Suns vs Thunder Game Breakdown

Get ready to turn up the heat and rumble with excitement as the sizzling Phoenix Suns dash over to the Paycom Center to clash with the electrifying Oklahoma City Thunder in a high-stakes NBA playoff showdown tonight at 9 PM EST. Both teams have been tearing up the court this season, with the Suns blazing trails just a whisper behind the Thunder in the Western conference rankings. With the betting lines drawn and an over/under that promises a storm of points, fans are on the edge of their seats after a series of first-round blowouts. The Thunder recently thundered past the Pelicans, while the Suns are looking to rise from the ashes of their last game against the Kings. As the scoreboard lights up tonight, we’ll see if the Suns can outshine the storm or if the Thunder will keep rolling with thunderous might.

Game Breakdown

Game Time: November 15, 2024 09:00PM EST

Location: Paycom Center, Oklahoma City

Vegas Odds

	PHX ML	OKL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+250	-300	226.0	7.5/-7.5
Recent	+140	-185	229.0	7.5/-7.5
Difference	-110	+115	+3.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

27W-19L

41.7% Win Probability

LAST 10

8W-2L

HOME

36W-8L

58.3% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
03/29/24	Phoenix Suns PHX	32	27	21	23	103	Over
03/29/24	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	34	36	31	27	128	Over
03/03/24	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	28	38	23	29	118	Under
03/03/24	Phoenix Suns PHX	24	28	33	25	110	Under
11/12/23	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	29	25	26	31	111	Under
11/12/23	Phoenix Suns PHX	29	30	27	13	99	Under
04/02/23	Phoenix Suns PHX	27	42	29	30	128	Over
04/02/23	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	27	28	34	29	118	Over
03/19/23	Phoenix Suns PHX	31	38	27	24	120	Over
03/19/23	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	25	32	33	34	124	Over
03/08/23	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	21	31	28	21	101	Over
03/08/23	Phoenix Suns PHX	34	26	44	28	132	Over
02/24/23	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	30	30	27	28	115	Over
02/24/23	Phoenix Suns PHX	29	36	29	30	124	Over
04/03/22	Phoenix Suns PHX	27	26	22	21	96	Under
04/03/22	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	20	32	32	33	117	Under
02/24/22	Phoenix Suns PHX	31	17	37	39	124	Under
02/24/22	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	14	31	32	27	104	Under
12/29/21	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	23	29	29	16	97	Under
12/29/21	Phoenix Suns PHX	33	27	25	30	115	Under
12/23/21	Oklahoma City Thunder OKL	17	31	21	32	101	Under
12/23/21	Phoenix Suns PHX	29	16	37	31	113	Under

Suns Vs Over/Under

Thunder Vs Over/Under

Suns Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/13	vs SAC	104-127L	40	23	10	97
11/12	vs UTA	120-112W	42	21	8	86
11/10	@ SAC	118-127L	48	30	11	105
11/08	vs DAL	114-113W	37	26	8	86
11/06	@ MIA	115-112W	46	29	16	84
10/31	vs LAC	125-119W	39	29	12	82
10/28	@ LAL	109-105W	46	21	10	87
10/26	@ DAL	114-102W	47	26	11	80
10/25	vs LAL	116-123L	34	35	16	82
10/23	vs LAC	116-113W	42	25	22	78

Thunder Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
11/13	@ NOP	106-88W	31	20	5	88
11/11	@ LAC	134-128W	29	31	11	91
11/10	@ GSW	116-127L	41	25	11	94
11/08	@ HOU	126-107W	41	24	10	90
11/06	vs DEN	122-124L	47	29	14	100
11/01	vs POR	137-114W	45	31	13	95
10/30	@ SAS	105-93W	39	28	10	89
10/27	@ ATL	128-104W	45	26	10	89
10/26	vs CHI	114-95W	54	21	10	107
10/24	vs DEN	102-87W	49	23	12	101

Starting Lineups

Phoenix Suns	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Devin Booker SG	44.0	41.6	43.1	100%	43.5
Ryan Dunn PF	22.0	17.4	15.0	56%	18.4
Tyus Jones PG	28.0	25.8	27.6	100%	28.0
Jusuf Nurkic C	33.0	26.6	29.4	100%	29.9
Royce O’Neale SF	25.0	24.4	20.2	17%	23.6

Oklahoma City Thunder	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Luguentz Dort PF	24.0	24.6	22.9	100%	23.2
S. Gilgeous-Alexander PG	52.0	49.8	49.1	100%	49.5
Isaiah Joe SF	23.0	20.9	16.2	27%	19.2
Cason Wallace SG	19.0	16.4	14.5	27%	20.1
Jalen Williams C	44.0	47.7	39.3	100%	39.7

Suns Notable Injuries

Kevin Durant (PF/C): Avg: 27.2pts, 6.6reb, 4.9ast, 37.6 minutes. Last game: 11/08/24. Impact: 7.5
Bradley Beal (SG/SF): Avg: 17.8pts, 4.1reb, 4.8ast, 33.8 minutes. Last game: 11/12/24. Impact: 5.5
Bol Bol (PF/C): Avg: 5.0pts, 3.1reb, 0.4ast, 10.7 minutes. Last game: 11/13/24. Impact: 1.1
Jalen Bridges (SF): Avg: 1.0pts, 1.0reb, 0.0ast, 5.8 minutes. Last game: 11/13/24. Impact: 0.3

Thunder Notable Injuries

Chet Holmgren (C): Avg: 16.5pts, 7.7reb, 2.4ast, 29.8 minutes. Last game: 11/10/24. Impact: 5.7
Alex Caruso GTD (SG/SF): Avg: 9.3pts, 3.7reb, 3.3ast, 27.5 minutes. Last game: 11/11/24. Impact: 3.2
Adam Flagler (PG): Avg: 1.7pts, 0.1reb, 0.6ast, 3.5 minutes. Last game: 11/13/24. Impact: 0.5

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Jalen Williams	OKL	Pts	22.5	23.0	+0.5	60%	40%	27%	27%	PHX	0.0	#16
Tyus Jones	PHX	Reb	2.5	2.6	+0.1	0%	30%	33%	33%	OKL	+1.1	#27

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Suns Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#11	#1	#18	#9	-7.8%
PF	#21	#21	#8	#18	1.3%
PG	#26	#29	#3	#27	6.5%
SF	#5	#14	#5	#4	-12.0%
SG	#16	#19	#25	#23	3.4%

Thunder Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#13	#27	#27	#16	1.8%
PF	#14	#24	#9	#14	0.0%
PG	#2	#27	#2	#2	-14.7%
SF	#22	#10	#23	#18	2.0%
SG	#9	#25	#17	#13	-2.0%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

113.6

118.0

Rebounds per Game

45.1

43.0

Assists per Game

27.3

26.2

Steals per Game

7.3

10.2

Blocks per Game

5.9

6.7

Shots per Game

85.9

89.1

3-Pointers Made per Game

14.1

13.4

2-Pt Percentage per Game

54.3

56.0

3-Pt Percentage per Game

38.3

37.2

Turnovers per Game

13.7

11.8

Fouls per Game

17.3

18.6

Recent Trends

Grayson Allen (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 34.0% to 23.6, 17.6 min average previous 3 games.
Luguentz Dort (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 38.3% to 32.3, 23.4 min average previous 3 games.
Mason Plumlee (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 45.3% to 21.2, 14.6 min average previous 3 games.