Thunder take 2–0 lead
- The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Phoenix Suns in Game 2 to take a 2-0 series lead. - The final score was 120-107 at Paycom Center on April 22, pushing OKC ahead in the West. - That early separation drew heavy highlight traffic and national attention across news and clip channels (oklahoman.com) (youtube.com).
Oklahoma City beat the Phoenix Suns 120–107 at Paycom Center on April 22, 2026, to take a 2–0 lead in the first-round series. (apnews.com) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 37 points and handed out nine assists on 13-of-25 shooting and 9-of-9 free throws. (espn.com) Dillon Brooks led Phoenix with 30 points, while Oklahoma City got four blocks from Chet Holmgren and a key late three from Luguentz Dort. (sportsdata.usatoday.com) The Suns committed 22 turnovers to OKC’s 10 and shot 39-for-85 from the floor; the Thunder finished 43-for-91 with 24 assists. (espn.com) This was Game 2 of a best-of-seven Western Conference first-round matchup; Oklahoma City’s 2–0 edge gives the higher-seeded Thunder early series control. (espn.com) Paycom Center attendance was listed at 18,203, and the game’s highlights drew heavy clip traffic and national attention on local sites and social video channels. (espn.com) The Thunder finished the regular season 64–18 and entered the playoffs as one of the top seeds in the West, carrying home-court momentum into this series. (espn.com) The series now shifts to Phoenix for Game 3 on April 25, 2026, where the Suns will try to avoid falling further behind. (usatoday.com)
