The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Utah Jazz 109 - 106 Tuesday at Chesapeake Energy Arena. For majority of Tuesday's contest, it looked as if the Thunder (35 - 25) would be having no problems handling the Jazz (37 - 23), as they entered the final period with a comfortable 11 - point lead thanks in large part to their hot shooting start where, as a team, Oklahoma City hit 14 of their first 15 shots from behind the arc. Nevertheless, an 18 - 2 Utah run not only brought them back into the game, but gave them a three - point lead with just over two minutes remaining. From there, Russell Westbrook completely took over the game, scoring the next 10 points for the Thunder, which was topped off with a game - winning three - point play. Westbrook finished with yet another triple - double of 43 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in 38 minutes. It was his third straight triple - double, but it was n't all Westbrook Tuesday night, as the Thunder also got a pair of impressive performances off the bench. Doug McDermott had a great shooting night, hitting four of his six shots from outside en route to scoring 16 points with Enes Kanter adding 15 points of his own off the bench. For the Jazz, it was a solid team effort with six different players managing to score in double figures. All-Star Gordon Hayward led the way scoring for them, scoring 19 points but on just 7 - of - 17 shooting from the field. Rodney Hood added 18 points, while Rudy Gobert notched a double - double of 13 points and 10 rebounds. Up next, the Thunder will look to extend their win streak to five at Portland on Thursday, while the Jazz will return home Wednesday to take on the Timberwolves.
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