Game ID: 42500144
Oklahoma City Thunder @ Phoenix Suns
Monday, April 27, 2026 at 9:30 PM ET
Mortgage Matchup Center, Phoenix, AZ
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHX 33 34 31 24 122OKC 37 38 31 25 131
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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 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Highsmith missed 12 since 3/19, returns tonight: 10 min (93% of 11)
BACK Williams back 4/02 after 15, 24 min since (100% of 24)
BACK Coffey back 4/08 after 9, 13 min since (114% of 12)
BACK Huntley back 4/10 after 5, 4 min since (42% of 10)
PHX availability going into 4/19 · 6 days' restOUT Booker missed 2 since 4/10, returns tonight: 33 min (98% of 34)
OUT Green missed 2 since 4/10, returns tonight: 32 min (116% of 27)
OUT Goodwin missed 2 since 4/10, returns tonight: 5 min (23% of 22)
BACK Coffey back 4/08 after 9, 18 min since (153% of 12)
BACK Highsmith back 4/12 after 12, 10 min since (93% of 11)
BACK Huntley back 4/10 after 5, 17 min since (165% of 10)
NEW Fleming 12 to 19 min over the last 4
PHX availability going into 4/22 · 2 days' restOUT Allen missed 2 since 4/12, out tonight
BACK Booker back 4/19 after 2, 33 min since (98% of 34)
BACK Green back 4/19 after 2, 32 min since (116% of 27)
BACK Goodwin back 4/19 after 2, 5 min since (23% of 22)
BACK Coffey back 4/08 after 9, 14 min since (124% of 12)
BACK Highsmith back 4/12 after 12, 9 min since (80% of 11)
BACK Huntley back 4/10 after 5, 17 min since (165% of 10)
NEW Fleming 12 to 17 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 4/25 · 2 days' restOUT Allen missed 3 since 4/12, returns tonight: 17 min (60% of 28)
BACK Booker back 4/19 after 2, 37 min since (108% of 34)
BACK Green back 4/19 after 2, 36 min since (134% of 27)
BACK Goodwin back 4/19 after 2, 5 min since (23% of 22)
BACK Coffey back 4/08 after 9, 12 min since (100% of 12)
BACK Highsmith back 4/12 after 12, 9 min since (80% of 11)
BACK Huntley back 4/10 after 5, 17 min since (165% of 10)
NEW Fleming 12 to 17 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 4/27 · 1 day's restBACK Booker back 4/19 after 2, 38 min since (111% of 34)
BACK Allen back 4/25 after 3, 17 min since (60% of 28)
BACK Green back 4/19 after 2, 37 min since (137% of 27)
BACK Goodwin back 4/19 after 2, 5 min since (23% of 22)
BACK Highsmith back 4/12 after 12, 7 min since (64% of 11)
BACK Huntley back 4/10 after 5, 17 min since (165% of 10)
OKC availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restBACK Sandfort back 4/10 after 6, 28 min since (179% of 16)
BACK Carlson back 4/02 after 2, 16 min since (140% of 12)
OKC availability going into 4/19 · 6 days' restOUT Gilgeous-Alexande missed 2 since 4/10, returns tonight: 29 min (87% of 34)
OUT Holmgren missed 2 since 4/10, returns tonight: 25 min (85% of 29)
OUT Jal. Williams missed 2 since 4/10, returns tonight: 29 min (107% of 27)
OUT Mitchell missed 2 since 4/10, returns tonight: 22 min (83% of 26)
OUT Wallace missed 2 since 4/10, returns tonight: 21 min (78% of 26)
OUT Hartenstein missed 2 since 4/10, returns tonight: 20 min (82% of 24)
OUT Joe missed 2 since 4/10, returns tonight: 20 min (102% of 20)
OUT Caruso missed 2 since 4/10, returns tonight: 13 min (69% of 19)
OUT J. Williams missed 2 since 4/10, returns tonight: 10 min (51% of 19)
BACK Sandfort back 4/10 after 6, 28 min since (178% of 16)
NEW Carlson 12 to 24 min over the last 4
OKC availability going into 4/22 · 2 days' restBACK Gilgeous-Alexande back 4/19 after 2, 29 min since (87% of 34)
BACK Holmgren back 4/19 after 2, 25 min since (85% of 29)
BACK Jal. Williams back 4/19 after 2, 29 min since (107% of 27)
BACK Mitchell back 4/19 after 2, 22 min since (83% of 26)
BACK Wallace back 4/19 after 2, 21 min since (78% of 26)
BACK Hartenstein back 4/19 after 2, 20 min since (82% of 24)
BACK Joe back 4/19 after 2, 20 min since (102% of 20)
BACK Caruso back 4/19 after 2, 13 min since (69% of 19)
BACK J. Williams back 4/19 after 2, 10 min since (51% of 19)
BACK Sandfort back 4/10 after 6, 28 min since (178% of 16)
NEW Carlson 12 to 29 min over the last 3
OKC availability going into 4/25 · 2 days' restBACK Gilgeous-Alexande back 4/19 after 2, 34 min since (100% of 34)
BACK Holmgren back 4/19 after 2, 29 min since (98% of 29)
BACK Jal. Williams back 4/19 after 2, 26 min since (96% of 27)
BACK Mitchell back 4/19 after 2, 25 min since (97% of 26)
BACK Wallace back 4/19 after 2, 21 min since (80% of 26)
BACK Hartenstein back 4/19 after 2, 21 min since (87% of 24)
BACK Joe back 4/19 after 2, 17 min since (89% of 20)
BACK Caruso back 4/19 after 2, 18 min since (95% of 19)
BACK J. Williams back 4/19 after 2, 10 min since (55% of 19)
BACK Sandfort back 4/10 after 6, 28 min since (178% of 16)
NEW K. Williams 14 to 19 min over the last 4
OKC availability going into 4/27 · 1 day's restBACK Gilgeous-Alexande back 4/19 after 2, 35 min since (104% of 34)
BACK Holmgren back 4/19 after 2, 29 min since (99% of 29)
BACK Jal. Williams back 4/19 after 2, 26 min since (96% of 27)
BACK Mitchell back 4/19 after 2, 28 min since (106% of 26)
BACK Wallace back 4/19 after 2, 23 min since (86% of 26)
BACK Hartenstein back 4/19 after 2, 22 min since (90% of 24)
BACK Joe back 4/19 after 2, 17 min since (89% of 20)
BACK Caruso back 4/19 after 2, 20 min since (102% of 19)
BACK J. Williams back 4/19 after 2, 14 min since (73% of 19)
BACK Sandfort back 4/10 after 6, 28 min since (178% of 16)
OKC availability going into 5/05 · 7 days' restOUT Jal. Williams missed 2 since 4/25, out tonight
BACK Gilgeous-Alexande back 4/19 after 2, 36 min since (106% of 34)
BACK Holmgren back 4/19 after 2, 30 min since (104% of 29)
BACK Mitchell back 4/19 after 2, 29 min since (111% of 26)
BACK Wallace back 4/19 after 2, 23 min since (86% of 26)
BACK Hartenstein back 4/19 after 2, 24 min since (98% of 24)
BACK Joe back 4/19 after 2, 14 min since (71% of 20)
BACK Caruso back 4/19 after 2, 21 min since (109% of 19)
BACK J. Williams back 4/19 after 2, 13 min since (67% of 19)
OKC availability going into 5/07 · 1 day's restOUT Jal. Williams missed 3 since 4/25, out tonight
BACK Gilgeous-Alexande back 4/19 after 2, 36 min since (106% of 34)
BACK Holmgren back 4/19 after 2, 30 min since (104% of 29)
BACK Mitchell back 4/19 after 2, 29 min since (110% of 26)
BACK Wallace back 4/19 after 2, 22 min since (83% of 26)
BACK Hartenstein back 4/19 after 2, 24 min since (99% of 24)
BACK Joe back 4/19 after 2, 13 min since (68% of 20)
BACK Caruso back 4/19 after 2, 21 min since (108% of 19)
BACK J. Williams back 4/19 after 2, 14 min since (75% of 19)
OKC availability going into 5/09 · 1 day's restOUT Jal. Williams missed 4 since 4/25, out tonight
OKC availability going into 5/11 · 1 day's restOUT Jal. Williams missed 5 since 4/25, out tonight
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 102 a night and allowing 113, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brooks at 23 and Green at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 18 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 35 and Holmgren at 15 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Phoenix giving it away 17 times a game to OKC's 9 and the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-4 a night and OKC minus-2. Call it OKC 113, Phoenix 110, Phoenix keeping it close.
4/12 @ OKC 135-103 — PHX notes
PHX won 135-103. PHX shot 55% (56 of 101) to OKC's 43%, 20 of 41 from three. The glass went 54-36 for them. Bouyea led with 27 (12 of 23, 3 of 8 from three); Brea added 20, Dunn 20. The hinge was Q1, 37-19: from level to 18 ahead, and the lead reached 32. Bouyea was the night's best plus/minus at +37.
4/19 @ OKC 84-119 — PHX notes
PHX lost 84-119. PHX shot 35% (29 of 83) to OKC's 45%, 13 of 39 from three. PHX turned it over 17 times to OKC's 6, and OKC turned those into 13 steals. Booker led with 23 (8 of 17, 2 of 5 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Brooks added 18, Green 17. Q4 was theirs, 18-22, but the other 3 periods went 97-66 against them. Gillespie's -35 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/22 @ OKC 107-120 — PHX notes
PHX lost 107-120. PHX shot 46% (39 of 85) to OKC's 47%, 11 of 31 from three. PHX turned it over 21 times to OKC's 10, and OKC turned those into 14 steals. Brooks led with 30 (12 of 23, 5 of 9 from three); Booker added 22, Green 21. Q4 was theirs, 30-20, the deficit cut from 23 to 13, but the other 3 periods went 100-77 against them. Ighodaro's -23 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/25 vs OKC 109-121 — PHX notes
PHX lost 109-121. PHX shot 44% (38 of 87) to OKC's 49%, 13 of 41 from three. Brooks led with 33 (11 of 21, 4 of 9 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Green added 26, Booker 16. Q3 was theirs, 26-25, the deficit cut from 9 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 96-83 against them. Allen's -16 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/27 vs OKC 122-131 — PHX notes
PHX lost 122-131. PHX took 8 more shots (90 to 82), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 53% to OKC's 54%, 14 of 39 from three, and got to the line 16 times to OKC's 30. Booker led with 24 (8 of 16, 1 of 6 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Brooks added 23, Green 23. Q3 was theirs, 31-31, but the other 3 periods went 100-91 against them. Gillespie's -27 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/12 vs PHX 103-135 — OKC notes
OKC lost 103-135. OKC shot 43% (41 of 95) to PHX's 55%, 18 of 46 from three. The glass went 36-54 against them. Carlson led with 26 (10 of 20, 5 of 10 from three); Sandfort added 23, Topić 18. Q2 was theirs, 33-33, but the other 3 periods went 102-70 against them. McCain's -29 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/19 vs PHX 119-84 — OKC notes
OKC won 119-84. OKC shot 45% (42 of 93) to PHX's 35%, 14 of 46 from three. OKC turned it over 6 times to PHX's 17. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 25 (5 of 18, 0 of 4 from three, 15 of 17 at the line); Jal. Williams added 22, Holmgren 16. The hinge was Q1, 35-20: from level to 15 ahead, and the lead reached 39. Gilgeous-Alexander was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
4/22 vs PHX 120-107 — OKC notes
OKC won 120-107. OKC shot 47% (43 of 91) to PHX's 46%, 14 of 40 from three. OKC turned it over 10 times to PHX's 21. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 37 (13 of 25, 2 of 5 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Holmgren added 19, Jal. Williams 19. The hinge was Q3, 35-20: a lead of 8 became 23, and the lead reached 26. Jal. Williams was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
4/25 @ PHX 121-109 — OKC notes
OKC won 121-109. OKC shot 49% (45 of 91) to PHX's 44%, 12 of 37 from three. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 42 (15 of 18, 1 of 3 from three, 11 of 12 at the line); Mitchell added 15, Caruso 13. The hinge was Q1, 33-28: from level to 5 ahead, and the lead reached 16. J. Williams was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
4/27 @ PHX 131-122 — OKC notes
OKC won 131-122. OKC shot 54% (44 of 82) to PHX's 53%, 17 of 34 from three, and went to the line 30 times to PHX's 16 — 26 points from the stripe to their 12. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 31 (10 of 17, 2 of 4 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Holmgren added 24, Mitchell 22. The hinge was Q1, 37-33: from level to 4 ahead, and the lead reached 16. Mitchell was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
5/05 vs LAL — 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 119 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 34 and Holmgren at 17 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Jal. Williams (2 straight). 7 days' rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 99, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 26 free throws a game; James at 24 and Hachimura at 16 a game. 3 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the defense, the Lakers allowing 99 a night to OKC's 111 and the turnovers, the Lakers giving it away 16 times a game to OKC's 10. Call it OKC 114, the Lakers 107.
5/07 vs LAL — 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 120 a night and allowing 102, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Holmgren at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Jal. Williams (3 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 98 a night and allowing 102, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; James at 24 and Hachimura at 17 a game. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, the Lakers giving it away 17 times a game to OKC's 11. Call it OKC 115, the Lakers 104, OKC by 11.
5/09 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 97 a night and allowing 105, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; James at 23 and Reaves at 19 a game. One day's rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 107, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 30 and Holmgren at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Jal. Williams (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, the Lakers giving it away 17 times a game to OKC's 12 and the arc, OKC at 40 percent from three to the Lakers' 33. Call it OKC 113, the Lakers 108.
5/11 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 99 a night and allowing 108, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; James at 24 and Reaves at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Vanderbilt (2 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 107, shooting 53 percent and 42 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 27 and Mitchell at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Jal. Williams (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, the Lakers giving it away 16 times a game to OKC's 12 and the arc, OKC at 42 percent from three to the Lakers' 38. Call it OKC 115, the Lakers 108.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHXCG C. Gillespie
DB D. Booker
DB D. Brooks
GA G. Allen
JB J. Bouyea
JG J. Green
KM K. Maluach
OI O. Ighodaro
RD R. Dunn
RF R. Fleming
RO R. O'Neale
OKCAC A. Caruso
AM A. Mitchell
AW A. Wiggins
CH C. Holmgren
CW C. Wallace
IH I. Hartenstein
IJ I. Joe
JM J. McCain
JW J. Williams
LD L. Dort
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
Gilgeous-Alexander scores 31 and Thunder outlast Suns 131-122 to cap a 4-game sweep
PHOENIX -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points, Chet Holmgren added 24 and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Phoenix Suns 131-122 on Monday night, capping a four-game sweep in the first-round series.
The Thunder — who have a 12-0 record in the first round over the last three seasons — will face the winner of the Los Angeles Lakers - Houston Rockets series in the Western Conference semifinals. The Lakers have a 3-1 lead, though the Rockets won Game 4.
Phoenix has a 10-game losing streak in the playoffs, dating to 2023.
The Thunder closed the series with an overwhelming offensive performance — making 17 of 34 (50%) 3-pointers — and their big men played particularly well. The 7-foot-1 Holmgren shot 9 of 16 from the field and grabbed 12 rebounds, while the 7-foot Isaiah Hartenstein added 18 points and 12 rebounds, including seven on the offensive end.
Ajay Mitchell added 22 points and made four 3-pointers. Alex Caruso finished with 14 points and hit three 3-pointers in the first quarter.
Gilgeous-Alexander was reliable as usual. Two days after scoring 42 points in Game 3, he had another efficient performance, shooting 10 of 17 from the field.
The Suns showed some fight in the second half, cutting a 15-point deficit to 106-98 entering the fourth. Devin Booker scored 12 points in the third quarter on 5-of-8 shooting.
But every time the Suns got within a few possessions, the Thunder responded. Cason Wallace hit a corner 3 with 5:54 left to extend the Oklahoma City lead to 120-106. Gilgeous-Alexander followed with a spectacular layup, somehow getting the shot to fall over three defenders.
Booker led the Suns with 24 points while Dillon Brooks and Jalen Green added 23. Collin Gillespie added 20 points while making six 3-pointers.
The Thunder pushed to a 75-67 lead by halftime after shooting 61.4% from the floor and 60% from 3-point range, hitting 12 of 20 behind the arc. Gilgeous-Alexander had 17 before the break, making a wide-open 3-pointer just before halftime.
That offset a hot shooting start for the Suns, who made 11 of 20 3-pointers. Gillespie scored 17 before the break, making all six of his shots, including five 3s.
The Thunder were without starter Jalen Williams , who missed his second straight game because of a left hamstring strain. Suns center Mark Williams (foot) and guard Jordan Goodwin (calf) were also out.