Overview
- A fog machine attached above the Thunder basket malfunctioned in the second quarter, forcing a stoppage until arena staff unplugged the unit.
- Early in the second half, the Tissot scoreboard and shot-clock system stopped receiving data, leading to a roughly 12-minute delay and on-court confusion.
- PA announcer Marque Denmon provided manual game-clock and shot-clock updates until staff replaced the scorer’s-table controller and normal operation returned.
- Jazz staff said the fog malfunction and the timing-system failure appeared to be unrelated, and noted that portable floor shot clocks would not have worked during the data outage.
- Oklahoma City led by as many as 42 points in a 131-101 win, with Utah missing Lauri Markkanen due to illness and the Thunder also down multiple regulars including Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Lu Dort and Isaiah Hartenstein.