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Oklahoma City faces Phoenix in conference showdown

Posted 2/4/25

Oklahoma City takes on Phoenix in a matchup of Western Conference teams. The teams square off Wednesday for the first time this season. Oklahoma City is 22-8 against the Western Conference, and …

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Oklahoma City faces Phoenix in conference showdown

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Phoenix Suns (25-23, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (39-9, first in the Western Conference)

Oklahoma City; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns take on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday.

The Thunder are 22-8 in Western Conference games. Oklahoma City is ninth in the NBA with 50.5 points in the paint led by Gilgeous-Alexander averaging 14.5.

The Suns have gone 16-13 against Western Conference opponents. Phoenix has an 8-11 record in games decided by 10 points or more.

The Thunder are shooting 47.4% from the field this season, 1.2 percentage points higher than the 46.2% the Suns allow to opponents. The Suns average 14.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.5 more made shots on average than the 12.5 per game the Thunder give up.

TOP PERFORMERS: Gilgeous-Alexander is averaging 32.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, six assists and two steals for the Thunder. Isaiah Joe is averaging 3.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Tyus Jones is shooting 47.1% and averaging 11.2 points for the Suns. Kevin Durant is averaging 2.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Thunder: 7-3, averaging 121.1 points, 45.6 rebounds, 27.4 assists, 9.0 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 48.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 108.8 points per game.

Suns: 6-3, averaging 115.5 points, 43.5 rebounds, 27.4 assists, 7.3 steals and 4.2 blocks per game while shooting 48.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 113.8 points.

INJURIES: Thunder: Alex Caruso: day to day (ankle), Jalen Williams: day to day (wrist), Chet Holmgren: out (hip), Cason Wallace: day to day (shoulder), Nikola Topic: out for season (acl), Ajay Mitchell: out (toe).

Suns: None listed.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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