The Oklahoman's Darnell Mayberry, John Rohde, Anthony Slater, the Arizona Republic's Paul Coro, and the official Twitter account of the Oklahoma City Thunder provided live coverage of the Thunder's 102-90 victory on Monday in Phoenix.
7:15 p.m.
Nick Collison and Perry Jones III have obligatory side bet on tonight's Kansas-Baylor game. #undisclosedamountofcash
7:17 p.m.
Thabo Sefolosha lying on locker room floor with heat compress behind his neck. Gives thumbs-up sign when asked if ready to go.
7:19 p.m.
Scott Brooks on replacement starter DeAndre Liggins "Without his (40) minutes, we don't win that game in Portland."
7:24 p.m.
What attire? Soccer shorts? #ocu. RT @chrisbharrison In the works! #truth RT @AustinElrod4: Going to have your own line of clothing?
8:11 p.m.
Good-sized crowd on hand in Phoenix despite Suns' 13-26 record.
8:13 p.m.
Westbrook 5 for 21 FG last night, 2 for 2 so far tonight.
8:17 p.m.
Interesting matchup: The international craftiness of Luis Scola vs. the American guile of Nick Collison.
8:20 p.m.
Just saw Kareem Abdul-Jabbar miss the trash can on his way to his seat. I got the follow. Floyd Mayweather is also courtside. #SunsVsThunder
8:20 p.m.
So far, #Thunder defense vs. Suns (58.3% FG) not nearly as good as last night at Portland (36.0%).
8:24 p.m.
It's 41 degrees in Phoenix right now and feels even colder inside US Airways Center right now. #disneyonicewashere
8:28 p.m.
Shannon Brown's season high is 26. Has 7 so far. Yeah, it's early, but I'm just sayin' ...
8:28 p.m.
Marcin Gortat with seven points and seven rebounds in the first quarter. Killing the Thunder inside.
8:28 p.m.
KD on bench barking for better defense from teammates.
8:29 p.m.
The Bulls are taking out their frustrations from losing to the Suns on the Hawks. CHI 48-20 @ halftime. ATL had a 5-point 2Q. #SunsVsThunder
8:31 p.m.
Michael Beasley coming off the bench for the 13-26 Phoenix Suns. His third team in five years. Not exactly living up to potential.
8:31 p.m.
Three part-time Tulsa 66ers on the court for Thunder.
8:34 p.m.
Suns lead #Thunder 24-21 after first quarter. PHX 52.4% FG; OKC 50.0% FG.
8:34 p.m.
PHX 24, OKC 21 after 1Q. PHX: 52 FG%, 2 TO. OKC: 54 FG%, 4 TO. Gortat: 7 pts, 7 rebs. Brown: 7 pts. OKC: 16 pts in paint. #SunsVsThunder
8:36 p.m.
Key 2-4 minutes right now for #Thunder before Durant returns. Martin-Jones-Jackson-Thabeet-Liggins lineup.
8:37 p.m.
Kevin Martin did good job directing traffic of OKC's second unit.
8:38 p.m.
KD and Russ combine for 12 points in Q1. #Thunder trails @Suns 24-21 headed to Q2. @FSOklahoma
8:39 p.m.
Martin misses and Suns fan screams, "You're sure no James Harden." Harden attended Arizona State and Suns had strong interest.
8:42 p.m.
Perry Jones getting minutes, Hasheem Thabeet throwing up jumpers and OKC losing to the Suns. Feels like preseason.
8:46 p.m.
Thabeet has to stay away from "empty" fouls. Does no good to foul somebody 25 feet from basket when you're 7-foot-3.
8:47 p.m.
Beasley's last consecutive good games were in mid-December. It might stay that way (7 mins, 0-1 FG, 1-4 FT, 3 turnovers). #SunsVsThunder
8:50 p.m.
Once again, #Thunder fans making their presence known on road. Always a large contingent in Phoenix.
8:51 p.m.
After 0/5 last night and 0/2 start tonight, Martin finally buries a 3. #flashesbigsmile
8:52 p.m.
Solid showing by Thabeet - 3 points; 4 reb. in 11 min.
8:55 p.m.
Suns missed six of first eight FTs.
8:56 p.m.
Staying with the Thunder would be a lot more impressive if the Suns weren't 4 for 11 on FTs. OKC 40-35 w/3:40 til half. #SunsVsThunder
8:57 p.m.
BTW, Wizards haven't lost (3-0) since beating the #Thunder last Monday. Drilled Orlando 120-91 tonight.
8:58 p.m.
Thunder on a 22-5 run, starting to create some separation on the Suns. KD and Westbrook both with 12 first half points.
8:59 p.m.
#Thunder heating up (leads 45-35) and suddenly it doesn't feel so cold in here. Martin, Durant, Westbrook each have 12 points.
9:04 p.m.
Lots of 1-on-1 from #Thunder offensively with just six assists on 20 FGs.
9:07 p.m.
Westbrook, Durant & Martin have made 17 of OKC's 21 made shots. A whopping 30 points in the paint. #SunsVsThunder
9:08 p.m.
Thunder up 51-45 on the Suns at halftime. Westbrook (16 pts on 7/11 shooting) and KD (14 on 5/10) leading the way.
9:09 p.m.
Pitiful way to end good second quarter, allowing 3-point play on a 5-on-2 break that wasn't even a fast break. #Thunder leads 51-45.
9:09 p.m.
OKC 51, PHX 45 at half. Suns went 4:18 w/o pts in 1Q. Westbrook: 7-11 FG, 15 pts. Durant: 14p. Brown: 12p. Gortat: 11p, 10r. #SunsVsThunder
9:12 p.m.
Guards at work. Russell Westbrook 16 points, Kevin Martin 12. #Thunder leads @Suns 51-45 at half. TV Companion at thunder.nba.com
9:17 p.m.
KD emerges from locker room with left rib cage wrapped in ice. Smiling, Will start.
9:24 p.m.
Here's a photo of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Alvan Adams at the arena and it's not a sky hook over Adams. #SunsVsThunder pic.twitter.com/naIjBdca
9:28 p.m.
Westbrook, a 41 percent shooter, is getting everywhere he wants for a 9-for-13 shooting game (21 pts in 21 mins). OKC 58-47. #SunsVsThunder
9:32 p.m.
Westbrook 18 points on 21 shots last night at Portland; 21 points on 15 shots so far tonight.
9:33 p.m.
Kendrick Perkins already has 11 rebounds. Had season-high 12 last night.
9:33 p.m.
The Thunder is 8-1 when Russell Westbrook shoots 50% or better. He's 10-16 tonight. OKC up 62-52.
9:36 p.m.
Fans shaking heads in disbelief at @russwest44. Plenty of "oohs" and "aahs." -- 25 points; 11/17 FG
9:37 p.m.
Russell Westbrook: 25 points, 11/17 shooting, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 intense death stare at Goran Dragic.
9:39 p.m.
Just informed that Jermaine O'Neal was unavailable tonight due to back spasms. He is not on the bench. #SunsAtThunder
9:40 p.m.
This #Thunder lineup is playing so well, Scott Brooks should stick with it longer than usual (68-54 lead), but probably won't.
9:44 p.m.
Another Thabeet foul 25 feet from the basket. Why?
9:47 p.m.
KD and Westbrook: 47 points on 19/37 shooting. OKC's other three starters: 6 points on 3/9 shooting.
9:47 p.m.
DeAndre Liggins hasn't shot once, but he's hard not to notice him because of his bulldog defense.
9:48 p.m.
DeAndre Liggins hasn't shot once, but it's hard not to notice him because of his bulldog defense.
9:50 p.m.
Thunder's 14-point third-quarter lead down to 5 (70-65).
9:53 p.m.
OKC 72, PHX 68 after 3Q. OKC: 46 FG%, 8 TO. PHX: 42 FG%, 12 TO. No OKC FGs for last 5:23. A 14-4 Suns run. #SunsVsThunder
9:54 p.m.
Nick Collison starts and has an uncharacteristic game: 2pts, 0reb in 16 quiet minutes. Maybe he just loves coming off the bench.
9:55 p.m.
Suns ended the second and third quarters with 3-point plays, which is why they trail by four rather than 10.
9:57 p.m.
Suns outscoring Thunder 18-9 in second-chance points.
9:59 p.m.
Thunder just 3/11 3FG. Suns 7/18 3FG.
10:00 p.m.
Durant has the Thunder's only 11 points in the last 8:42. OKC 79-72 with 8:43 to go. #SunsVsThunder
10:09 p.m.
In case you were wondering, Michael Beasley has zero assists tonight. He might have zero passes. #passatyourownrisk
10:13 p.m.
KD with 34, Westbrook with 33, Martin with 12. No other Thunder player with more than four. Not much balance, but Thunder rolling to win.
10:13 p.m.
Westbrook ties for season-high with 33 points and 13 FGs. Perkins with season-high 13 rebounds. OKC leads 90-79 (4:06 left).
10:14 p.m.
KD hits a 3. Thunder takes 11 point lead over @Suns. 4 minutes left.
10:14 p.m.
Durant has 20 second-half points, 16 of them in the past 12 minutes. OKC 90-79 w/4:04 to go. #SunsVsThunder
10:17 p.m.
Oh my. KD just capped a 40-point night with a ridiculous throwdown on Marcin Gortat. One of his best career slams.
10:17 p.m.
Half the arena just stood up with that Durant dunk over Gortat -- Suns fans definitely included. Durant has 19 this quarter.
10:18 p.m.
Durantula just put Beasley & Gortat on SportsCenter. Stutter-step blow-by on Beas & the and-one dunk over Gortat. He has 41. #SunsVsThunder
10:20 p.m.
Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook have combined for 77 points and only one turnover against the Suns tonight.
10:20 p.m.
Decent end to a decent night @dailythunder Video: Kevin Durant completely posters Marcin Gortat: youtu.be/7qCVk4WcPZw
10:21 p.m.
OKC has now beaten Suns five straight times in US Airways Center and eight straight overall.
10:22 p.m.
Thunder beat the Suns 102-90 to complete undefeated three-game road trip. KD with 41 points, Westbrook with 36.
10:25 p.m.
#hattrick. Thunder takes 3rd of 3 road games, 102-90 over @Suns. Durant 41 pts, Westbrook 36. Watch #ThunderLive postgame now @FSOklahoma
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