Utah now continues its road trip against the best in the west, the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Thunder faithful were in for a surprise treat against the Jazz as OKC star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished with a career-high in points. He scored 54 points on 17-for-35 shoo

Utah Jazz general manager Justin Zanik looked out on the court and saw what he hopes will be his team’s future. Four of the five players on the court for the Oklahoma City Thunder — the top team in the Western Conference — were players it had drafted.

The OKC Thunder hope to get a second straight win as they travel back to the Sooner State to play a dwindled Jazz team.

Utah Jazz (10-31, 15th in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (35-7, first in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City will try to keep ...

Collins 9-13 2-2 22, Markkanen 7-17 0-0 17, Kessler 8-10 1-4 17, George 3-11 7-8 15, Sexton 7-15 2-4 18, Eubanks 1-2 4-6 6, Mykhailiuk 2-6 0-0 6, Filipowski 0-1 0-0 0, Collier 3-10 0-0 8, Harkless 2-5 0-0 5. Totals 42-90 16-24 114.

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander became the first Oklahoma City Thunder player to post a half-century of points since Russell Westbrook had 50 against the Denver Nuggets in 2017

Oklahoma City will try to keep its eight-game home win streak alive when the Thunder take on Utah. Wednesday's meeting is the first this season between the squads.

No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 2 LSU — the two most recent national champions — along with No. 4 Utah and No. 6 California. Four of the best teams in NCAA gymnastics, competing against each other in a nationally televised competition.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career-high 54 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Utah Jazz 123-114.