The Thunder fell behind by 32 after just 13 minutes of action against a streaking Suns team that was firing on all cylinders. Despite the massive hole, the Thunder hung in there and even saw its two 19-year-old rookies make nice strides forward.
The Thunder knew that walking into its Friday night matchup against the Western Conference’s second-best squad that it might be an uphill climb. The way Phoenix shot the ball and played defense over the first quarter of play, the Thunder would have needed the mother of all comebacks to get back into the game.