Phoenix Suns vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
January 4, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Suns beat the Thunder 108-105 on 2026-01-04 at home. The Suns started Devin Booker, Royce O'Neale, Dillon Brooks, Mark Williams, and Collin Gillespie. The Thunder started Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Luguentz Dort, Chet Holmgren, Jalen Williams, and Cason Wallace. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (Thunder) scored 17 points (6/9) in his matchups, with Royce O'Neale as his primary defender. Devin Booker (Suns) scored 3 points (0/6) in his matchups, with Alex Caruso as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
PHX
Phoenix Suns
108
Did not play: Rasheer Fleming (DNP - Coach's Decision), Nigel Hayes-Davis (DNP - Coach's Decision), Khaman Maluach (DNP - Coach's Decision), Nick Richards (DNP - Coach's Decision)
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
105
Did not play: Chris Youngblood (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
PHX
Phoenix Suns
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Devin Booker · Royce O'Neale · Dillon Brooks · Mark Williams · Collin Gillespie Starter 7.8 min
- Devin Booker · Royce O'Neale · Dillon Brooks · Jordan Goodwin · Oso Ighodaro 8.6 min
- Devin Booker · Jordan Goodwin · Collin Gillespie · Oso Ighodaro · Ryan Dunn 8.0 min
- Devin Booker · Royce O'Neale · Jordan Goodwin · Oso Ighodaro · Ryan Dunn 6.1 min
- Devin Booker · Royce O'Neale · Dillon Brooks · Jordan Goodwin · Mark Williams 5.6 min
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Luguentz Dort · Chet Holmgren · Jalen Williams · Cason Wallace Starter 12.7 min
- Isaiah Joe · Aaron Wiggins · Chet Holmgren · Jalen Williams · Ajay Mitchell 9.4 min
- Alex Caruso · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Aaron Wiggins · Ajay Mitchell · Branden Carlson 4.7 min
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Luguentz Dort · Chet Holmgren · Jalen Williams · Ajay Mitchell 3.5 min
- Alex Caruso · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander · Kenrich Williams · Luguentz Dort · Cason Wallace 2.4 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Suns defense
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 17 pts (6/9) in 63 possessions
Guarded by: Royce O'Neale (31 %, 0 pts) · Ryan Dunn (19 %, 0 pts) · Jordan Goodwin (13 %, 0 pts)
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Jalen Williams 15 pts (6/11) in 62 possessions
Guarded by: Dillon Brooks (41 %, 13 pts) · Royce O'Neale (16 %, 0 pts) · Jordan Goodwin (13 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Devin Booker | Luguentz Dort: 29 poss., 6 pts (0/2) · Alex Caruso: 16 poss., 5 pts (2/5) |
| Dillon Brooks | Jalen Williams: 25 poss., 13 pts (5/8) · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 8 poss., 5 pts (1/1) |
| Royce O'Neale | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jalen Williams: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jordan Goodwin | Ajay Mitchell: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Collin Gillespie | Ajay Mitchell: 14 poss., 1 pts (0/1) · Cason Wallace: 12 poss., 5 pts (2/4) |
| Oso Ighodaro | Branden Carlson: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Chet Holmgren: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Mark Williams | Chet Holmgren: 27 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Luguentz Dort: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Ryan Dunn | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Aaron Wiggins: 4 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Jamaree Bouyea | Isaiah Joe: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ajay Mitchell: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Isaiah Livers | Jalen Williams: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Aaron Wiggins: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Thunder defense
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Devin Booker 3 pts (0/6) in 74 possessions
Guarded by: Alex Caruso (21 %, 0 pts) · Luguentz Dort (20 %, 0 pts) · Cason Wallace (19 %, 0 pts)
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Dillon Brooks 11 pts (4/10) in 63 possessions
Guarded by: Chet Holmgren (41 %, 2 pts) · Jalen Williams (25 %, 7 pts) · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (10 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Ryan Dunn: 18 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Jordan Goodwin: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/5) |
| Jalen Williams | Royce O'Neale: 20 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Dillon Brooks: 16 poss., 7 pts (2/3) |
| Chet Holmgren | Dillon Brooks: 26 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Mark Williams: 14 poss., 8 pts (3/4) |
| Luguentz Dort | Devin Booker: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Mark Williams: 12 poss., 9 pts (3/7) |
| Ajay Mitchell | Jordan Goodwin: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Devin Booker: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Alex Caruso | Devin Booker: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Oso Ighodaro: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Cason Wallace | Devin Booker: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jordan Goodwin: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Aaron Wiggins | Collin Gillespie: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jordan Goodwin: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Isaiah Joe | Isaiah Livers: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jamaree Bouyea: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Branden Carlson | Oso Ighodaro: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ryan Dunn: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kenrich Williams | Oso Ighodaro: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Jordan Goodwin: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |