The Phoenix Suns (4-5) and Oklahoma City Thunder (5-4) meet tonight in Phoenix for their first matchup of the year. The Suns enter this game after dropping a tough loss to the Lakers Friday and on a three-game home losing streak. The Thunder come into tonight after losing on Friday in Sacramento to the Kings. Devin Booker will miss tonight’s game with a right calf strain, his fifth straight game missed. Eric Gordon will also miss tonight’s game with left shoulder soreness.
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Start Time: 6 p.m. MST
Location: Footprint Center
TV Channel: 3Tv/AZ Family, ESPN
Radio: Arizona Sports 98.7 FM, La Mejor 106.5 FM
Stream: Suns Live (click for more info)
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) November 12, 2023
Betting Odds
Line: PHX -3.5
O/U: 231.5
Injury Report
Phoenix Suns: Devin Booker (right calf strain) OUT | Bradley Beal (low back spasms) AVAILABLE | Jordan Goodwin (jaw contusion) AVAILABLE | Eric Gordon (left shoulder soreness) OUT | Damion Lee (right meniscus surgery) OUT
Oklahoma City Thunder: Kenrich Williams (low back spasms) OUT
Starters
Phoenix Suns: Bradley Beal, Grayson Allen, Josh Okogie, Kevin Durant, Jusuf Nurkić
Oklahoma City Thunder: Josh Giddey, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Lu Dort, Jalen Williams, Chet Holmgren
Last Time Out
The Phoenix Suns fell 122-119 to the Los Angeles Lakers in their first In-Season Tournament game Friday. In the home debut of Bradley Beal and fourth straight missed game by Devin Booker (right calf tightness), the Suns got out to a really hot start and carried it through three quarters. Once up 14, a 19-2 run by the Lakers got them right back into it at the beginning of the fourth and proved insurmountable for the Suns to come fully back from. Cam Reddish hit four threes during this time for LA. Kevin Durant had 38 points, nine rebounds and five assists for the Suns. Bradley Beal had 24 points, four rebounds, two assists and two steals for Phoenix in his home debut.
The Oklahoma City Thunder dropped their second In-Season Tournament game on Friday, losing 105-98 on the road to the Sacramento Kings. The Kings got off to a big lead early, outscoring OKC 34-20 in the first quarter, and never really looked back from there. The Thunder only shot 7-of-30 (23.3%) from three-point range in the loss. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 33 points, seven rebounds and six assists, as he continues his monster season. The 2022 No. 2 overall pick playing in his first NBA season, Chet Holmgrem, had 12 points and seven rebounds in the loss.
Flashback: Last Meeting (Apr. 2, 2023)
Team Matchup Notes
Here are some stats, notes and everything else to know about the Suns and Thunder before their first matchup of the year (via Suns)
Each team’s stats (via Suns and Thunder):
WATCH: Suns’ Coach Frank Vogel Speaks Highly of Thunder
“I view them as one of the best teams in the West … They’re not an up-and-coming team to me anymore.”#Suns coach Frank Vogel spoke highly of the #Thunder when I asked about them yesterday. Phoenix squares off against OKC at 6 p.m. MST tonight. #ComingInHot #ThunderUp pic.twitter.com/m8anUWWUMS
— Brendan Mau (@brendan_mau) November 12, 2023
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Brendan Mau is a senior writer covering the Phoenix Suns and more for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on X via @Brendan_Mau
