Story byRyan YoungStaff writerMon, December 8, 2025 at 5:32 AM UTC·2 min readThe Oklahoma City Thunder had no issues on Sunday night, even with reigning league MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander sitting on the bench. The Delta Center in Salt Lake City, on the other hand, struggled. Midway through the second quarter, a smoke machine sitting on top of one of the baskets in the arena started going off randomly while Thunder star Chet Holmgren was shooting a free throw. It kept going off for quite some time, too, and nobody on the court seemed to notice. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementHolmgren even threw down a dunk on a fast break before officials stopped the game to fix the broken smoke machine — which made for quite the scene.“He is literally setting this place on fire,” one of the announcers joked. The Jazz opened the game with a free throw, though that was their only lead of the night. The Thunder responded with a 13-0 burst before rolling to the 131-101 win.