The Phoenix Suns (62-15) play against the Oklahoma City Thunder (55-55) at Paycom Center
Game Time: 7:00 PM EDT on Sunday April 3, 2022
Phoenix Suns 7, Oklahoma City Thunder 3 (Q1 08:54)
What’s the buzz on Twitter?
Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar
Huge Loud City ovation for Chris Paul.
Unlike the Oscars, in OKC.. Everybody Loves Chris. – 7:09 PM
Huge Loud City ovation for Chris Paul.
Unlike the Oscars, in OKC.. Everybody Loves Chris. – 7:09 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Chris Paul got a resounding ovation when introduced in #Suns starting lineup.
He led OKC to playoffs in his one season here. – 7:09 PM
Chris Paul got a resounding ovation when introduced in #Suns starting lineup.
He led OKC to playoffs in his one season here. – 7:09 PM
Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Mike Muscala is back on the Thunder’s bench tonight. He’s wearing a boot on his right foot. – 7:08 PM
Mike Muscala is back on the Thunder’s bench tonight. He’s wearing a boot on his right foot. – 7:08 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Not only are #Lakers 31-47 and losers of their last six, Spurs can build two-game lead on them with a win tonight vs. Blazers.
Spurs (32-45) have tiebreaker vs. Lakers as they battle for last play-in spot in West (10th seed)
Not playoffs. Play-in.
Next game? Tuesday at #Suns – 7:00 PM
Not only are #Lakers 31-47 and losers of their last six, Spurs can build two-game lead on them with a win tonight vs. Blazers.
Spurs (32-45) have tiebreaker vs. Lakers as they battle for last play-in spot in West (10th seed)
Not playoffs. Play-in.
Next game? Tuesday at #Suns – 7:00 PM
Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
So. If the Spurs beat the Blazers today and the Nuggets on Tuesday, the Suns could eliminate the Lakers from the play-in by beating them later that Tuesday night. – 6:53 PM
So. If the Spurs beat the Blazers today and the Nuggets on Tuesday, the Suns could eliminate the Lakers from the play-in by beating them later that Tuesday night. – 6:53 PM
Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Isaiah Roby is the only Thunder player available tonight who was teammates with Chris Paul.
SGA, Dort, Bazley and Muscala also played with CP, but they’re all out. – 6:51 PM
Isaiah Roby is the only Thunder player available tonight who was teammates with Chris Paul.
SGA, Dort, Bazley and Muscala also played with CP, but they’re all out. – 6:51 PM
Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
Sunday Sunset Starters ⚡️
Presented by @EnergyTransfer pic.twitter.com/t547M7bh95 – 6:51 PM
Sunday Sunset Starters ⚡️
Presented by @EnergyTransfer pic.twitter.com/t547M7bh95 – 6:51 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Phoenix #Suns resting Devin Booker, Deandre Ayton and Jae Crowder (right ankle soreness) for Sunday’s game at Oklahoma City #ThunderUp
Will start Landry Shamet, JaVale McGee and Cam Johnson along with Chris Paul and Mikal Bridges. https://t.co/8R5DUrIkxH via @azcentral pic.twitter.com/osZdOAN6jx – 6:47 PM
Phoenix #Suns resting Devin Booker, Deandre Ayton and Jae Crowder (right ankle soreness) for Sunday’s game at Oklahoma City #ThunderUp
Will start Landry Shamet, JaVale McGee and Cam Johnson along with Chris Paul and Mikal Bridges. https://t.co/8R5DUrIkxH via @azcentral pic.twitter.com/osZdOAN6jx – 6:47 PM
Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Starters for tonight:
Thunder
– Maledon
– Wiggins
– Krejci
– Pokusevski
– Roby
Suns
– Paul
– Shamet
– Bridges
– Johnson
– McGee – 6:36 PM
Starters for tonight:
Thunder
– Maledon
– Wiggins
– Krejci
– Pokusevski
– Roby
Suns
– Paul
– Shamet
– Bridges
– Johnson
– McGee – 6:36 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
#Suns starting lineup:
Chris Paul
Landry Shamet
Mikal Bridges
Cam Johnson
JaVale McGee
Devin Booker (rest), Deandre Ayton (rest) and Jae Crowder (right ankle soreness) OUT. – 6:32 PM
#Suns starting lineup:
Chris Paul
Landry Shamet
Mikal Bridges
Cam Johnson
JaVale McGee
Devin Booker (rest), Deandre Ayton (rest) and Jae Crowder (right ankle soreness) OUT. – 6:32 PM
Mike Trudell @LakersReporter
Frank Vogel, on the approach for the next game, given the increasingly difficult odds that the Lakers make the play in:
“Don’t worry about the math … worry about the next game, try to get a win against Phoenix.” – 6:30 PM
Frank Vogel, on the approach for the next game, given the increasingly difficult odds that the Lakers make the play in:
“Don’t worry about the math … worry about the next game, try to get a win against Phoenix.” – 6:30 PM
Jovan Buha @jovanbuha
Final: Nuggets 129, Lakers 118
The Lakers fall to 31-47. They’re 1.5 games behind the Spurs for No. 10 — two games back in the loss column. AD had 28 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks. Russ had 27 pts, 10 rebs and 7 asts.
Up next: at Phoenix on Tuesday. – 6:09 PM
Final: Nuggets 129, Lakers 118
The Lakers fall to 31-47. They’re 1.5 games behind the Spurs for No. 10 — two games back in the loss column. AD had 28 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks. Russ had 27 pts, 10 rebs and 7 asts.
Up next: at Phoenix on Tuesday. – 6:09 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
After an 0-for-5 shooting night Friday at Memphis and a trip to New Orleans to see his brother, Puff, help North Carolina top rival Duke in Final 4 Saturday, Cam Johnson is getting up shots as #Suns are at OKC #ThunderUp tonight looking to set franchise record for wins (63). pic.twitter.com/2V5H5Qeb9C – 5:46 PM
After an 0-for-5 shooting night Friday at Memphis and a trip to New Orleans to see his brother, Puff, help North Carolina top rival Duke in Final 4 Saturday, Cam Johnson is getting up shots as #Suns are at OKC #ThunderUp tonight looking to set franchise record for wins (63). pic.twitter.com/2V5H5Qeb9C – 5:46 PM
Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Daigneault when asked if Tre Mann (right hamstring strain) will return this season: “We’re working through it.”
Mann is out tonight. No real clarity on if or when he’ll return down the stretch. – 5:42 PM
Daigneault when asked if Tre Mann (right hamstring strain) will return this season: “We’re working through it.”
Mann is out tonight. No real clarity on if or when he’ll return down the stretch. – 5:42 PM
Joe Mussatto @joe_mussatto
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl and Aleksej Pokusevski will both play tonight, per Daigneault. Both were listed as questionable. – 5:33 PM
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl and Aleksej Pokusevski will both play tonight, per Daigneault. Both were listed as questionable. – 5:33 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Monty Williams said even with Devin Booker, Deandre Ayton and Jae Crowder out, this is a good night for the Suns to put a better product on the floor after the way they played in Memphis. The goal is to play to their standard every night no matter who’s in or out – 5:31 PM
Monty Williams said even with Devin Booker, Deandre Ayton and Jae Crowder out, this is a good night for the Suns to put a better product on the floor after the way they played in Memphis. The goal is to play to their standard every night no matter who’s in or out – 5:31 PM
Kellan Olson @KellanOlson
The injury report for OKC today against the Suns: pic.twitter.com/fgxXlOUDYt – 5:03 PM
The injury report for OKC today against the Suns: pic.twitter.com/fgxXlOUDYt – 5:03 PM
Michael Gallagher @MikeSGallagher
No Franz Wagner today, so the list of players to start every game this season is down to just two guys:
Mikal Bridges
Saddiq Bey – 4:43 PM
No Franz Wagner today, so the list of players to start every game this season is down to just two guys:
Mikal Bridges
Saddiq Bey – 4:43 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Is this the night Phoenix #Suns set the franchise record for most wins in a single season?
Tried Friday at Memphis.
Lost. Still at 62 Ws.
At Oklahoma City #ThunderUp
tonight.
They’ll have to do it without Devin Booker (rest), Deandre Ayton (rest) and Jae Crowder (sore ankle). pic.twitter.com/qyw5eMq06j – 4:42 PM
Is this the night Phoenix #Suns set the franchise record for most wins in a single season?
Tried Friday at Memphis.
Lost. Still at 62 Ws.
At Oklahoma City #ThunderUp
tonight.
They’ll have to do it without Devin Booker (rest), Deandre Ayton (rest) and Jae Crowder (sore ankle). pic.twitter.com/qyw5eMq06j – 4:42 PM
Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
#ThunderLegacy members came by the ION this morning..
..and you know they had to get a few shots up! pic.twitter.com/6xuBCmP4rP – 4:06 PM
#ThunderLegacy members came by the ION this morning..
..and you know they had to get a few shots up! pic.twitter.com/6xuBCmP4rP – 4:06 PM
Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS
This game feels a little like the Phoenix game at the end of last regular season did so far, where AD just dominated and tantalized all of us with how good he can be at his best. Helped them beat a team they had no business beating in that game. Maybe history repeats today. – 4:02 PM
This game feels a little like the Phoenix game at the end of last regular season did so far, where AD just dominated and tantalized all of us with how good he can be at his best. Helped them beat a team they had no business beating in that game. Maybe history repeats today. – 4:02 PM
Callie Caplan @CallieCaplan
With this 118-112 win over the Bucks, the Mavs ensure they’ll finish the regular season winless against just 3 teams:
The NBA-best Suns and the lottery-bound Knicks and Wizards. – 4:02 PM
With this 118-112 win over the Bucks, the Mavs ensure they’ll finish the regular season winless against just 3 teams:
The NBA-best Suns and the lottery-bound Knicks and Wizards. – 4:02 PM
Oklahoma City Thunder @okcthunder
The Thunder welcomes the Phoenix Suns to @PaycomCenter in its penultimate home contest of the season.
@OUHealth Game Day Report

📝 | https://t.co/kOvRAPfcqL pic.twitter.com/RLNCExzSEL – 1:22 PM
The Thunder welcomes the Phoenix Suns to @PaycomCenter in its penultimate home contest of the season.
@OUHealth Game Day Report

📝 | https://t.co/kOvRAPfcqL pic.twitter.com/RLNCExzSEL – 1:22 PM
Kristian Winfield @Krisplashed
With every passing day, a rematch of last year’s NBA Finals becomes more and more likely. The Grizzlies are really good, but I don’t think they’ll beat the Suns in a 7-game series. And I think the Bucks are just a foot or two better than every other team in the East. – 1:18 PM
With every passing day, a rematch of last year’s NBA Finals becomes more and more likely. The Grizzlies are really good, but I don’t think they’ll beat the Suns in a 7-game series. And I think the Bucks are just a foot or two better than every other team in the East. – 1:18 PM