PREVIEW: The Oklahoma City Thunder host the Utah Jazz on Sunday night at Paycom Center, with Oklahoma City arriving on three days of rest and sitting at 61-16 while three wins away from clinching their third straight Western Conference 1-seed. Utah rolls in at 21-57 on an eight-game losing streak, coming off a 140-106 loss in Houston on Friday. The Jazz's injury report reads like a complete roster demolition, with Lauri Markkanen, Keyonte George, Jaren Jackson Jr., and Walker Kessler all sidelined, representing 87-plus combined points per game removed from the rotation. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has been particularly devastating against Utah this season, averaging 38.5 points across two prior appearances while shooting 59.1% from the field against a defense that now ranks 29th in the league at 121.0 defensive rating. The Utah Jazz enter this matchup ranked 29th in spacing efficiency on offense and carry the league's worst three-point shooting (ranked 27th), while also allowing more three-point attempts than nearly any team in basketball (ranked 29th). In sharp contrast, the Oklahoma City Thunder feature the league's lowest turnover rate (ranked 1st), excellent three-point defense that allows low-quality looks (ranked 2nd), and strong rim protection (ranked 2nd in defense against shots attacking the basket). The Thunder's net rating of plus-11.3 leads the entire league, and their defense at 106.1 defensive rating is the best in the NBA. Utah, meanwhile, averages just 113.6 points per game on the road—the worst scoring mark away from home in the league—and that number came with a healthier roster than what will take the court on Sunday.