The Suns Get BEAT By NEARLY 50 POINTS To The Thunder, Is It Just A Blip Or Did They Get Exposed?
Phoenix Suns suffer a crushing 49-point defeat to the Oklahoma City Thunder, exposing major gaps in their roster and strategy. Did Grayson Allen’s ejection and the absence of stars Devin Booker and Jalen Green seal the Suns’ fate, or are the Thunder simply on another level? The Suns are out of the NBA Cup, prompting fans to ask: Is this just a blip, or the start of a troubling trend?
Benjamin Garcia spotlights the Suns’ turnover woes, lack of shot-making, and Oklahoma City’s relentless transition offense. Key takeaways include Chet Holmgren and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s elite production, the Suns’ missed opportunities, and the psychological test of bouncing back against the Golden State Warriors. With the Thunder chasing historic win records and Phoenix searching for answers, this episode offers candid insight on team identity, competitive resilience, and what it takes to return from an embarrassing loss.
04:17 Suns’ Progress Despite Big Loss
08:08 Suns vs NBA’s Best Team
10:50 Suns’ Redemption Against Warriors
17:07 Thunder vs. Suns: Big vs. Little
18:04 Thunder’s Edge: Shot Makers
21:19 Thunder Outpace Suns Early
27:05 Suns Struggle Without Devin Booker
28:39 Devin Booker’s Impact Explained
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32 Comments
Tough loss, really interested to see how this team responds on Sunday against the Lakers 👊🏼
NBA just needs to disappear and lose viewers
Just remember the Suns were without their best scorers and yet you keep flip flopping Suns played them tough the first game and lose this game big it was like every time the suns started a run oklahoma was rewarded with several foul calls and that just compounded the fact that they couldn't hit shots I Bet it will be different when they play their 2 games in phoenix especially after that blowout and hopefully be full strength when that happens
Suns have no pick in the 2026 draft
Suns seem to rush most to all their shots
if this team is a dynasty nba will die
Suns wouldn’t have won with Booker or Green
Can’t blame refs for this one, okc snapped that belt when we won the jump ball and commenced belt to ass for 47 minutes and 48 seconds .
Hey, I have a thought exercise. Maybe Collin should start in the allstar game.
Now maybe you guys can stop pretending like this team is good. They won’t even make the play in
Lots of teams have to make these podcasts after playing this team. It's become expected at this point. Their have a +17.2 margin of victory this year. Nothing to be ashamed of.
1. OKC being almost at full health is a beat for sure.
2. You learn a lot from losses like this.
OKC is an amazing defensive team first and foremost. They have a superstar MVP, 2 all-stars and the most depth if any NBA team in decades. The Suns are playing above their talent level without their 2 best players, by outworking the other teams. Unfortunately, OKC's players work just as hard. This was a statement game for OKC, to show the Suns that the last game was a fluke. It's not a measuring stick for the Suns because they're missing key players. The big picture here is that the Suns are on the rise and this loss is just 1 game. Nobody can beat OKC as long as SGA is playing they are relatively healthy. Repeat and possibly 3 or even 4-peat might be in their future.
well, let's look at the brightside … LeBron looks old & too slow to play defense, as the Spurs rattled the Lakers in Los Angeles
thats what i mean when i say i start green every day over collin. Love Collin so much but green is an all star caliber scorer. in houstons play off run the defense spend all the focus on him but in our system especially with book he will not see this kind of defense and he can enjoy himself
oh well problem is the NBA cup l don't like it
Devin Booker: The word is out on OKC. They hold and cheat and flop
OKC: Officer, I just meant to scare them, but I beat 'em to death.
Allen never gets any call. He was frustrated. So does Mark Williams….
they called F2 on Allen that was just BS
It was OKC’s day in the Suns, that’s all.
The suns are playing better then I expected and it’s good because they don’t even own their own picks this year. Also DB has been a great pickup for them.
Ben . I have a quote for you.
Timberwolves coach Chris Finch on playing the OKC Thunder:
“It’s so frustrating to play this team because they foul a ton. They really do. They foul all the time. And then you can’t really touch Shai. And it’s a very frustrating thing”
He said this February of last year before OKC won their championship .
And it's not just this quote Ben or the Devin Booker quote from the last game we played them. The last game we played them, every time the Suns got some momentum, the refs called a foul to stop the Suns momentum. So you never have a chance to beat this team because when they play as good as they played last night no team can beat any team that's that hot. But when OKC isn't so red hot like the game before you can't beat them either because the NBA has its refs helping them.
And then the NBA entertainment league has to add insult to injury with the announcer Kevin Harland gushing over the Thunder the entire game. The NBA is really disgusting and not even watchable.
Correction: Next PHX Suns game is on Sunday at 5:30pm vs LA Lakers here. I know you are human and make mistakes as I do as well! Hopefully the Next time the Phoenix Suns face the OKC Thunder here in Phoenix, we will hopefully have the entire team together and be able to beat them for payback. What do you think?
Bro I think you need to check how to pronounce Zocdoc lol I’ve never heard of it but phonetically it doesn’t look like it’s pronounced Zoodoc
If any team wants to beat the Thunder, you have to make them earn their fouls. Was hoping this game wasn't a total blowout.
I hope suns fans wake up one day. The suns are a “ feel good “ story this year I guess. But we’re such a mid team. I’m over this. I would rather rebuild. Send Booker to the hawks and get that pelicans pick. Do we really want to be the kings for the next 5 years? 35 wins a year that leads to nothing ?
People are seriously wondering if Colin Gillespie pulled a Terry Rozier. He's seriously screwed up the whole betting market
Secondly, the whole Colin Gillespie should start over Jalen Green is looking ridiculous. Big difference when NBA players get the chance to watch some film on you
I don't care if they would of been blown out by 100 I don't take anything from this game since we didn't have Book or JG… This OKC team is legendary and everyone better start settling in because it's the Warriors all over again!
Suns fans are the most pessimistic fan base. It's frustrating being one sometimes. The Suns are 14-11, most of y'all at the beginning of the season would have been ecstatic if the suns were 11-14. They've proven to be a good team and now your expectations are unrealistic. They lost to a team that has only lost once all year and we didn't have our two best players. Chill out guys it's not that serious
When in A Highly Level of Competition, an Average Player will Get Exposed..
Dude if OKC gets you in the half court on defense you are dead. The Sun only hope was OKC had an off-shooting night, and they could run so they didn't have to play half court against OKC's defense. I did have to laugh thinking Booker would have matter in the game. If OKC has their A game, you are probably getting rolled. If you bring your B game against it you are getting rolled like this. They are burying you. Booker would not have matter unless he's scoring 50. Since OKC has gotten good no one has gotten 50 on them. Most great players might he 30 but you work you butt off to get it. So I guess with Booker they might have only lost by 20. If Booker was hot.
Wemby handled OKC in cup semi. Suns are not on either of these teams levels.