Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Phoenix Suns

Mar 8, 2023

FINAL

31-35Oklahoma CityThunder

101

37-29PhoenixSuns

132

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
OKC	21	31	28	21	101
PHX	34	26	44	28	132

Game Recap

Devin Booker recorded 44 points (17-23 FG, 6-10 3pt FG) in 27 and a half minutes played for the Suns as they defeated the Thunder, 132-101. Chris Paul added 18 points (4-5 3pt FG), four rebounds, and nine assists for the Suns in the victory, while Lindy Waters III tallied 23 points for the Thunder in the losing effort. The Suns improve to 37-29 on the season, while the Thunder fall to 31-35.

Player Stats

THUNDER	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
5Luguentz DortSF	20	2-9	1-5	2-2	0	0	0	0	2	2	-29	7
21Aaron WigginsPF	18	3-8	0-2	0-0	1	0	1	0	2	0	-23	6
6Jaylin WilliamsC	17	0-2	0-2	2-2	3	3	0	0	1	2	-25	2
11Isaiah JoeSG	19	1-8	1-5	3-3	1	1	1	0	1	0	-31	6
3Josh GiddeyPG	21	3-12	1-1	3-3	7	5	2	0	3	2	-12	10
13Ousmane Dieng	28	5-13	2-6	0-0	7	2	1	0	2	2	+3	12
9Dario Saric	5	1-2	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1	3
12Lindy Waters III	30	7-14	6-12	3-3	4	2	0	0	0	1	-13	23
14Jared Butler	15	2-3	1-2	0-0	0	4	3	0	2	3	-8	5
23Tre Mann	27	4-9	2-5	4-5	4	4	1	1	3	1	-2	14
50Jeremiah Robinson-Earl	24	3-5	0-1	2-2	7	2	0	0	0	0	-7	8
30Olivier Sarr	10	2-3	0-1	1-1	2	0	0	1	0	0	-7	5



TOTAL	-	33-8837.5%	15-4334.9%	20-2195.2%	37	23	9	2	16	13	-	101

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
2Josh OkogieSF	20	2-6	1-3	0-0	4	3	0	1	1	0	+26	5
0Torrey CraigPF	21	1-3	1-2	0-0	4	2	0	2	1	1	+26	3
22Deandre AytonC	24	5-9	0-0	2-2	8	2	0	1	0	0	+29	12
1Devin BookerSG	27	17-23	6-10	4-5	3	4	0	1	3	4	+33	44
3Chris PaulPG	24	6-8	4-5	2-2	4	9	4	0	1	2	+27	18
12Ish Wainright	16	0-3	0-3	0-0	8	0	1	1	1	1	+16	0
8Terrence Ross	23	8-13	6-10	2-2	2	2	2	0	0	2	+9	24
11Jock Landale	17	2-4	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	1	2	3	+8	4
15Cameron Payne	17	4-10	0-5	0-0	3	7	2	0	3	1	+8	8
10Damion Lee	16	3-6	1-1	2-3	6	1	1	0	1	1	-4	9
55Darius Bazley	10	1-5	1-3	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	1	-13	3
21T.J. Warren	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	1	-2	0
38Saben Lee	6	0-4	0-1	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	-4	2
18Bismack Biyombo	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4	0
35Kevin Durant	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	49-9452.1%	20-4346.5%	14-1687.5%	54	31	10	7	14	17	-	132

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterOKCPHX

(11:56) Jump Ball D. Ayton vs. J. Williams: Tip to J. Okogie
+2 (11:45) D. Booker 15' fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS) (C. Paul 1 AST)
02
(11:32) J. Giddey bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (11:17) D. Ayton alley-oop DUNK (2 PTS) (D. Booker 1 AST)
04
(10:54) MISS I. Joe 24' 3PT
(10:52) J. Giddey REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:43) MISS J. Giddey 6' driving Layup - blocked
(10:43) D. Ayton BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:43) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(10:42) T. Craig shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Joe 3 FT)
+1 (10:42) I. Joe Free Throw 1 of 3 (1 PTS)
14
+1 (10:42) I. Joe Free Throw 2 of 3 (2 PTS)
24
+1 (10:42) I. Joe Free Throw 3 of 3 (3 PTS)
34
(10:26) MISS D. Ayton 10' turnaround Shot
(10:24) J. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:03) MISS A. Wiggins cutting Layup - blocked
(10:03) D. Booker BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:03) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(10:01) MISS J. Williams 26' 3PT
(9:58) J. Giddey REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (9:56) A. Wiggins cutting Layup (2 PTS) (J. Giddey 1 AST)
54
+2 (9:41) D. Booker 9' pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
56
(9:41) L. Dort shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Booker 1 FT)
(9:41) MISS D. Booker Free Throw 1 of 1
(9:38) J. Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:33) MISS L. Dort driving reverse Layup
(9:32) D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:28) D. Booker 27' 3PT running pullup (7 PTS) (C. Paul 2 AST)
59
(9:09) D. Booker personal FOUL (1 PF)
(8:59) MISS A. Wiggins 25' 3PT
(8:57) D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:52) J. Okogie 7' running Layup (2 PTS) (C. Paul 3 AST)
511
+3 (8:38) I. Joe 27' 3PT (6 PTS) (J. Giddey 2 AST)
811
+2 (8:19) C. Paul 17' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
813
(8:18) OKC Timeout
(8:07) MISS I. Joe 26' 3PT
(8:02) D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (7:52) D. Ayton 8' turnaround Hook (4 PTS) (C. Paul 4 AST)
815
(7:42) MISS J. Giddey 6' turnaround Hook
(7:40) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(7:40) C. Paul loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)
(7:28) L. Dort lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(7:28) C. Paul STEAL (1 STL)
(7:12) MISS T. Craig 26' 3PT
(7:09) J. Giddey REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(7:04) MISS L. Dort 25' running 3PT
(7:01) D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(6:41) J. Okogie bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:41) I. Joe STEAL (1 STL)
(6:37) I. Joe bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:37) C. Paul STEAL (2 STL)
+3 (6:34) C. Paul 27' 3PT running pullup (5 PTS)
818
(6:13) MISS J. Williams 25' 3PT
(6:08) I. Joe REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(6:04) MISS J. Giddey 7' Jump Shot - blocked
(6:04) T. Craig BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:04) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(6:03) Jump Ball T. Craig vs. J. Giddey: Tip to D. Booker
+2 (5:50) D. Booker 9' driving floating Jump Shot (9 PTS)
820
(5:32) MISS I. Joe 7' cutting Layup - blocked
(5:32) T. Craig BLOCK (2 BLK)
(5:32) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(5:28) MISS I. Joe 19' Jump Shot
(5:26) I. Wainright REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:17) MISS D. Ayton 9' turnaround Hook
(5:15) D. Saric REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:05) MISS L. Dort driving floating Shot
(5:02) C. Paul REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:48) MISS D. Booker 15' turnaround Shot
(4:46) I. Wainright REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(4:38) C. Paul bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(4:38) O. Dieng STEAL (1 STL)
(4:34) L. Dort lost ball TURNOVER (2 TO)
(4:34) C. Paul STEAL (3 STL)
+2 (4:28) D. Booker driving Layup (11 PTS)
822
(4:28) OKC Timeout
+2 (4:14) J. Butler 6' driving floating bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (T. Mann 1 AST)
1022
(3:54) O. Dieng defensive-3-second technical FOUL (1 Tech)
+1 (3:54) C. Paul technical Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
1023
(3:45) MISS C. Paul 27' 3PT
(3:43) I. Wainright REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+3 (3:38) D. Booker 25' 3PT (14 PTS) (T. Ross 1 AST)
1026
+3 (3:23) J. Butler 26' 3PT pullup (5 PTS)
1326
(3:00) MISS D. Booker 26' pullup 3PT
(2:58) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(2:44) MISS C. Payne 3PT
(2:41) O. Dieng REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:30) MISS D. Saric driving Layup - blocked
(2:30) J. Landale BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:26) C. Payne REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:22) C. Payne running reverse Layup (2 PTS)
1328
(2:06) C. Payne personal FOUL (1 PF)
+3 (1:59) L. Waters III 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (T. Mann 2 AST)
1628
+2 (1:45) D. Booker 11' turnaround Jump Shot (16 PTS) (C. Payne 1 AST)
1630
(1:31) D. Booker shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Mann 2 FT)
+1 (1:31) T. Mann Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1730
+1 (1:31) T. Mann Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1830
(1:21) MISS D. Booker 24' 3PT
(1:18) I. Wainright REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
(1:13) MISS I. Wainright 27' 3PT
(1:09) O. Dieng REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (0:57) D. Saric 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (L. Waters III 1 AST)
2130
(0:57) D. Saric technical FOUL (1 Tech)
+1 (0:57) D. Booker technical Free Throw 1 of 1 (17 PTS)
2131
+3 (0:38) D. Lee 3PT (3 PTS) (T. Ross 2 AST)
2134
(0:25) MISS O. Dieng 3PT
(0:23) I. Wainright REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
(0:04) C. Payne lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:04) J. Butler STEAL (1 STL)
(0:00) J. Butler lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:00) T. Ross STEAL (1 STL)

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

OKC

PHX

101Points132

33-88(37.5%)Field Goal(%)49-94(52.1%)

15-43(34.9%)3-Point(%)20-43(46.5%)

20-21(95.2%)Free Throw(%)14-16(87.5%)

37(7)Rebounds(Offensive)54(14)

23Assists31

9Steals10

2Blocks7

16Turnovers14

13Fouls17

36Pts In The Paint44

15Fast Break Pts27

15Pts Off Turnovers24

70Bench Pts50

1Largest Lead36

Game Details

Wednesday, March 8, 2023 · 9:00 PM

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