The Utah Jazz matched up against the strongest team in the Western Conference for their first taste of competition since the All-Star Break. The Jazz, 31 games behind the Thunder in the standings at the onset of this meeting, fared about as well as one might expect.

It's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder against Lauri Markkanen and the Utah Jazz on Friday at Delta Center in Salt Lake City.

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