Oklahoma City Thunder @ Phoenix Suns
Wednesday, April 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM ET
PHX Arena, Phoenix, AZ | Game ID: 22401164
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHX 39 28 26 19 112OKC 29 33 43 20 125
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Jalen Williams scores 33 to lead Thunder past Suns, who were eliminated from playoff race
PHOENIX -- — Jalen Williams scored 33 points, Chet Holmgren added 22 and the short-handed Oklahoma City Thunder beat Phoenix 125-112 on Wednesday night, eliminating the Suns from the playoff race.
Phoenix will miss the playoffs for the first time since 2020 despite having a roster that included the high-priced All-Star trio of Kevin Durant , Devin Booker and Bradley Beal .
The Thunder have already wrapped up the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference playoffs and were without several key players on Wednesday, including All-Star guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander , defensive star Luguentz Dort and center Isaiah Hartenstein .
That didn't stop them from topping the Suns, who have lost eight straight.
Oklahoma City trailed for nearly the entire first half but rallied in the third quarter for a 105-93 advantage entering the fourth. Williams — who played high school basketball in suburban Phoenix — shot 13 of 23 from the field.
The Suns were led by Beal's 25 points. Booker added 20 points and 14 assists. Durant missed the game with a sprained ankle suffered last week.
Takeaways Thunder: Oklahoma City won its 66th game of the season without three of its best players. The Thunder have won 21 of their past 23 and are just trying to stay heatlhy as the playoffs approach.
Suns: A miserable season will end without a trip to the postseason. Phoenix entered the season with championship aspirations, but the Durant-Booker-Beal combo never completely gelled and the supporting cast was inconsistent. First-year coach Mike Budenholzer might not be around to lead the team for a second as an offseason of upheavel looms.
Key moment The Thunder ended the third quarter on a 12-2 run to take control.
Key stat After starting the season with an 8-1 record, the Suns are 27-44.
Up next The Thunder are on the road against the Jazz and the Suns host the Spurs on Friday night.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
OKCAC A. Caruso
AF A. Flagler
AW A. Wiggins
CH C. Holmgren
DJ D. Jones
IJ I. Joe
JW J. Williams
JW Jal. Williams
JW Jay. Williams
KW K. Williams
PHXBB B. Beal
CG C. Gillespie
DB D. Booker
DL D. Lee
GA G. Allen
JB J. Bridges
MP M. Plumlee
OI O. Ighodaro
RD R. Dunn
RO R. O'Neale
TJ T. Jones
TW T. Washington Jr.
OKC/PHX 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
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