The Oklahoma City Thunder scored a season-high to dominate the Utah Jazz 146-111 on Sunday night.
Chet Holmgren scored 21 points, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 20 points for the Thunder.
Gilgeous-Alexander sat out the fourth quarter with the game in firm control as he extended his record streak of games with at least 20 points to 138.
Cason Wallace scored 16 points, and Jalen Williams added 15 for the Thunder, who increased their lead over the San Antonio Spurs to three games with four remaining in the race for the top seed in the playoffs. Oklahoma City has won five straight and 17 of 18.
Oklahoma City shot 58.1% from the field overall and made 24 of 45 3-pointers. This shooting spree came three nights after Oklahoma City blew out the Los Angeles Lakers 139-96.
The Thunder has dominated while holding off the Spurs in the standings. The Thunder’s last home loss was Feb. 12 against Milwaukee. Their last home loss with Gilgeous-Alexander in the lineup was Jan. 25 against Toronto.
On the other hand, Brice Sensabaugh had 34 points, and Kyle Filipowski added 20 and 14 rebounds for the Jazz, which lost its ninth straight.
Holmgren’s nasty baseline dunk on Filipowski gave the Thunder a 59-39 lead in the second quarter.
Cason Wallace missed a fast break dunk late in the first half, but Jalen Williams caught the ball on the way down and dunked it with two hands to put the Thunder up 72-52.
Oklahoma City shot 63% from the field in the first half to take a 75-54 lead at the break.
The Thunder extended that margin to 108-81 at the end of the third quarter, and the starters sat out the fourth.
Both teams will play road games on Tuesday: the Jazz visit New Orleans, while the Thunder visit the Lakers.
