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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\u2019s 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. <\/p>\n
Tipping off at 9:30pm ET before an attendance of 18,203 in Oklahoma City, the contest proved to be the Thunder\u2019s closest game of their remarkable win run \u2014 a back-and-forth battle that saw both teams share the lead multiple times across four quarters before Shai Gilgeous-Alexander\u2019s ice-cold three-pointer in the closing minutes ultimately proved to be the decisive shot.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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Chet Holmgren complemented Gilgeous-Alexander\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
For the Phoenix Suns, the game was a genuine fight that deserved better than a defeat \u2014 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\u2019s capacity to compete with elite opposition even if the ultimate result did not go their way.<\/p>\n
Both teams made 15 three-point shots each \u2014 an extraordinary statistic that reflected the pace and shooting quality of a match that brought the best out of both rosters \u2014 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.<\/p>\n
Phoenix Suns Vs Oklahoma City Thunder Timeline \u2014 Game Summary<\/p>\n
PeriodPhoenix SunsOKC ThunderLead ChangesQ12525Multiple \u2014 tied at buzzerQ2\u2014\u2014PHX briefly led 35-33Q3\u2014\u2014OKC established leadQ4Furious rally \u2014 within 1\u2014PHX cut to within 1 multiple timesFinal119123OKC hold onVenuePaycom Center, Oklahoma CityDate: Nov 28, 2025Attendance18,203Tipoff: 9:30pm ET<\/p>\n
Key Moment Timeline:<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\n
Phoenix Suns Vs Oklahoma City Thunder Timeline \u2014 Player Stats<\/p>\n
Oklahoma City Thunder \u2014 November 28, 2025<\/p>\n
PlayerPTSREBASTNotesShai Gilgeous-Alexander37\u2014815 pts in final 7 mins; 92 straight 20+ pt gamesChet Holmgren238\u2014\u2014Jalen Williams11\u2014829 mins, 3-12 FG; returning from wrist surgery<\/p>\n
Phoenix Suns \u2014 November 28, 2025<\/p>\n
PlayerPTSREBASTNotesCollin Gillespie24\u2014\u2014Key 3PT pull PHX within 115-114Devin Booker218\u2014\u2014Dillon Brooks19\u2014\u2014\u2014<\/p>\n
Team Stats Comparison<\/p>\n
StatisticPhoenix SunsOKC ThunderFinal Score119123Three-Pointers Made1515NBA Cup RoundQualifiedQualifiedWin Streak (OKC)\u201411Season Record (OKC)\u201419-1<\/p>\n
The historical significance of OKC\u2019s 19-1 start was not lost on the basketball world \u2014 the Thunder became just the fifth team in NBA history to reach that mark, underlining just how dominant Mark Daigneault\u2019s defensive system had become in protecting their championship from the previous spring.<\/p>\n
SGA\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
For the Suns, the narrow defeat to one of the historically best-starting teams in the sport\u2019s history was not without its silver lining \u2014 their capacity to lead at multiple stages and cut the deficit to a single point in the fourth quarter against the league\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
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