Who’s Playing
Phoenix Suns @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Current Records: Phoenix 9-3, Oklahoma City 10-2
How To Watch
- When: Friday, November 15, 2024 at 8 p.m. ET
- Where: Paycom Center — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- TV: Arizona Family Sports Network
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket Cost: $20.49
What to Know
The Thunder and the Suns are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2021, but not for long. The Oklahoma City Thunder will stay at home for another game and welcome the Phoenix Suns at 8:00 p.m. ET on Friday at Paycom Center. The Thunder will be strutting in after a victory while the Suns will be stumbling in from a loss.
The Thunder are headed into this one after the oddsmakers set last week’s over/under low at 224.5, but even that wound up being too high. They took down the Pelicans 106-88 on Wednesday.
The Thunder can attribute much of their success to Jalen Williams, who went 10 for 18 en route to 31 points plus seven assists and six rebounds, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who scored 29 points along with five assists and five rebounds. Williams continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he’s played. Less helpful for the Thunder was Isaiah Joe’s abysmal 0-5 three-point shooting.
Even though they won, the Thunder struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only five offensive rebounds. They were demolished by their opponents in that department as the Pelicans pulled down 21.
Meanwhile, the Suns suffered their biggest defeat since April 20th on Wednesday. Their painful 127-104 loss to the Kings might stick with them for a while.
The losing side was boosted by Josh Okogie, who went 10 for 15 en route to 25 points plus eight rebounds and two steals. What’s more, he also posted a 75% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest he’s posted since back in April.
Oklahoma City’s win bumped their record up to 10-2. As for Phoenix, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-3.
Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: The Thunder haven’t given up the ball easily this season, having only averaged 11.1 turnovers per game (they’re ranked first in turnovers per game overall). However, it’s not like the Suns struggle in that department as they’ve been averaging only 12.5. Given these competing strengths, it’ll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Looking ahead, the Thunder are the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by 7.5 points. Those interested in the spread don’t face an easy decision since they are 8-4 and Phoenix is 3-3.
Odds
Oklahoma City is a big 7.5-point favorite against Phoenix, according to the latest NBA odds.
The line has drifted a bit towards the Thunder, as the game opened with the Thunder as a 5-point favorite.
The over/under is 228 points.
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Series History
Oklahoma City and Phoenix both have 5 wins in their last 10 games.
- Mar 29, 2024 – Oklahoma City 128 vs. Phoenix 103
- Mar 03, 2024 – Oklahoma City 118 vs. Phoenix 110
- Nov 12, 2023 – Oklahoma City 111 vs. Phoenix 99
- Apr 02, 2023 – Phoenix 128 vs. Oklahoma City 118
- Mar 19, 2023 – Oklahoma City 124 vs. Phoenix 120
- Mar 08, 2023 – Phoenix 132 vs. Oklahoma City 101
- Feb 24, 2023 – Phoenix 124 vs. Oklahoma City 115
- Apr 03, 2022 – Oklahoma City 117 vs. Phoenix 96
- Feb 24, 2022 – Phoenix 124 vs. Oklahoma City 104
- Dec 29, 2021 – Phoenix 115 vs. Oklahoma City 97
