Phoenix Suns at Oklahoma City Thunder
· West 1st Round - Game 1Gilgeous-Alexander scores 25 as reigning champion Thunder open playoffs with 119-84 win over Suns
The reigning league MVP made just 5 of 18 field goals but went 15 of 17 at the foul line before sitting out the fourth quarter.
Jalen Williams scored 22 points and Chet Holmgren added 16 for the top-seeded Thunder, who will host Game 2 on Wednesday.
Devin Booker scored 23 points and Dillon Brooks scored 18 on 6-of-22 shooting for the Suns, who shot 34.9% from the field. Jalen Green, who scored 35 and 36 points in Phoenix’s two play-in games, had 17 on 6-for-16 shooting.
It was the third straight year that the Thunder earned the top seed and had to wait through the play-in tournament to learn their first-round opponent. Two seasons ago, Oklahoma City beat New Orleans 94-92 in Game 1. Last year, the Thunder routed Memphis 131-80 in Game 1 on their way to the title.
Phoenix claimed the No. 8 seed by Golden State Warriors on Friday night. The Suns took an early 5-0 lead Sunday as the Thunder started cold following a week off.
The Thunder heated up quickly. Brooks was called for a flagrant-one foul in the first quarter for hitting Holmgren in the face. The Thunder went on a 12-2 surge after that to take a 24-14 lead.
In the closing seconds of the quarter, Oklahoma City's Jaylin Williams threw a pass about three-quarters of the length of the court. Holmgren caught it with his back to the basket, took one dribble to his right, then turned and drained a 3-pointer as time expired to put Oklahoma City up 35-20.
Oklahoma City extended the advantage to 65-44 at halftime. Holmgren had 16 points and Gilgeous-Alexander had 15 at the break.
Gilgeous-Alexander converted a three-point play to push Oklahoma City's lead to 90-63 late in the third quarter, and the Thunder took a 97-66 edge into the fourth.
Nine Oklahoma City players saw at least 13 minutes of action.
Regular Season Series
OKC wins series 3-2
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 84 - 119 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 84 - 119 |
| 4th 13.0 |  |
shot clock turnover | 84 - 119 |
| 4th 36.7 |  |
Jamaree Bouyea makes free throw 2 of 2 | 84 - 119 |
| 4th 36.7 | |
Suns offensive team rebound | 83 - 119 |
Statistics
 PHX |
 OKC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 29-83 | FG | 42-93 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 13-39 | 3PT | 14-46 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 30 |
| 13-18 | FT | 21-23 |
| 72 | Free Throw % | 91 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 14 | Offensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 35 |
| 16 | Assists | 28 |
| 3 | Steals | 13 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 6 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 34 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 2 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 18 |
| 24 | Points in Paint | 52 |
| 18 | Fouls | 22 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 39 |
| 1 | Lead Change | 1 |
| 6 | Percent Led | 91 |
Oklahoma City Thunder Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jalen Williams, G | Out | May 29 |
| Ajay Mitchell, G | Out | May 29 |
| Thomas Sorber, C | Out | Sep 5 |
Phoenix Suns Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Goodwin, G | Out | Apr 27 |
| Mark Williams, C | Out | Apr 26 |
Game Information
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Attendance: 18,203 · Capacity:
2025-26 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
53 | 29 | .646 | - | W3 |
 Phoenix |
45 | 37 | .549 | 8 | W1 |
 LA Clippers |
42 | 40 | .512 | 11 | W1 |
 Golden State |
37 | 45 | .451 | 16 | L3 |
 Sacramento |
22 | 60 | .268 | 31 | L1 |
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
- | 18 | L2 | 0.7804878 | 64 |
 Denver |
10 | 28 | W12 | 0.6585366 | 54 |
 Minnesota |
15 | 33 | W2 | 0.597561 | 49 |
 Portland |
22 | 40 | W2 | 0.5121951 | 42 |
 Utah |
42 | 60 | L1 | 0.2682927 | 22 |
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