is the one on the NBA box score.

Rotations · who was on the floor

Closing lineup · OKC

Gilgeous-Alexander · Giddey · Williams · Dort · Joe

Closing lineup · UTA

Markkanen · Kessler · Clarkson · Horton-Tucker · Agbaji

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OKC

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

41′ · 0

Josh Giddey

38′ · 0

Jalen Williams

38′ · -11

Luguentz Dort

36′ · -4

Jaylin Williams

27′ · -7

Jeremiah Robinson-Earl

11′ · +5

Kenrich Williams

28′ · +6

Tre Mann

14′ · +8

Isaiah Joe

21′ · -1

Dario Saric

12′ · -1

UTA

Lauri Markkanen

40′ · +14

Walker Kessler

37′ · +8

Jordan Clarkson

36′ · 0

Talen Horton-Tucker

35′ · +10

Kelly Olynyk

31′ · +13

Ochai Agbaji

22′ · -16

Rudy Gay

4′ · 0

Kris Dunn

17′ · -11

Damian Jones

13′ · -9

Juan Toscano-Anderson

15′ · -5

Simone Fontecchio

14′ · +1

Each bar is a stint on the floor (source: NBA). The number is minutes played and the team's +/− with him on the court. OKC and UTA.

These lineups played the most minutes together.

Oklahoma City Thunder

Gilgeous-Alexander, Dort, Giddey, Williams, and Williams played 16.6 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 8 points.
Williams, Joe, Giddey, Williams, and Saric played 9.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Gilgeous-Alexander, Williams, Joe, Robinson-Earl, and Mann played 5.5 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.

Utah Jazz

Markkanen, Horton-Tucker, Kessler, Olynyk, and Clarkson played 22.8 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 16 points.
Horton-Tucker, Agbaji, Kessler, Olynyk, and Clarkson played 5.8 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 7 points.
Dunn, Jones, Markkanen, Toscano-Anderson, and Fontecchio played 3.8 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.

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Oklahoma City Thunder

Gilgeous-Alexander, Dort, Mann, Williams, and Williams played 4.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Gilgeous-Alexander, Williams, Dort, Giddey, and Williams played 3.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 6 points.
Gilgeous-Alexander, Williams, Dort, Robinson-Earl, and Mann played 2.8 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Williams, Dort, Joe, Giddey, and Saric played 2.7 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Gilgeous-Alexander, Dort, Robinson-Earl, Giddey, and Williams played 2.4 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Gilgeous-Alexander, Williams, Dort, Giddey, and Williams played 2.4 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Gilgeous-Alexander, Dort, Joe, Williams, and Williams played 1.7 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Gilgeous-Alexander, Williams, Joe, Mann, and Giddey played 1.4 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.

Utah Jazz

Dunn, Jones, Toscano-Anderson, Agbaji, and Fontecchio played 3.3 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Dunn, Markkanen, Toscano-Anderson, Agbaji, and Fontecchio played 2.7 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Markkanen, Horton-Tucker, Agbaji, Kessler, and Clarkson played 2.5 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 7 points.
Dunn, Jones, Markkanen, Agbaji, and Gay played 2.0 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Dunn, Markkanen, Toscano-Anderson, Kessler, and Fontecchio played 1.7 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Dunn, Jones, Toscano-Anderson, Agbaji, and Clarkson played 1.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 4 points.
Markkanen, Agbaji, Kessler, Olynyk, and Clarkson played 1.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Markkanen, Toscano-Anderson, Horton-Tucker, Kessler, and Fontecchio played 1.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.

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The lineups come from the NBA's official rotation: who was on the floor and when. Each lineup's plus-minus is worked out from every player's stints and is only shown when they all add up with each other and with the final score.

Lauri Markkanen covered 4.76 km, more than anyone in the game.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander touched the ball 87 times, a game high.
Talen Horton-Tucker made 61 passes, a game high.
Walker Kessler defended 15 shots at the rim, a game high, and opponents made 6.
Walker Kessler had 32 rebound chances, a game high.

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Oklahoma City Thunder

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Josh Giddey	4.70	7.0	84	54
Jalen Williams	4.63	7.0	46	35
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander	4.42	6.0	87	45
Luguentz Dort	4.25	6.6	44	26
Kenrich Williams	3.44	6.8	32	22
Jaylin Williams	3.02	6.4	42	34
Isaiah Joe	2.59	6.9	25	18
Tre Mann	1.77	6.8	22	15
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	1.38	7.0	24	18
Dario Saric	1.38	6.8	16	11

Utah Jazz

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Lauri Markkanen	4.76	6.6	68	33
Walker Kessler	4.31	6.6	34	28
Jordan Clarkson	4.20	6.6	63	33
Talen Horton-Tucker	3.78	6.1	80	61
Kelly Olynyk	3.65	6.6	49

The figures come from the NBA's optical tracking (NBA.com) for this game; speed is each player's average while on the floor.

Who stood out on defense during the season

These figures cover the whole 2022-23 regular season, not this game.

Oklahoma City Thunder

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander recovered 1.0 loose balls per game over his 68 games.
He ranks 1 of 382 in the league.
Jaylin Williams drew 0.88 charges per game over his 49 games.
He ranks 1 of 382 in the league.
Kenrich Williams drew 0.49 charges per game over his 53 games.
He ranks 3 of 382 in the league.

Utah Jazz

Walker Kessler defended 6.7 shots at the rim per game over his 74 games, and opponents made 13 fewer out of every 100 than usual.
He ranks 3 of 149 in the league.
Lauri Markkanen defended 5.7 shots at the rim per game over his 66 games, and opponents made 12 fewer out of every 100 than usual.
He ranks 5 of 149 in the league.
Kelly Olynyk drew 0.18 charges per game over his 68 games.
He ranks 25 of 382 in the league.

Hustle figures come from the hustle stats the NBA publishes (NBA.com) and rim defense comes from its tracking; both cover the regular season. For each player in this game we show the figure that ranks him highest in the league, and for each team, the three best ranked. Ranks count players with at least 30 games and, at the rim, at least 4 defended shots per game.

The Utah Jazz have won 26 of their 75 games against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

26-49record of the Utah Jazz · NBA 2008-09 – 2025-26, regular season and playoffs

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Official NBA box scores, regular season and playoffs, 2008-09 – 2025-26. It counts every game between the two teams that the house holds, this one included.

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Game context

Attendance

18.206

99.5% of capacity

Delta Center · Salt Lake City

Scoring

239

combined points

9.6 above the season average (229.4)

⚖️ The last two minutes

Official NBA L2M report: every call in the endgame, reviewed by the league.

51 calls reviewed3 errors admitted by the NBA

Foul: Shooting · 00:06.6

Kenrich Williams → Walker Kessler

Williams (OKC) slides his hand off the ball and onto Kessler's (UTA) arm, affecting his layup attempt.

Foul: Personal · 00:53.1

Jalen Williams → Jordan Clarkson

Williams (OKC) comes across Clarkson's (UTA) left arm, which affects his ability to pass.

Foul: Loose Ball · 01:28.0

Kelly Olynyk → Josh Giddey

Olynyk (UTA) clamps and holds Giddey's (OKC) arm, which affects his ability to pursue the rebound.