The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Phoenix Suns, 124-120, at Paycom Center on Sunday.

The Thunder (35-36) moved closer to the .500 mark with a huge win over a Western Conference contender such as the Suns (38-33) at home. However, the Thunder had to work hard to get the win as they got off to a slow start and needed to come from behind in the second half. Phoenix jumped to a 31-25 lead in the first quarter and made it a double-digit game at halftime following a 38-32 score in the second quarter. Oklahoma City showed signs of life and reduced the deficit to just six points after following a 33-27 third quarter, and they completed the comeback in the final 12 minutes. The Thunder outscored the Suns 34-24 in the fourth quarter and pulled the upset in front of their fans. With the win, Oklahoma City moved to 22-15 at home. Meanwhile, the Suns fell to 15-21 on the road.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the way for the Thunder with 40 points, five rebounds and four assists across 35 minutes. Luguentz Dort finished with 20 points and three rebounds. Josh Giddey delivered 16 points, six rebounds and six assists. Jaylin Williams finished with 10 points and six rebounds. Isaiah Joe had 15 points and five boards coming off the bench.

Devin Booker recorded 46 points to lead the Suns in this loss and was one of two starters that scored in double digits. The other was Chris Paul, who posted a 14-point, 13-rebound double-double. Terrence Ross notched 12 points and four rebounds coming off the bench. Landry Shamet returned to action and recorded 10 points across 20 minutes coming off the bench.