Oklahoma City sweeps Suns 4-0
- Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Phoenix Suns 131-122 on April 27, finishing a 4-0 first-round sweep. - Chet Holmgren added 24 points, and Oklahoma City closed the series with 122.8 points per game while Phoenix never held serve at home. - The sweep sent Oklahoma City to a third straight West semifinal and kept its first-round record under Mark Daigneault perfect. (cbssports.com)
Oklahoma City ended Phoenix’s season Monday night, beating the Suns 131-122 in Game 4 to finish a first-round sweep. (nba.com) (espn.com) Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points, and Chet Holmgren added 24 as the Thunder led 75-67 at halftime and never gave the series back. (usnews.com) (espn.com) The four game scores were 119-84, 120-107, 121-109 and 131-122. Oklahoma City averaged 122.8 points in the series, while Phoenix averaged 105.5. (nba.com) Phoenix stayed competitive late in Game 4, but the Suns never won a game after entering the playoffs as the West’s No. 8 seed against the No. 1 Thunder. (nba.com) (usatoday.com) The result moved Oklahoma City into the Western Conference semifinals before any other team in the bracket. The Thunder will face the winner of the Los Angeles Lakers-Houston Rockets series next. (cbssports.com) (usnews.com) It was Oklahoma City’s third straight first-round sweep and pushed the club to 12-0 in first-round playoff games over the last three postseasons under coach Mark Daigneault. (cbssports.com) (news9.com) The series also showed Oklahoma City’s depth. Jalen Williams missed Game 3 with a hamstring strain suffered in Game 2, and the Thunder still won by 12 in Phoenix to take a 3-0 lead. (nba.com 1) (nba.com 2) For Phoenix, the exit closed a short series in which Dillon Brooks led the Suns in scoring at 26.0 points per game, while Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City with 33.8 points and 8.0 assists. (nba.com) Oklahoma City opened its title defense with four straight wins. Now the Thunder get rest, and the West waits for their next opponent. (cbssports.com)
