On July 9, the Utah Jazz defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 86-82, ending their three-game winning streak perfectly. Despite the absence of rising star Ace Bailey, the Jazz relied on the team's outstanding performance to withstand the Thunder's counterattack in the final quarter and hold on to the victory.

At the beginning of the game, the Thunder took the lead in the first quarter with Ajay Mitchell 's hot hand. The guard scored 11 points in a single quarter and helped the team lead 25-22 . The Jazz made significant adjustments to their defensive strategy in the second quarter, successfully suppressing the Thunder's score to only 11 points, and went into the halftime break with a 39-36 lead.

After the change of sides, the Jazz continued to pursue the victory and expanded the score to 73-57 in the third quarter , laying the foundation for victory. Although the Thunder played a climax of counterattack in the fourth quarter, limiting the Jazz's score to 13 points and narrowing the score difference to single digits, it was too late to turn the tide and eventually lost by 4 points.

Jazz player statistics

Walter Clayton 20 points, 1 rebound, 4 assists, 1 steal, 1 block; Kyle Filipovsky 18 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks; Elijah Harkless 11 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 blocks; Collier contributed 3 points in the final quarter; Springer scored 5 points in the first quarter

Thunder player statistics

Ajay Mitchell 19 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal; Malevi Lyons 17 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 4 steals, 1 block; Brooks Barnshidzer 12 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks; Jazian Gottman: contributed 4 points in the second quarter

With the end of this game, the Jazz ended the summer league with a record of 3 wins and 0 losses, showing the potential and competitiveness of the young core. Next, the team will move to Las Vegas to continue the summer league journey, and the first game will be against the Charlotte Hornets; while the Thunder will face the Brooklyn Nets, striving to stop the losing streak.