The Oklahoma City Thunder (12-22) were defeated 115-97 by the Phoenix Suns (27-7) on Wednesday night.
For the second game in a row, Oklahoma City was without head coach Mark Daigneault, Josh Giddey, Tre Mann, Darius Bazley, Aleksej Pokusevski and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl. Alongside them, star point guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander sat the game out — leaving Oklahoma City without its leading scorer.
While ravaged by COVID-19 protocols, Oklahoma City kept the first quarter competitive, leading 23-22 with 2:36 remaining in play. The Suns did not relent, however, going on a 11-0 run to end the first stanza. Ultimately, Phoenix led 33-23 going into the second quarter.