Thunder thump Jazz, move closer to clinching No. 1 seed

Chet Holmgren scored 21 points in less than three quarters to lift the Oklahoma City Thunder a step closer to clinching the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference with a 146-111 home win over the Utah Jazz on Sunday.

With four games to play, the Thunder moved three games ahead of San Antonio. Oklahoma City's magic number to clinch the West's top spot for the third consecutive season is two.

Oklahoma City (62-16) has won five consecutive games and 17 of its last 18.

The Jazz (21-57) have dropped eight consecutive games...