The Utah Jazz are back to the grind on Wednesday night in likely one of their toughest road battles of the season-- facing the top-ranked team in the Western Conference, the Oklahoma City Thunder.

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

The Utah Jazz recently made an Oklahoma City Thunder-like trade with the Phoenix Suns and it could pay off in the future.

Utah Jazz general manager Justin Zanik looked out on the court and saw what he hopes will be his team's future.

Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander recorded his second 50-point outing in only four games in a rare 116-109 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night.

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Golden State Warriors beat the NBA-leading Oklahoma City Thunder. Jalen Brunson had 30 points and 15 assists, OG Anunoby scored 23 points and the New York Knicks beat the Denver Nuggets 122-112 for th

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 52 points for the Thunder, two off his career high set against the Utah Jazz a week earlier.

The Oklahoma City Thunder would benefit from bringing in a bucket-getter to support Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in a backup role.