Game Preview: Suns face elimination on their home floor for Game 4
Can Phoenix survive for one more game?
Can Phoenix survive for one more game?
The Phoenix Suns host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night, as the visitors are aiming to close out the series with a sweep.
The Western Conference First Round reaches a tipping point in Arizona this Monday, April 27, as the Oklahoma City Thunder look to complete a series sweep against the Phoenix Suns. Following a dominant 121-109 victory on Saturday, the top-seeded Thunder (3-0) have the Suns on the brink of elimination. For Phoenix, tonight is purely about pride and survival as they attempt to avoid a second consecutive first-round sweep at home in Footprint Center. Catch the potential series-clincher live on Pe...
The Phoenix Suns will attempt to avoid a first-round sweep at the hands of the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday. They’ll remain without starting center Mark Williams for the Game 4 matchup. The Suns ruled Williams out for his third straight game due to a third metatarsal stress reaction in his left foot. Williams was […] The post Is Suns’ Mark Williams returning from foot injury with season on line in Game 4 vs. Thunder? appeared first on ClutchPoints.
PHOENIX — After Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault commended Shai Gilgeous-Alexander for his playoff career-high 42 points in a 121-109 victory in Game 3 against the Phoenix Suns, he addressed his team’s philosophy over the years. Ahead of Game 4, where the Thunder can close out its best-of-7 series with a 4-0 sweep, […] The post Mark Daigneault bluntly states Thunder’s philosophy that led to 3-0 lead vs. Suns appeared first on ClutchPoints.
The NBA playoffs are in full swing, with all eight first round matchups still going, and only the Oklahoma City Thunder still eligible to pull off a possible sweep of their series against the Phoenix Suns. The pressure is mounting for several coaches across the NBA, particularly in the Eastern Conference, where there are multiple […] The post NBA rumors: Mike Brown, Nick Nurse, Kenny Atkinson feeling heat amid playoff setbacks appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Oklahoma City and Minnesota can advance to the second round on Monday
The Oklahoma City Thunder will attempt to complete a first-round sweep of the Phoenix Suns on Monday. They’ll remain without second-leading scorer Jalen Williams during the Game 4 matchup. The Thunder ruled Williams out for the second straight game due to a left hamstring strain. Williams suffered the injury during Oklahoma City’s 121-109 Game 2 […] The post Is Jalen Williams playing tonight? Thunder vs. Suns 2026 NBA Playoffs Game 4 injury report appeared first on ClutchPoints.
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PHOENIX — Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Chet Holmgren gave Ajay Mitchell his flowers after the second-year guard started in place of an injured Jalen Williams in Game 3 against the Suns. Before the first-round best-of-7 series shifted to Phoenix, Jalen Williams was ruled out with a hamstring injury. Mitchell, who started in the past for […] The post Chet Holmgren still can’t believe Thunder landed Ajay Mitchell in 2024 NBA Draft appeared first on ClutchPoints.
The Golden State Warriors recently saw their 2025-26 season come to an end with a play-in loss to the Phoenix Suns, and the future is now uncertain for the team, especially regarding head coach Steve Kerr. Kerr has admitted that he isn’t sure whether he will be back in the Bay Area for next season, […] The post Warriors’ Steve Kerr reveals how Stephen Curry, Draymond Green complicate his future appeared first on ClutchPoints.
The Suns' roster construction has met its match in a Thunder team that executes with terrifying, robotic precision.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who took criticism from the Suns' Dillon Brooks after Game 2 for so-called foul-baiting, dominated Saturday's Game 3 with a career playoff-high 42 points to put the Thunder one win away from a series sweep.
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Oklahoma City Thunder (64-18, first in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (45-37, seventh in the Western Conference) Phoenix; Monday, 9:30 p.m. EDT LINE: Thunder -10.5; over/under is 213.5 WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Thunder lead series 3-0 BOTTOM LINE: The Oklahoma City Thunder look to clinch the series over the Phoenix Suns in game four of the Western Conference first round. The Thunder defeated the Suns 121-109 in the last meeting on Saturday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thun...
Thunder This is what a No. 1 seed is supposed to look like, and yes, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was ridiculous. Again. Forty-two points. Fifteen of 18 shooting. Tough shots, easy shots, everything in between. The Thunder rode that to a 121-109 win over the Suns and a 3-0 series lead. Game 4 is Monday. You know […] The post NBA Notes: Thunder, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Timberwolves, Ayo Dosunmu, Magic appeared first on Hoops Wire.
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PHOENIX– We know who Dillon Brooks will be matched up with after the Phoenix Suns’ 121-109 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 3. “He’s efficient,” Brooks explained when asked about Shai Gilgeous Alexander’s 42-point performance. “I got him (for) Game 4.” The Suns forward hasn’t shied away from the limelight. He embraces the […] The post Suns’ Dillon Brooks gives six-word response to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander masterclass appeared first on ClutchPoints.
Devin Booker briefly left the Phoenix Suns' Game 3 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday because of a left ankle injury he sustained after tripping over Lu Dort's foot. Booker returned a few minutes after the injury and said after the game he was “fine." The five-time All-Star should be ready to play in Game 4 on Monday when the Suns try to avoid a four-game sweep.