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Phoenix Suns vs Oklahoma City Thunder Final — October 26, 2026

Phoenix Suns logo
Phoenix Suns
114
Top scorer Devin Booker64 games
FINAL
Oklahoma City Thunder logo
Oklahoma City Thunder
125
Top scorer Shai Gilgeous-Alexander68 games
Monday, October 26 · 8:10 PM ET
PHXOffenseFull 2025-26 regular season (last season)OKC
16th113.0
Offensive ratingpoints scored per 100 possessions
117.05th
26th112.5
PPG
119.25th
PHXDefenseOKC
8th111.3
Defensive ratingpoints allowed per 100 possessions
105.91st
6th111.0
Opp PPG
107.82nd
PHXTeamOKC
14th+1.7
Net ratingoffensive minus defensive rating
+11.11st
PHXLast 10 gamesOKC
-3-41-41-41-41+9+9+9+9+9
Game by game
+12+12+7+7+7+7+7+7+7+7
5-5
Last 10
10-0
-122
Net points
+80
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel
PHXRest & travelOKC
2 days
Days of rest
1 dayback-to-back
840 mi1,352 km
Travel to the game
Home
+2 hclock change vs home
Time-zone change
Home
PHXKey injuriesOKC
Mark Williams COut
Players out or limited
Jalen Williams GDay-to-dayCason Wallace GDay-to-dayJaylin Williams FDay-to-day
About these numbers

Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

Key players only. Injury report as of October 26, 9:40 a.m. ET.

The pre-game matchup

The Suns visited the Thunder on Monday, October 26 at 8:10 PM ET.

Last season (2025-26), the Suns scored 112.5 points per game (26th of 30) and allowed 111.0 (6th). The Thunder scored 119.2 points per game (5th of 30) and allowed 107.8 (2nd).

Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Suns 113.0 (16th), Thunder 117.0 (5th). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Suns 111.3 (8th), Thunder 105.9 (1st). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Suns +1.7 (14th), Thunder +11.1 (1st). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.

The Thunder closed as 8.5-point favorites at home against the Suns. The spread opened at Thunder -9.5. The total closed at 221.5, up from 218.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Suns +260, Thunder -325) prices the Suns at 27% and the Thunder at 73%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Phoenix Suns 114, Oklahoma City Thunder 125

Oklahoma City Thunder won by 11.

  • Against the closing spread (Oklahoma City Thunder -8.5): Oklahoma City Thunder covered.
  • Combined score 239 vs the closing total of 221.5: Over.
  • Oklahoma City Thunder closed at -325 on the moneyline (a 73% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Spreadmoved 1
OpenThunder -9.5 (-107)
Suns +9.5 (-114)
CloseThunder -8.5 (-110)
Suns +8.5 (-110)
Totalup 3
Open218.5 (o -115 / u -105)
Close221.5 (o -110 / u -110)
Moneyline
OpenSuns +290 25%
Thunder -375 75%
CloseSuns +260 27%
Thunder -325 73%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

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Matchup

Players to watch

Phoenix Suns logo
Suns
64 games · Devin Booker
  • Points per game26.113th
  • Rebounds per game3.9178th
  • Assists per game6.024th
  • Minutes per game33.5
56 games · Dillon Brooks
  • Points per game20.240th
  • Rebounds per game3.6196th
  • Assists per game1.8219th
  • Minutes per game30.4
Oklahoma City Thunder logo
Thunder
68 games · Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
  • Points per game31.12nd
  • Rebounds per game4.3150th
  • Assists per game6.617th
  • Minutes per game33.2
69 games · Chet Holmgren
  • Points per game17.167th
  • Rebounds per game8.916th
  • Assists per game1.7226th
  • Minutes per game28.9

Last season's (2025-26) regular-season per-game averages; players listed with their current team, top two scorers per team, from season player stats captured before game time. Ranks among the 391 players with at least 20 games.

Head-to-head

The teams have met 45 times since 2022: the Suns won 10 and the Thunder 35.

DateScoreLineTotal
Apr 27, 2026Thunder 131, Suns 122
Thunder won

Apr 27, 2026Thunder 131, Suns 122
Thunder won

Apr 27, 2026Thunder 131, Suns 122
Thunder won

Apr 27, 2026Thunder 131, Suns 122
Thunder won

Apr 25, 2026Thunder 121, Suns 109
Thunder won

Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

Phoenix Suns

Oklahoma City Thunder

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