Utah @ Oklahoma City preview

Last Meeting ( Oct 21, 2017 ) Oklahoma City 87, Utah 96

The Utah Jazz attempt to increase their season-best winning streak to seven games when they visit the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday. Utah steamrolled the Washington Wizards 116-69 on Monday and has won by an average of 24 points during its impressive victory stretch.

The Jazz matched the NBA season best for fewest points allowed and held the Wizards to 28.2 percent from the field - second lowest in the NBA - en route to the landslide victory. "I think we came out with the right mindset defensively, and when you do that, the offense is much easier. "Utah coach Quin Snyder said afterward. "I think our players are playing the right way." Oklahoma City, which is looking to beat the Jazz at home for the 12th consecutive time, has never settled in despite the offseason acquisitions of forwards Carmelo Anthony and Paul George, but is showing life with consecutive victories over the Minnesota Timberwolves and San Antonio Spurs. "There is a lot more trust being built," George told reporters. "We have been in the battles, and we have been on the losing end. Certain stuff is not working, and you tinker stuff and work on stuff and figure out ways to win."

TV: 8 p.m. ET, AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain (Utah), FSN Oklahoma

ABOUT THE JAZZ (13-11): Standout center Rudy Gobert returned after an 11-game absence because of a leg injury and contributed 10 rebounds and two blocked shots in only 21 minutes against the Wizards. Gobert noted that the first five victories of the winning streak occurred while he was in street clothes. "Maybe the fact I went down made everyone come together and be more of a team," Gobert said after the victory. "Everyone is moving the ball and everyone is getting open shots and it's fun."

ABOUT THE THUNDER (10-12): Oklahoma City's back-to-back victories occurred with center Steven Adams averaging 23 points and Anthony averaging only nine while scoring in single digits in consecutive games for the first time in his 15-year NBA career. "For me personally, it's just about doing something different, seeing where the team really needs me on a night-to-night basis," Anthony told reporters. "And just be willing to do that and being willing to sacrifice, not every night having to score 20 or 30 points, and I'm good with that. It's a good feeling as long as we're winning." Adams is 19-of-24 shooting during the stretch and scored a career-best 27 on 11-of-11 shooting in Friday's victory over Minnesota.

BUZZER BEATERS

1. The Jazz defeated the Thunder 96-87 on Oct. 21 for their second victory in the past nine meetings.

2. Oklahoma City PG Russell Westbrook had 22 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in Sunday's victory over San Antonio for his seventh triple-double of the season.

3. Utah reserve SG Alec Burks scored 27 points against the Wizards and is averaging 26.3 points on 30-of-47 shooting over the past three games.

PREDICTION: Thunder 107, Jazz 102