The Oklahoma City Thunder travel to face the Utah Jazz on Sunday. This will be the second matchup of the season between the squads. Last time, OKC dropped 144 points in an 18-point comeback win over Utah on Nov. 21.
The Thunder (22-1) have won 14 in a row. They’ve been the NBA’s best team. They made easy work of the Dallas Mavericks in a 132-111 win on Friday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had an efficient 33 points in three quarters.
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Meanwhile, the Jazz (8-14) were on the wrong side of a 146-112 loss to the New York Knicks on Friday. Lauri Markennen only had 18 points and nine rebounds in the lopsided contest.
The reigning MVP headlines OKC’s extremely long list of absences. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (elbow bursitis) is out. Lu Dort (adductor strain) is out. Isaiah Hartenstein (soleus strain) is out. Alex Caruso (quad soreness) is out. Isaiah Joe (knee soreness) is out. Nikola Topic (testicular surgery) is out. Thomas Sorber (torn ACL) is out. Branden Carlson (nasal fracture) is available. Chris Youngblood (G League two-way) is probable.
Meanwhile, the Jazz are without some key pieces. Walker Kessler (torn labrum) is out. Georges Niang (foot stress reaction) is out. Elijah Harkless (G League two-way) is out. John Tonje (G League two-way) is out.
Tipoff from Utah is set for 7 p.m. CT.
This article originally appeared on OKC Thunder Wire: Full injury report for Sunday’s Thunder vs. Jazz matchup