PHOENIX — A Phoenix Suns comeback against the Oklahoma City Thunder is much easier said than done. Entering Wednesday night's matchup already down 1-0 after an emphatic loss to start their first-round series, Suns coach Jordan Ott and his crew will be searching for answers with their multi-day rest advantage.
Game 1 has come and Game 1 has gone. To no one’s surprise, the defending champion, 64-win Oklahoma City Thunder crushed a Phoenix Suns team that limped to the finish line.
The tiebreakers are out of the way, and the Phoenix Suns hold one pick in the 2026 NBA Draft. They are set to make the 47th pick in the 2026 NBA Draft.
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns were hoping to cook up an upset victory against the Oklahoma City Thunder in their Game 1 battle on Sunday. Rather, a recipe for disaster was found.
The Phoenix Suns opened their 2026 postseason with a 35-point loss to the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder. There is not much you can grab onto from a game like that.
PHOENIX – Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks is a million dollars richer. Money isn't exactly a problem for Brooks, who is on a four-year, $86 million deal that runs through the end of next season.
Sunday was an embarrassing outing for the Phoenix Suns in Game 1 vs. the Oklahoma City Thunder. Outside of a competitive first four minutes, Phoenix was outplayed and dominated for the next 44 minutes to lose 119-84.
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns enter a new week already down a game in their first-round series against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Suns were easily handled by the defending NBA champs at Paycom Center on Sunday in a game that saw both teams empty their benches with over seven minutes remaining in action.
The Phoenix Suns began their playoff journey by getting routed by the Oklahoma City Thunder 119-84 on Sunday. Down 1-0 in the First Round of the Western Conference Playoffs, the team has three days to recalibrate before they play again.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Oklahoma City Thunder to a dominant 119-84 victory over the Phoenix Suns in Game 1 last Sunday. The result was effectively secured early, allowing OKC to control the pace throughout.
What happened in Game 1 was expected for the Phoenix Suns. You know it, I know, it the NBA universe knows it. Wh? Because the Oklahoma City Thunder are the better team, and they showed it.
LeBron's career can't go on forever, can it? If it were to end tomorrow, it would be the greatest run of sustained excellence the league has ever seen.
The Phoenix Suns walked into Oklahoma City with a healthy amount of hope, star power, and postseason experience. They walked out of Game 1 of the 2026 NBA Playoffs with hard questions and a 35-point humiliation.
It is back to the drawing board for Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns after they were obliterated by the Oklahoma City Thunder, 119-84, in Game 1 of their first-round matchup in the playoffs at Paycom Center.
OKLAHOMA CITY — After a lopsided 119-84 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of their Western Conference playoff series, Phoenix guard Jalen Green pointed to pace as a key factor if the Suns want to reset the series’ tone.
The Phoenix Suns are officially behind in their first round series against the Oklahoma City Thunder after a humbling Sunday loss in 119-84 fashion at Paycom Center, putting Jordan Ott's team down 1-0.
OKLAHOMA CITY – There’s a difference between being beaten and beating yourself. In Game 1 of the 2026 NBA Playoffs, the Phoenix Suns dealt with both. Seventeen turnovers don’t just show up in the box score; they shape the entire emotional rhythm of a game.
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Phoenix Suns ruled out Jordan Goodwin during the team’s Sunday playoff matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder. According to Arizona Republic’s Duane Rankin, the Suns announced Goodwin would not return after being diagnosed with left calf soreness.
Dillon Brooks continued his troublemaking from the very start of the Phoenix Suns-Oklahoma City Thunder playoff series. The Suns and Thunder kicked off Game 1 of their first-round playoff series on Sunday at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, Okla.
OKLAHOMA CITY – The postseason doesn’t reward potential; it rewards execution, and that starts with availability. That’s the tension surrounding the Phoenix Suns as they prepare for Game 1 against the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Suns needed a spark Friday. They got it from Jalen Green. After a season mostly lost to injuries, Green erupted for 36 points and eight threes in the play-in win over the Warriors, as detailed by Doug Haller of The Athletic.
Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker had the perfect way of dismissing his late-game spat with Draymond Green during Friday’s play-in game. Both Booker and Green were ejected late in the Suns’ 111-96 win over the Golden State Warriors at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, Az.
Former Phoenix Suns star Goran Dragic has kicked off his podcast, Gogi’s Garage, and who better to feature as the first guest than Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo?
Last season, Jalen Green struggled as the Golden State Warriors upset his Houston Rockets in the first round of the playoffs. Now a Phoenix Sun, Green got payback.
The Phoenix Suns dropped their play-in game to the Portland Trail Blazers Tuesday night in part because Portland made almost twice as many three-point shots. The 114-110 loss forced the Suns into an elimination game on Friday and exposed an issue with the team's biggest star.