SALT LAKE CITY -- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points, Oklahoma City had a 33-4 run and the defending champion Thunder routed the Utah Jazz 144-112 on Friday night in NBA Cup play to improve to 16-1 and push their winning streak to eight.

The Thunder trailed by as many as 18 points in the first half; their 32-point win was the largest by any team that trailed by 15 or more points in the play-by-play era (since 1997-98).

It was also Oklahoma City's second-largest comeback win this season, after it trailed the Memphis Grizzlies by 19 points Nov. 9. The Thunder improved to 5-0 when trailing by double digits, the only team without a loss in such games.

Gilgeous-Alexander was shooting less than 27% on 3-pointers after seven games but has made half his long-range shots since th

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