Game ID: 22500785
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Phoenix Suns
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 at 9:00 PM ET
Mortgage Matchup Center, Phoenix, AZ
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHX 25 27 28 29 109OKC 37 38 37 24 136
OKC @ PHX ScoutingOKC @ 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.
PHX availability going into 2/03 · 1 day's restOUT Booker missed 5 since 1/25, out tonight
BACK Green back 1/30 after 3, 16 min since (57% of 27)
BACK Bouyea back 1/25 after 10, 18 min since (136% of 13)
BACK Fleming back 1/25 after 4, 4 min since (37% of 12)
PHX availability going into 2/05 · 1 day's restOUT Booker missed 6 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Green missed 2 since 2/01, out tonight
NEW Allen 28 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Bouyea 13 to 18 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 2/07 · 1 day's restOUT Booker missed 7 since 1/25, returns tonight: 32 min (95% of 34)
OUT Green missed 3 since 2/01, returns tonight: 17 min (61% of 27)
OUT Fleming missed 2 since 2/03, out tonight
PHX availability going into 2/10 · 2 days' restOUT Fleming missed 3 since 2/03, out tonight
BACK Booker back 2/07 after 7, 32 min since (95% of 34)
BACK Green back 1/30 after 3, 16 min since (59% of 27)
PHX availability going into 2/11 · back-to-backOUT Allen missed 2 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Fleming missed 4 since 2/03, returns tonight: 20 min (168% of 12)
BACK Booker back 2/07 after 7, 32 min since (96% of 34)
BACK Green back 2/07 after 3, 19 min since (68% of 27)
PHX availability going into 2/19 · 7 days' restOUT Allen missed 3 since 2/07, out tonight
BACK Booker back 2/07 after 7, 32 min since (96% of 34)
BACK Green back 2/07 after 3, 19 min since (68% of 27)
BACK Fleming back 2/11 after 4, 20 min since (168% of 12)
PHX availability going into 2/21 · 1 day's restOUT Allen missed 4 since 2/07, returns tonight: 33 min (117% of 28)
BACK Booker back 2/07 after 7, 24 min since (72% of 34)
BACK Green back 2/07 after 3, 21 min since (78% of 27)
BACK Fleming back 2/11 after 4, 16 min since (135% of 12)
NEW Goodwin 22 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Bouyea 13 to 18 min over the last 4
PHX availability going into 2/22 · back-to-backBACK Booker back 2/07 after 7, 24 min since (72% of 34)
BACK Allen back 2/21 after 4, 33 min since (117% of 28)
BACK Green back 2/07 after 3, 25 min since (92% of 27)
BACK Fleming back 2/11 after 4, 16 min since (135% of 12)
PHX availability going into 2/24 · 1 day's restOUT Booker missed 2 since 2/21, out tonight
BACK Allen back 2/21 after 4, 33 min since (117% of 28)
BACK Fleming back 2/11 after 4, 18 min since (152% of 12)
NEW Coffey 12 to 17 min over the last 4
OKC availability going into 2/03 · 1 day's restOUT Jal. Williams missed 7 since 1/19, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 5 since 1/23, out tonight
OUT Caruso missed 6 since 1/21, returns tonight: 19 min (98% of 19)
OUT Carlson missed 2 since 1/29, out tonight
BACK Hartenstein back 1/29 after 16, 20 min since (83% of 24)
BACK Wiggins back 1/25 after 2, 28 min since (148% of 19)
NEW Dort 26 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Joe 20 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW J. Williams 19 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW K. Williams 14 to 23 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 2/04 · back-to-backOUT Jal. Williams missed 8 since 1/19, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 6 since 1/23, out tonight
OUT Carlson missed 3 since 1/29, returns tonight: 16 min (137% of 12)
BACK Hartenstein back 1/29 after 16, 21 min since (87% of 24)
BACK Caruso back 2/03 after 6, 19 min since (98% of 19)
BACK Wiggins back 1/25 after 2, 26 min since (138% of 19)
NEW Dort 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW K. Williams 14 to 21 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 2/07 · 2 days' restOUT Jal. Williams missed 9 since 1/19, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 7 since 1/23, out tonight
BACK Hartenstein back 1/29 after 16, 21 min since (87% of 24)
BACK Caruso back 2/03 after 6, 19 min since (98% of 19)
BACK Carlson back 2/04 after 3, 16 min since (137% of 12)
NEW Dort 26 to 31 min over the last 4
NEW Joe 20 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Wiggins 19 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW J. Williams 19 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW K. Williams 14 to 22 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 2/09 · 1 day's restOUT Gilgeous-Alexande missed 2 since 2/04, out tonight
OUT Jal. Williams missed 10 since 1/19, returns tonight: 24 min (89% of 27)
OUT Mitchell missed 8 since 1/23, out tonight
BACK Hartenstein back 1/29 after 16, 22 min since (91% of 24)
BACK Caruso back 2/03 after 6, 23 min since (117% of 19)
BACK Carlson back 2/04 after 3, 16 min since (137% of 12)
NEW Joe 20 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Wiggins 19 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW J. Williams 19 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW K. Williams 14 to 19 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 2/11 · 1 day's restOUT Gilgeous-Alexande missed 3 since 2/04, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 9 since 1/23, out tonight
OUT Carlson missed 2 since 2/07, out tonight
BACK Jal. Williams back 2/09 after 10, 24 min since (89% of 27)
BACK Caruso back 2/03 after 6, 23 min since (120% of 19)
NEW Joe 20 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Wiggins 19 to 24 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 2/12 · back-to-backOUT Gilgeous-Alexande missed 4 since 2/04, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 10 since 1/23, out tonight
OUT Carlson missed 3 since 2/07, out tonight
BACK Jal. Williams back 2/09 after 10, 22 min since (81% of 27)
BACK Caruso back 2/03 after 6, 19 min since (100% of 19)
NEW Joe 20 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Wiggins 19 to 24 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 2/20 · 7 days' restOUT Gilgeous-Alexande missed 5 since 2/04, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 11 since 1/23, out tonight
OUT Carlson missed 4 since 2/07, out tonight
BACK Jal. Williams back 2/09 after 10, 22 min since (81% of 27)
NEW Joe 20 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Wiggins 19 to 25 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 2/22 · 1 day's restOUT Gilgeous-Alexande missed 6 since 2/04, out tonight
OUT Jal. Williams missed 2 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 12 since 1/23, out tonight
OUT Carlson missed 5 since 2/07, out tonight
NEW Joe 20 to 25 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 2/24 · 1 day's restOUT Gilgeous-Alexande missed 7 since 2/04, out tonight
OUT Jal. Williams missed 3 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Mitchell missed 13 since 1/23, out tonight
OUT Carlson missed 6 since 2/07, out tonight
NEW Joe 20 to 25 min over the last 5
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 109 a night and allowing 113, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 16 free throws a game; Allen at 23 and Brooks at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Allen (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 108, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Wallace at 16 and Holmgren at 15 a game. Without Gilgeous-Alexander (3 straight), Mitchell (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where OKC has been plus-1 a night and Phoenix minus-8 and the line, where OKC takes 25 free throws a game to Phoenix's 16. Call it OKC 115, Phoenix 110.
2/03 @ POR 130-125 — PHX notes
PHX won 130-125. PHX shot 52% (50 of 97) to POR's 49%, 20 of 41 from three. PHX turned it over 11 times to POR's 17. Gillespie led with 30 (10 of 17, 8 of 14 from three); Allen added 24, Williams 24. The hinge was Q3, 34-22: PHX came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 7. PHX trailed 67-72 at the half and won the second half 63-53. Ighodaro was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
2/05 vs GSW 97-101 — PHX notes
PHX lost 97-101. PHX shot 46% (38 of 82) to GSW's 43%, 16 of 43 from three, and got to the line 6 times to GSW's 20. Brooks led with 24 (10 of 24, 2 of 6 from three); Allen added 21, Gillespie 11. Q3 was theirs, 27-17, turning a 4-point deficit into a 6-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 84-70 against them. They led by as many as 14.
2/07 vs PHI 103-109 — PHX notes
PHX lost 103-109. PHX took 9 more shots (83 to 74), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to PHI's 47%, 11 of 46 from three. PHX turned it over 12 times to PHI's 17. The glass went 40-50 against them. Brooks led with 28 (11 of 23, 2 of 10 from three); Booker added 21, O'Neale 14. Q4 was theirs, 32-28, the deficit cut from 10 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 81-71 against them. Gillespie's -24 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/10 vs DAL 120-111 — PHX notes
PHX won 120-111. PHX shot 48% (49 of 102) to DAL's 48%, 16 of 50 from three, and got to the line 9 times to DAL's 44. Brooks led with 23 (11 of 26, 1 of 10 from three); Booker added 19, Williams 13. The hinge was Q1, 36-16: from level to 20 ahead, and the lead reached 31. Gillespie was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
2/11 vs OKC 109-136 — PHX notes
PHX lost 109-136. PHX shot 47% (43 of 92) to OKC's 58%, 15 of 42 from three, and got to the line 13 times to OKC's 19. Brooks led with 23 (9 of 19, 1 of 5 from three); Goodwin added 12, O'Neale 12. Q4 was theirs, 29-24, the deficit cut from 32 to 27, but the other 3 periods went 112-80 against them. Goodwin's -32 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/19 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 27 and Castle at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. 7 days' rest. Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 15 free throws a game; Brooks at 22 and Williams at 13 a game. Without Allen (3 straight). 7 days' rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-10 a night and Phoenix minus-1 and the line, where San Antonio takes 24 free throws a game to Phoenix's 15. Call it San Antonio 120, Phoenix 112.
2/21 vs ORL — 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 105 a night and allowing 116, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 13 free throws a game; Brooks at 24 and Green at 15 a game. Without Allen (4 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 105, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 27 free throws a game; Bane at 24 and Banchero at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Bitadze (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 27 free throws a game to Phoenix's 13 and the arc, Orlando at 39 percent from three to Phoenix's 31. Call it Orlando 114, Phoenix 111, Phoenix keeping it close.
2/22 vs POR — 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 108 a night and allowing 117, shooting 41 percent and 30 from three, 17 free throws a game; Brooks at 20 and Green at 16 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Portland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 128, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Holiday at 21 and Avdija at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Sharpe (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Portland giving it away 19 times a game to Phoenix's 11 and the arc, Portland at 38 percent from three to Phoenix's 30. Call it Phoenix 118, Portland 116, Portland keeping it close.
2/24 vs BOS — 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 103 a night and allowing 114, shooting 40 percent and 30 from three, 12 free throws a game; Brooks at 17 and Green at 17 a game. Without Booker (2 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 102, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brown at 27 and Pritchard at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Boston allowing 102 a night to Phoenix's 114 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-9 a night and Phoenix plus-3. Call it Boston 111, Phoenix 108, Phoenix keeping it close.
2/03 vs ORL 128-92 — OKC notes
OKC won 128-92. OKC shot 52% (48 of 93) to ORL's 38%, 12 of 35 from three, and went to the line 26 times to ORL's 11 — 20 points from the stripe to their 11. OKC turned it over 10 times to ORL's 15. The glass went 52-38 for them. Joe led with 22 (8 of 12, 5 of 8 from three); Gilgeous-Alexander added 20, Dort 18. The hinge was Q1, 39-14: from level to 25 ahead, and the lead reached 41. Dort was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
2/04 @ SAS 106-116 — OKC notes
OKC lost 106-116. OKC shot 40% (37 of 93) to SAS's 45%, 19 of 47 from three, and got to the line 14 times to SAS's 20. The glass went 46-63 against them. K. Williams led with 25 (9 of 18, 4 of 7 from three); J. Williams added 24, Wiggins 20. Q3 was theirs, 27-22, the deficit cut from 15 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 94-79 against them. Wallace's -15 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/07 vs HOU 106-112 — OKC notes
OKC lost 106-112. OKC shot 45% (37 of 82) to HOU's 46%, 14 of 36 from three. Wallace led with 23 (10 of 16, 1 of 3 from three); Joe added 21, Holmgren 17. Q2 was theirs, 24-18, but the other 3 periods went 94-82 against them. They led by as many as 15. Wiggins's -24 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/09 @ LAL 119-110 — OKC notes
OKC won 119-110. OKC shot 48% (42 of 87) to LAL's 50%, 14 of 33 from three, and went to the line 29 times to LAL's 23 — 21 points from the stripe to their 16. Jal. Williams led with 23 (6 of 17, 11 of 13 at the line); Joe added 19, Caruso 17. The hinge was Q2, 36-28: a lead of 1 became 9. Caruso was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
2/11 @ PHX 136-109 — OKC notes
OKC won 136-109. OKC shot 58% (52 of 89) to PHX's 47%, 15 of 36 from three, and went to the line 19 times to PHX's 13 — 17 points from the stripe to their 8. Jal. Williams led with 28 (11 of 12); Joe added 21, K. Williams 15. The hinge was Q1, 37-25: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 37. Hartenstein was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
2/12 vs MIL — 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 119 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Joe at 17 and Holmgren at 15 a game. Without Gilgeous-Alexander (4 straight), Mitchell (10 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Milwaukee comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 42 from three, 15 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 22 and Rollins at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Gia. Antetokounmpo (8 straight), Prince (44 straight), Trent Jr. (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Milwaukee has been plus-7 a night and OKC plus-0 and the line, where OKC takes 23 free throws a game to Milwaukee's 15. Call it OKC 119, Milwaukee 110.
2/20 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Joe at 16 and Holmgren at 15 a game. Without Gilgeous-Alexander (5 straight), Mitchell (11 straight). 7 days' rest. Brooklyn comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Claxton at 18 and Traore at 15 a game. Without Claxton (2 straight), Johnson (18 straight), Minott (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: OKC wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it OKC 117, Brooklyn 107, OKC by 10.
2/22 vs CLE — 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 112 a night and allowing 105, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Joe at 18 and Holmgren at 15 a game. Without Gilgeous-Alexander (6 straight), Jal. Williams (2 straight), Mitchell (12 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 111, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 28 free throws a game; Mitchell at 29 and Allen at 23 a game. That is 5 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it OKC 116, Cleveland 112, Cleveland keeping it close.
2/24 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 104, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Ingram at 22 and Quickley at 20 a game. One day's rest. OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 106, shooting 47 percent and 41 from three, 24 free throws a game; Joe at 18 and Holmgren at 15 a game. Without Gilgeous-Alexander (7 straight), Jal. Williams (3 straight), Mitchell (13 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 41 percent from three to Toronto's 35 and the turnovers, OKC giving it away 15 times a game to Toronto's 11. Call it Toronto 112, OKC 111, OKC keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHXAC A. Coffey
CG C. Gillespie
DB D. Brooks
JB J. Bouyea
JG J. Goodwin
KB K. Brea
KM K. Maluach
MW M. Williams
OI O. Ighodaro
RD R. Dunn
RF R. Fleming
RO R. O'Neale
OKCAC A. Caruso
AW A. Wiggins
BB B. Boeheim
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
IH I. Hartenstein
IJ I. Joe
JM J. McCain
JW J. Williams
JW Jal. Williams
JW Jay. Williams
KW K. Williams
LD L. Dort
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
Jalen Williams scores 28 points and the Thunder cruise past the Suns, 136-109
PHOENIX -- — Jalen Williams scored 28 points, Isaiah Joe added 21 and the hot-shooting Oklahoma City Thunder cruised to a 136-109 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night.
Oklahoma City led by at least 20 points for the entire second half, pushing the advantage to 37 in the third. Williams shot 11 of 12 from the field and added five assists and four rebounds. Joe made 6 of 8 3-pointers.
Kenrich Williams added 15 points and Chet Holmgren had 13. The defending champion Thunder — who have won four of six — shot 58.4% from the field and got 74 points from players coming off the bench.
Dillon Brooks led the Suns with 23 points. Royce O'Neale and Jordan Goodwin both added 12.
The Thunder jumped to a 75-52 lead by halftime, shooting 11 of 18 (61.1%) from 3-point range. Joe came off the bench to lead the Thunder with 15 points before the break. Brooks led the Suns with 14.
Despite the lopsided loss, the Suns go into the All-Star break with a 32-23 record, which is much better than most anticipated after the franchise traded 15-time All-Star Kevin Durant to the Rockets during the summer.
Oklahoma City leads the NBA with a 42-13 record.
Both teams were missing important pieces Wednesday.
The Suns were without guards Devin Booker (ankle), Jalen Green (hamstring) and Grayson Allen (knee). Booker and Green recently came back from injuries and played on Tuesday in a win against the Mavericks, but coach Jordan Ott elected not to risk the their health on the second night of back-to-back games.
Thunder guards Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Ajay Mitchell both missed the game with abdominal strains. Gilgeous-Alexander — who missed his fourth straight game — is second in the league in scoring with 31.8 points per game.
Up next Thunder: Host Milwaukee on Thursday night.