NBA

Phoenix Suns at Oklahoma City Thunder

· NBA Cup - Group Play
9-4, 4-3 Away
Final
83 - 99

11-2, 7-1 Home

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 28 points, Thunder beat Suns 99-83 in NBA Cup

Phoenix Suns vs. Oklahoma City Thunder: Game Highlights

Lu Dort had 15 points and nine rebounds, Jalen Williams added 14 points and eight rebounds and Isaiah Joe scored 11 points to help Oklahoma City improve to 11-2.

Oklahoma City led by 25 points in the second half en route to its third straight victory without injured center Chet Holmgren.

Josh Okogie had 15 points and nine rebounds for Phoenix, which played again without Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal and Grayson Allen.

Devin Booker added 12 points as the Suns dropped to 9-4. He missed his first six shots and finished 2 of 10 from the field.

Holmgren will miss at least eight weeks with a pelvic fracture after a hard fall during Sunday’s loss to Golden State.

Key moment Oklahoma City led by 18 points, 43-25, midway through second quarter but Phoenix scored 11 of the next 13 to cut it to 45-36. That was close as the Suns would get.

Key stat Oklahoma City outrebounded Phoenix 53-50.

Up next The Suns are at Minnesota on Sunday, while the Thunder host Dallas on Sunday night.

Regular Season Series

OKC leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Thunder: 64.5%
Suns: 35.5%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 83 - 99
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 83 - 99
4th 6.0 Bol Bol bad pass (Dillon Jones steals) 83 - 99
4th 16.0 Dillon Jones makes free throw 2 of 2 83 - 99
4th 16.0 Dillon Jones makes free throw 1 of 2 83 - 98

Statistics

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22-75 FG 36-91
29.3 Field Goal % 39.6
9-37 3PT 10-40
24.3 Three Point % 25.0
30-40 FT 17-18
75.0 Free Throw % 94.4
50 Rebounds 53
11 Offensive Rebounds 13
39 Defensive Rebounds 40
17 Assists 21
6 Steals 6
4 Blocks 11
14 Turnovers 10
3 Team Turnovers 1
17 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
20 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 11
4 Fast Break Points 14
22 Points in Paint 48
20 Fouls 26
4 Largest Lead 25

Game Information

Paycom Center

Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Attendance: 18,203 · Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 42 25 .627 - W2
Golden State 39 29 .574 3.5 L1
LA Clippers 38 30 .559 4.5 W3
Sacramento 34 33 .507 8 W1
Phoenix 32 37 .464 11 W1

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 56 12 .824 - W3
Denver 44 25 .638 12.5 W1
Minnesota 40 30 .571 17 L1
Portland 30 39 .435 26.5 W2
Utah 15 54 .217 41.5 L10
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