Game ID: 22400724
Phoenix Suns @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 9:30 PM ET
Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
OKC 37 24 43 36 140PHX 33 30 16 30 109
OKC vs PHX ScoutingOKC vs PHX Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
OKC availability going into 1/26 · 2 days' restOUT Holmgren missed 34 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Hartenstein missed 5 since 1/16, returns tonight: 33 min (124% of 26)
OUT Joe missed 2 since 1/22, returns tonight: 25 min (129% of 19)
OUT Mitchell missed 10 since 1/05, out tonight
NEW Wiggins 21 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Jay. Williams 14 to 24 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 1/29 · 2 days' restOUT Holmgren missed 35 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 11 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Hartenstein back 1/26 after 5, 33 min since (124% of 26)
BACK Joe back 1/26 after 2, 25 min since (129% of 19)
NEW Jay. Williams 14 to 24 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 2/01 · 2 days' restOUT Holmgren missed 36 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 12 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Hartenstein back 1/26 after 5, 32 min since (121% of 26)
BACK Joe back 1/26 after 2, 27 min since (141% of 19)
NEW Jay. Williams 14 to 20 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 2/03 · 1 day's restOUT Holmgren missed 37 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 13 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Hartenstein back 1/26 after 5, 30 min since (114% of 26)
BACK Joe back 1/26 after 2, 26 min since (135% of 19)
OKC availability going into 2/05 · 1 day's restOUT Jal. Williams missed 2 since 2/01, returns tonight: 26 min (77% of 33)
OUT Holmgren missed 38 since 11/11, out tonight
OUT Caruso missed 2 since 2/01, returns tonight: 17 min (83% of 21)
OUT Mitchell missed 14 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Hartenstein back 1/26 after 5, 27 min since (103% of 26)
BACK Joe back 1/26 after 2, 25 min since (131% of 19)
NEW Jay. Williams 14 to 21 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 2/07 · 1 day's restOUT Holmgren missed 39 since 11/11, returns tonight: 22 min (77% of 28)
OUT Wallace missed 2 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 15 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Jal. Williams back 2/05 after 2, 26 min since (77% of 33)
BACK Hartenstein back 1/26 after 5, 27 min since (102% of 26)
BACK Caruso back 2/05 after 2, 17 min since (83% of 21)
BACK Joe back 1/26 after 2, 24 min since (127% of 19)
NEW Jay. Williams 14 to 20 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 2/08 · back-to-backOUT Wallace missed 3 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 16 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Jal. Williams back 2/05 after 2, 29 min since (89% of 33)
BACK Holmgren back 2/07 after 39, 22 min since (77% of 28)
BACK Caruso back 2/05 after 2, 19 min since (90% of 21)
NEW Wiggins 21 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Joe 19 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Jay. Williams 14 to 20 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 2/10 · 1 day's restOUT Dort missed 2 since 2/07, returns tonight: 25 min (86% of 29)
OUT Wallace missed 4 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 17 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Jal. Williams back 2/05 after 2, 32 min since (97% of 33)
BACK Holmgren back 2/07 after 39, 22 min since (77% of 28)
BACK Caruso back 2/05 after 2, 22 min since (103% of 21)
NEW Wiggins 21 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW K. Williams 15 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Jay. Williams 14 to 20 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 2/12 · 1 day's restOUT Wallace missed 5 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 18 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Jal. Williams back 2/05 after 2, 30 min since (92% of 33)
BACK Dort back 2/10 after 2, 25 min since (86% of 29)
BACK Holmgren back 2/07 after 39, 23 min since (83% of 28)
BACK Caruso back 2/05 after 2, 21 min since (99% of 21)
NEW Wiggins 21 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Jay. Williams 14 to 20 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restOUT Nurkić missed 10 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Ighodaro missed 2 since 1/25, returns tonight: 0 min (2% of 17)
OUT Gillespie missed 2 since 1/25, returns tonight: 0 min (2% of 14)
OUT Morris missed 2 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 2 since 1/25, out tonight
BACK Beal back 1/20 after 2, 32 min since (101% of 32)
PHX availability going into 1/31 · 1 day's restOUT Nurkić missed 11 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Morris missed 3 since 1/25, returns tonight: 5 min (38% of 13)
OUT Bol missed 3 since 1/25, returns tonight: 5 min (38% of 12)
BACK Beal back 1/20 after 2, 30 min since (95% of 32)
BACK Ighodaro back 1/29 after 2, 0 min since (2% of 17)
BACK Gillespie back 1/22 after 39, 2 min since (12% of 14)
PHX availability going into 2/01 · back-to-backOUT Nurkić missed 12 since 1/09, out tonight
BACK Ighodaro back 1/29 after 2, 3 min since (15% of 17)
BACK Gillespie back 1/22 after 39, 2 min since (18% of 14)
BACK Morris back 1/31 after 3, 5 min since (38% of 13)
BACK Bol back 1/31 after 3, 5 min since (38% of 12)
PHX availability going into 2/03 · 1 day's restOUT Nurkić missed 13 since 1/09, out tonight
BACK Ighodaro back 1/29 after 2, 3 min since (19% of 17)
BACK Gillespie back 1/29 after 2, 3 min since (22% of 14)
BACK Morris back 1/31 after 3, 5 min since (38% of 13)
BACK Bol back 1/31 after 3, 5 min since (38% of 12)
PHX availability going into 2/05 · 1 day's restOUT Nurkić missed 14 since 1/09, out tonight
BACK Ighodaro back 1/29 after 2, 3 min since (19% of 17)
BACK Gillespie back 1/29 after 2, 3 min since (22% of 14)
BACK Morris back 1/31 after 3, 5 min since (38% of 13)
BACK Bol back 1/31 after 3, 5 min since (38% of 12)
PHX availability going into 2/07 · 1 day's restOUT Nurkić missed 15 since 1/09, not on tonight's roster
OUT Morris missed 2 since 2/03, returns tonight: 15 min (116% of 13)
BACK Ighodaro back 1/29 after 2, 5 min since (27% of 17)
BACK Gillespie back 1/29 after 2, 4 min since (31% of 14)
BACK Bol back 1/31 after 3, 6 min since (48% of 12)
PHX availability going into 2/08 · back-to-backOUT Durant missed 2 since 2/05, out tonight
BACK Morris back 1/31 after 3, 8 min since (64% of 13)
BACK Bol back 1/31 after 3, 11 min since (84% of 12)
NEW Allen 24 to 29 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 2/11 · 2 days' restOUT Durant missed 3 since 2/05, returns tonight: 43 min (117% of 36)
OUT Beal missed 2 since 2/07, out tonight
BACK Morris back 2/07 after 2, 14 min since (113% of 13)
NEW Allen 24 to 31 min over the last 4
NEW Bol 12 to 18 min over the last 4
PHX availability going into 2/12 · back-to-backOUT Beal missed 3 since 2/07, out tonight
BACK Durant back 2/11 after 3, 43 min since (117% of 36)
BACK Morris back 2/07 after 2, 14 min since (113% of 13)
NEW O'Neale 24 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Allen 24 to 30 min over the last 4
NEW Bol 12 to 24 min over the last 4
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 36 and Jal. Williams at 28 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Jal. Williams (2 straight), Holmgren (38 straight), Caruso (2 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 117, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Booker at 31 and Durant at 25 a game. Without Nurkić (14 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where OKC has been plus-10 a night and Phoenix minus-3 and the turnovers, Phoenix giving it away 16 times a game to OKC's 12. Call it OKC 119, Phoenix 109, OKC by 10.
1/26 @ POR 118-108 — OKC notes
OKC won 118-108. OKC shot 47% (42 of 89) to POR's 41%, 10 of 30 from three. OKC turned it over 7 times to POR's 15. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 35 (12 of 25, 2 of 4 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Jal. Williams added 24, Joe 16. The hinge was Q2, 39-26: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 19. Caruso was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
1/29 @ GSW 109-116 — OKC notes
OKC lost 109-116. OKC took 18 more shots (99 to 81), fed by 17 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to GSW's 49%, 9 of 39 from three. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 52 (16 of 29, 2 of 6 from three, 18 of 21 at the line); Jal. Williams added 26, Joe 17. Q1 was theirs, 34-20, but the other 3 periods went 96-75 against them. They led by as many as 14. Jal. Williams's -18 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/01 vs SAC 144-110 — OKC notes
OKC won 144-110. OKC shot 53% (57 of 107) to SAC's 40%, 19 of 46 from three, and got to the line 16 times to SAC's 26. The glass went 70-37 for them. Wiggins led with 41 (16 of 30, 6 of 14 from three); Gilgeous-Alexander added 29, Dort 20. The hinge was Q2, 46-24: a lead of 5 became 27, and the lead reached 37. Wiggins was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
2/03 vs MIL 125-96 — OKC notes
OKC won 125-96. OKC shot 52% (51 of 99) to MIL's 38%, 16 of 41 from three, and got to the line 8 times to MIL's 21. The glass went 55-37 for them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 34 (15 of 19, 2 of 3 from three); Dieng added 21, Joe 18. The hinge was Q1, 39-22: from level to 17 ahead, and the lead reached 44. Gilgeous-Alexander was the night's best plus/minus at +34.
2/05 vs PHX 140-109 — OKC notes
OKC won 140-109. OKC shot 51% (52 of 102) to PHX's 47%, 12 of 42 from three, and got to the line 27 times to PHX's 33. OKC turned it over 5 times to PHX's 18. The glass went 46-35 for them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 50 (18 of 29, 3 of 7 from three, 11 of 12 at the line); Wiggins added 17, Jal. Williams 13. The hinge was Q3, 43-16: OKC came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 25, and the lead reached 38. OKC trailed 61-63 at the half and won the second half 79-46. Gilgeous-Alexander was the night's best plus/minus at +42.
2/07 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 40 and Jal. Williams at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 14 a night. Without Holmgren (39 straight), Wallace (2 straight). One day's rest. Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Barnes at 19 and Barrett at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Barrett (2 straight), Lawson (8 straight), Boucher (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where OKC has been plus-14 a night and Toronto minus-10 and the defense, OKC allowing 108 a night to Toronto's 114. Call it OKC 120, Toronto 107, OKC by 13.
2/08 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 28 and Bane at 21 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Bane (2 straight). 2 days' rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 38 and Jal. Williams at 22 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 14 a night. Without Wallace (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 108 a night to Memphis's 119 and the turnovers, Memphis giving it away 16 times a game to OKC's 11. Call it OKC 118, Memphis 117, Memphis keeping it close.
2/10 vs NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 107, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 34 and Wiggins at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 16 a night. Without Dort (2 straight), Wallace (4 straight). One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 129, shooting 48 percent and 42 from three, 23 free throws a game; Murphy III at 32 and Williamson at 28 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Jones (14 straight), Payton (30 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where OKC has been plus-16 a night and New Orleans minus-6 and the defense, OKC allowing 107 a night to New Orleans's 129. Call it OKC 126, New Orleans 109, OKC by 17.
2/12 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 105, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 34 and Jal. Williams at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Wallace (5 straight). One day's rest. Miami comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 108, shooting 42 percent and 33 from three, 18 free throws a game; Adebayo at 22 and Herro at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where OKC has been plus-10 a night and Miami plus-0 and the arc, OKC at 39 percent from three to Miami's 33. Call it OKC 118, Miami 104, OKC by 14.
1/29 vs MIN 113-121 — PHX notes
PHX lost 113-121. PHX took 10 more shots (85 to 75), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 51% to MIN's 56%, 12 of 32 from three, and got to the line 20 times to MIN's 27. Durant led with 33 (13 of 19, 4 of 8 from three); Booker added 28, Beal 17. Q1 was theirs, 29-22, but the other 3 periods went 99-84 against them. They led by as many as 12. Plumlee's -15 in 15 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/31 @ GSW 130-105 — PHX notes
PHX won 130-105. PHX shot 56% (50 of 89) to GSW's 38%, 19 of 39 from three, and got to the line 16 times to GSW's 25. Booker led with 31 (12 of 23, 5 of 11 from three); Beal added 21, Durant 19. The hinge was Q2, 32-24: a lead of 3 became 11, and the lead reached 29. Booker was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
2/01 @ POR 108-127 — PHX notes
PHX lost 108-127. PHX shot 45% (38 of 84) to POR's 52%, 10 of 33 from three. PHX turned it over 18 times to POR's 9, and POR turned those into 11 steals. Booker led with 37 (11 of 18, 2 of 6 from three, 13 of 14 at the line); Durant added 22, Beal 13. Q4 was theirs, 29-29, but the other 3 periods went 98-79 against them. Durant's -22 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/03 @ POR 119-121 — PHX notes
PHX lost 119-121 in 1 overtime. PHX shot 47% (40 of 85) to POR's 45%, 15 of 42 from three. Booker led with 34 (9 of 18, 3 of 8 from three, 13 of 14 at the line); Durant added 27, Beal 25. Q2 was theirs, 24-18, but the other 4 periods went 103-95 against them. Richards's -16 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/05 @ OKC 109-140 — PHX notes
PHX lost 109-140. PHX shot 47% (33 of 70) to OKC's 51%, 14 of 36 from three, and went to the line 33 times to OKC's 27 — 29 points from the stripe to their 24. PHX turned it over 18 times to OKC's 5, and OKC turned those into 15 steals. The glass went 35-46 against them. Beal led with 25 (7 of 11, 10 of 10 at the line); Booker added 19, O'Neale 18. Q2 was theirs, 30-24, turning a 4-point deficit into a 2-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 116-79 against them. They led by as many as 12. Booker's -38 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/07 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 123, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Booker at 30 and Durant at 25 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Nurkić (15 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 26 free throws a game; Clarkson at 21 and Collins at 19 a game. Without Hendricks (46 straight), Williams (8 straight), Tshiebwe (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-3 a night and Phoenix minus-4. Call it Phoenix 118, Utah 114, Utah keeping it close.
2/08 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 124, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Booker at 34 and Durant at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Durant (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Denver comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 112, shooting 54 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Jokić at 30 and Porter Jr. at 29 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Westbrook (4 straight), Watson (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-6 a night and Phoenix minus-7 and the defense, Denver allowing 112 a night to Phoenix's 124. Call it Denver 121, Phoenix 116.
2/11 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 127, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Booker at 32 and Beal at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Durant (3 straight), Beal (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Memphis comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 28 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 28 and Morant at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Memphis wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Memphis has been plus-6 a night and Phoenix minus-10 and the defense, Memphis allowing 116 a night to Phoenix's 127. Call it Memphis 122, Phoenix 116.
2/12 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 111, shooting 42 percent and 31 from three, 24 free throws a game; Green at 21 and Sengun at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without VanVleet (5 straight), Smith Jr. (20 straight). 2 days' rest. Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 126, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Booker at 28 and Bol at 13 a game. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Beal (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-5 a night and Phoenix minus-12 and the defense, Houston allowing 111 a night to Phoenix's 126. Call it Houston 117, Phoenix 110.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHXBB B. Beal
BB B. Bol
CG C. Gillespie
DB D. Booker
DL D. Lee
GA G. Allen
JB J. Bridges
MP M. Plumlee
NR N. Richards
OI O. Ighodaro
RD R. Dunn
RO R. O'Neale
TJ T. Jones
OKCAC A. Caruso
AD A. Ducas
AF A. Flagler
AW A. Wiggins
DJ D. Jones
IH I. Hartenstein
IJ I. Joe
JW J. Williams
JW Jal. Williams
JW Jay. Williams
KW K. Williams
LD L. Dort
OD O. Dieng
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
PHX/OKC the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
OKLAHOMA CITY -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 50 points and the NBA-leading Oklahoma City Thunder routed the Phoenix Suns 140-109 on Wednesday night to improve to 40-9.
The Thunder said Gilgeous-Alexander became the ninth player in NBA history to score at least 50 points three times in a seven-game span. He had a career-high 54 against Utah on Jan. 29 and 52 at Golden State a week ago.
Phoenix's Kevin Durant sat out with a sprained left ankle. The 36-year-old All-Star forward remains 26 points short of 30,000 for his career.
Oklahoma City's fans still got a show. Several times, they serenaded Gilgeous-Alexander with the “M-V-P! M-V-P!” chants once reserved for Durant as the former Thunder star watched from the Phoenix bench.
Bradley Beal led Phoenix with 25 points, Devin Booker had 19 and Royce O'Neale 18. They have lost three in a row.
Phoenix led 63-61 at halftime, despite 28 points from Gilgeous-Alexander.
The Thunder opened the second half on a 13-0 run to take a 74-63 lead. Gilgeous-Alexander’s steal and two-handed jam gave the Thunder an 81-65 advantage with 6:21 left in the third.
Gilgeous-Alexander scored his 50th point on a baseline jumper early in the fourth quarter to give Oklahoma City a 114-84 lead.
Takeaways Suns: Oklahoma City scored 23 points off Phoenix's 22 turnovers, adding to the challenge of playing without Durant. Booker failed to pick up the slack — making just 3 of 9 field goals.
Thunder: The league's best free throw shooting team was good again, making 24 of 27. Oklahoma City also made 40 of 60 shots inside the 3-point arc.
Key moment Oklahoma City's Lu Dort stuffed Beal's dunk attempt in the third quarter, then Gilgeous-Alexander made a layup at the other end to make it 87-69.
Key stat The Thunder committed just six turnovers, with two in the final minute.
Up next Both teams play Friday night. The Suns host Utah, and the Thunder host Toronto.