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Booker, Suns square off against the Thunder
By The Associated Press
Oklahoma City Thunder (41-13, first in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns
(32-22, seventh in the Western Conference)
Phoenix; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Thunder -7.5; over/under is 217.5
BOTTOM LINE: Chet Holmgren and the Oklahoma City Thunder take on Devin Booker
and the Phoenix Suns in Western Conference action.
The Suns have gone 22-15 against Western Conference teams. Phoenix is 14-17
against opponents over .500.
The Thunder are 31-9 against conference opponents. Oklahoma City ranks eighth
in the Western Conference with 43.7 rebounds per game led by Holmgren averaging
8.7.
The Suns make 46.0% of their shots from the field this season, which is 2.6
percentage points higher than the Thunder have allowed to their opponents
(43.4%). The Thunder are shooting 48.7% from the field, 1.9% higher than the
46.8% the Suns' opponents have shot this season.
The two teams play for the fourth time this season. The Suns defeated the
Thunder 108-105 in their last meeting on Jan. 5. Jordan Goodwin led the Suns
with 26 points, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 25 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: Booker is averaging 25.2 points and 6.3 assists for the Suns.
Dillon Brooks is averaging 23.8 points over the last 10 games.
Cason Wallace is scoring 8.3 points per game and averaging 3.1 rebounds for the
Thunder. Isaiah Joe is averaging 2.5 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Suns: 5-5, averaging 109.4 points, 42.6 rebounds, 23.6 assists,
10.2 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 45.4% from the field. Their
opponents have averaged 109.5 points per game.
Thunder: 5-5, averaging 113.2 points, 43.3 rebounds, 24.5 assists, 9.2 steals
and 5.2 blocks per game while shooting 46.7% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 108.1 points.
INJURIES: Suns: Isaiah Livers: day to day (shoulder), Cole Anthony: day to day
(not injury related), Grayson Allen: day to day (knee).
Thunder: Ajay Mitchell: out (abdomen), Nikola Topic: out (groin), Shai
Gilgeous-Alexander: out (abdomen), Thomas Sorber: out for season (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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