The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Utah Jazz, 112 - 104, at Chesapeake Energy Arena on Saturday afternoon. The Jazz (41 - 25) learned shortly before tip - off that star center Rudy Gobert would miss his first game of the season due to knee soreness. That left Utah without a key rim protector against the Russell Westbrook and the Thunder (37 - 29) in the battle of Western Conference playoff contenders. Westbrook took full advantage of the Stifle Tower's absence, notching his 32nd career triple - double to vault over Wilt Chamberlain for second place on the all - time leaderboard, as he compiled 33 points, 14 assists, 11 rebounds, two steals and two blocks. Both teams shot very well, with the Jazz posting respective success rates of 48 percent from the floor and 45 percent from behind the arc, and the Thunder draining 50 percent of their overall shot attempts. However, without their dominant big man down low, Utah lost the rebounding battle by a 43 - 36 margin. The Jazz's scoring distribution was rather unorthodox, with no starter hitting double digits in the scoring column and the top two point totals therefore emanating from the bench. Dante Exum led the way with 22 points, which he supplemented with one rebound and one assist. He received 26 minutes with starting point guard George Hill somewhat limited by a troublesome toe. Alec Burks followed with 21 points, seven rebounds and two assists. Trey Lyles was the third productive reserve, as he posted 10 points, five rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block. The first unit was paced by matching nine - point efforts from Hill and Gordon Hayward. The former added one rebound, one assist and two steals, while the latter supplied three boards and one steal. However, Rodney Hood, Joe Johnson and Jeff Withey, the remaining members of the starting five, only combined for 11 points. Victor Oladipo was second behind his backcourt mate on the Thunder with 22 points, four assists, two rebounds, one steal and one block. Taj Gibson parlayed his start into 15 points and six rebounds. Steven Adams produced a near double - double of 11 points, nine rebounds, two steals and one block. Andre Roberson rounded out the first unit's solid afternoon with eight points, three rebounds, two steals and one block. Enes Kanter led the bench with 16 points, six rebounds, one assist and two blocks. The Jazz head back home to take on the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night, while the Thunder head to the Big Apple to tangle with the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday evening.
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