Thunder, who hosted the Suns in the third game of the Western Conference first round series played at the Mortgage Matchup Center, won with the help of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s performance of 42 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists.
Ajay Mitchell scored 15 points, Alex Caruso 13 and Chet Holmgren scored 10 points for Thunder.
For the Suns, Dillon Brooks’ 33 points and Jalen Green’s 26 points could not prevent the defeat.
TIMBERWOLVES MADE THE SERIES 3-1
Hosting the Denver Nuggets at Target Center, the Minnesota Timberwolves won 112-96 and took a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference first round series.
Ayo Dosunmu scored 43 points, Naz Reid had 17 points and Julius Randle had 15 points for the Timberwolves. Dosunmu became the player to score the most points coming off the bench in a playoff game since Fred Brown, who scored 45 points 50 years ago.
For Nuggets, Nikola Jokic produced 24 points, 15 rebounds, 9 assists and Jamal Murray produced 30 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists.
On the other hand, in the play-offs, where the New York Knicks beat the Atlanta Hawks 114-98 and brought the series to 2-2, the Orlando Magic won 113-105 against the Detroit Pistons and took the lead 2-1.
