OKC Thunder versus Utah Jazz – Can home cooking alter streak?

To open the season the OKC Thunder traveled to Utah and put up a fight versus the team who held the best record last season. The Jazz won the match but fell 86-107.

The Thunder went on to lose four in a row which was part and parcel of what fans expected in this presumed tanking season.

Then OKC won five of seven including a four-game win streak that included their second comeback versus the Lakers to erase a double-digit deficit.

For as much as this is meant to be a season where the youngest squad in the league gets extra exposure to top teams, they’re keeping games interesting. Hey, they might not be getting a bunch of “W’s” but they keep us invested in games knowing they’ll attempt to come back no matter how much they trail in a game or what stage the match is at.

OKC Thunder faces Jazz for the second time this season – preview

That was the case on Monday as the Thunder attempted to rally in the final quarter in Atlanta.

It proved to be too much of a mountain to overcome as Trae Young led his squad to a huge lead following a third-quarter where the Hawks buried the Thunder with a 27 to 11 scoring effort.

The Jazz arrives a bit crusty from giving up a lead in clutch time to the Memphis Grizzlies in a match they led for the majority of the contest.

Donovan Mitchell had an off night shooting 5 of 20 from the field and will no doubt be looking to rebound from that performance.

Let’s take a look at how the OKC Thunder match up versus the Jazz…