The Paycom Center in Oklahoma City was the setting for one of the most absorbing NBA Cup encounters of the 2025-26 season on the evening of Friday, November 28, 2025, as Phoenix Suns Vs Oklahoma City Thunder Timeline documented a pulsating 123-119 victory for Sam Presti’s defending champions that extended their extraordinary winning streak to eleven games and officially made them the fifth team in NBA history to start a season at 19-1.

Tipping off at 9:30pm ET before an attendance of 18,203 in Oklahoma City, the contest proved to be the Thunder’s closest game of their remarkable win run — a back-and-forth battle that saw both teams share the lead multiple times across four quarters before Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s ice-cold three-pointer in the closing minutes ultimately proved to be the decisive shot.

SGA finished with an astounding 37 points and eight assists, converting 15 of his points in the final seven minutes on 4-of-5 shooting as the Bucks scrambled desperately to claim the crucial NBA Cup group stage victory that would advance them to the knockout round.

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Chet Holmgren complemented Gilgeous-Alexander’s heroics with 23 points and eight rebounds, while Jalen Williams, making his return from wrist surgery that required two separate procedures over the summer, contributed 11 points and eight assists across 29 minutes despite struggling with his shot efficiency at 3-of-12 from the field.

For the Phoenix Suns, the game was a genuine fight that deserved better than a defeat — Collin Gillespie led the way with 24 points off the bench, Devin Booker contributed 21 points with eight rebounds, and Dillon Brooks added 19 in a performance that showed Phoenix’s capacity to compete with elite opposition even if the ultimate result did not go their way.

Both teams made 15 three-point shots each — an extraordinary statistic that reflected the pace and shooting quality of a match that brought the best out of both rosters — with most of the long-range makes arriving in a furious final quarter where Phoenix cut the lead to just one point on multiple occasions before SGA ultimately responded with the composure that defines his MVP-calibre play.

Phoenix Suns Vs Oklahoma City Thunder Timeline — Game Summary

PeriodPhoenix SunsOKC ThunderLead ChangesQ12525Multiple — tied at buzzerQ2——PHX briefly led 35-33Q3——OKC established leadQ4Furious rally — within 1—PHX cut to within 1 multiple timesFinal119123OKC hold onVenuePaycom Center, Oklahoma CityDate: Nov 28, 2025Attendance18,203Tipoff: 9:30pm ET

Key Moment Timeline:

TimeEventQ1 earlyOKC lead, PHX trail from 8:01 markQ1 3:05Suns take lead 21-20Q1 buzzerTied at 25-25Q2 7:45Suns briefly ahead 35-33Q4PHX cut deficit to 1 point multiple timesQ4 final 7 minsSGA scores 15 points on 4-5 shootingQ4 keySGA three-pointer makes it 118-114FinalOKC 123-119

Phoenix Suns Vs Oklahoma City Thunder Timeline — Player Stats

Oklahoma City Thunder — November 28, 2025

PlayerPTSREBASTNotesShai Gilgeous-Alexander37—815 pts in final 7 mins; 92 straight 20+ pt gamesChet Holmgren238——Jalen Williams11—829 mins, 3-12 FG; returning from wrist surgery

Phoenix Suns — November 28, 2025

PlayerPTSREBASTNotesCollin Gillespie24——Key 3PT pull PHX within 115-114Devin Booker218——Dillon Brooks19———

Team Stats Comparison

StatisticPhoenix SunsOKC ThunderFinal Score119123Three-Pointers Made1515NBA Cup RoundQualifiedQualifiedWin Streak (OKC)—11Season Record (OKC)—19-1

The historical significance of OKC’s 19-1 start was not lost on the basketball world — the Thunder became just the fifth team in NBA history to reach that mark, underlining just how dominant Mark Daigneault’s defensive system had become in protecting their championship from the previous spring.

SGA’s streak of 92 consecutive games with at least 20 points equalled Wilt Chamberlain for second-longest in NBA history going into this game, with the Canadian superstar putting the broader basketball world on notice that his consistency was operating at an all-time level.

For the Suns, the narrow defeat to one of the historically best-starting teams in the sport’s history was not without its silver lining — their capacity to lead at multiple stages and cut the deficit to a single point in the fourth quarter against the league’s best team demonstrated that Phoenix had the firepower to compete when operating at close to full strength, even if the final margin reflected the quality gap that had emerged between the two Western Conference sides by late November 2025.