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Oklahoma City Thunder
8-2 overall · 3-2 on the road
Wed 3/24
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3-5 overall · 3-2 at home
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The Suns rank 15th in the NBA in offensive rating (112.2), and the Thunder have the best defensive rating (103.3). A tough test for the offense.

League average is 110.9, so the Suns are 1.3 above it. Devin Booker leads them with 25.2 points a game on 59.9% true shooting.

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Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderTop scorer · OKC
Devin BookerTop scorer · PHX
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Thunder8-2
Suns3-5
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Team vs team

Season before this game (OKC 10 games, PHX 8). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

OKCPHX
Scoring
112.219th · Average
Points per game
NBA avg 113.3
112.418th · Average
104.22nd · Top 5
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.4
118.625th · Below avg
+8.05th · Top 5
Point margin
NBA avg -0.1
-6.223rd · Below avg
Efficiency
110.918th · Average
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.9
112.215th · Average
103.31st · Top 5
Defensive rating
NBA avg 111.0
116.327th · Bottom 5
+7.77th · Above avg
Net rating
NBA avg +0.0
-4.021st · Below avg
101.023rd
Pace
NBA avg 102.1
101.121st
Shooting
51.9%22nd · Below avg
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.2%
54.7%8th · Above avg
55.8%23rd · Below avg
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.1%
57.8%13th · Average
11.327th · Bottom 5
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
13.216th · Average
34.9%14th · Average
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.7%
35.9%12th · Average
0.2327th · Bottom 5
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.2426th · Bottom 5
Defense
48.4%1st · Top 5
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.2%
55.5%24th · Below avg
8.118th · Average
Steals
NBA avg 8.4
9.28th · Above avg
5.96th · Above avg
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
4.915th · Average
Possessions
11.9%1st · Top 5
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
14.1%10th · Above avg
26.3%17th · Average
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.5%
25.8%19th · Average
47.36th · Above avg
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.1
39.230th · Bottom 5
23.129th · Bottom 5
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
27.95th · Top 5

Recent form

Oklahoma City Thunder
LWWWW

Last 5: average margin +12.4 (season +8.0). Streak W4.

Phoenix Suns
LLLWW

Last 5: average margin -1.4 (season -6.2). Streak W2.

Key players

Oklahoma City Thunder
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderG 29.93.94.957.1
Ajay MitchellG 18.93.73.358.8
Jalen WilliamsG-F 13.74.73.347.2
Jared McCainG 12.13.41.752.1
Phoenix Suns
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Devin BookerG 25.22.84.959.9
Miles BridgesF 16.98.13.658.1
Dillon BrooksG-F 16.83.92.561.0
Jalen GreenG 12.42.93.648.0

Injury report

Oklahoma City Thunder
Cason Wallace G · back ~3/2 Out
Chet Holmgren C-F · back ~1/2 Out
Jalen Williams G-F · back ~3/2 Out
Jaylin Williams F · back ~11/10 Out
Thomas Sorber C · back ~11/13 Out
Phoenix Suns
Mark Williams C · Left Shoulder Surgery · back ~2/3 Out
Jordan Goodwin G · Right Calf Injury Management · back ~11/9 Questionable

Earlier this season

10/26/26 · at OKCPHX 114 – OKC 125

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.

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