How Thunder forward Chet Holmgren accepted his own challenge with a strong performance in an overtime win against the Jazz.

The Oklahoma City Thunder survived a potential disaster with a 129-125 overtime win over the Utah Jazz. Once up by 20 points on the rebuilding squad, it looked like they were on their way to their first three-game losing streak in two seasons.

BOTTOM LINE: Utah will try to end its four-game slide when the Jazz play Dallas. The Jazz are 7-18 in Western Conference games. Utah gives up 127.1 points and has been outscored by 7.3 points per game. The Mavericks are 8-16 in Western Conference play. Dallas is 4-9 in games decided by 10 or more points.

The Utah Jazz’s young core came away believing in themselves after an overtime loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

One night, you're accepting another yearly award. The next night, you hit the shot of the day. As Shai Gilgeous-Alexander calmly found his spot in the mid-range, he swished in a jumper to send it into overtime and save his squad from another day full of ridicule. Walking to the bench, he was zeroed in on a badly-needed win.

Sam Presti hoarded so many draft picks during the Thunder’s rebuild that it’s hard to remember which is what and where they all came from.

The second week of 2026 offers a diverse mix of local and touring acts.

Trumpeter Pharez Whitted returns to the Jazz Showcase, Angel Bat Dawid pays tribute to W.E.B. Du Bois at the Harris Theater, and Emmet Cohen plays Miles and Coltrane at SPACE in Evanston, among

According to ESPN's Tim MacMahon, the chance of a Markkanen trade is still in play, yet signs seem to point towards the Jazz continuing to build around their All-Star-level forward for the foreseeable future, while focusing on being more competitive come next season.