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The Phoenix Suns face the Oklahoma City Thunder in an NBA Cup quarterfinal Wednesday in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. ET.
For the entire fourth quarter of Wednesday’s NBA Cup quarterfinal game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Phoenix Suns, the reigning MVP watched from the bench as his team kept adding to its enormous lead.
There's no stopping the Oklahoma City Thunder as they crushed the Phoenix Suns in the quarterfinals of the NBA Cup.
Oklahoma City Thunder star Jalen Williams talked about the flagrant foul that Chet Holmgren received from Phoenix Suns Grayson Allen. Thunder advance to NBA Cup semifinals after dominating Suns 138-89.
The Thunder led wire-to-wire, though the night took a vast turn for the worse when Grayson Allen was ejected in the third quarter. Allen sparked a scuffle on the court after taking his frustration out on Chet Holmgren when the two were meeting on a screen. Officials reviewed the play, ruled it a flagrant two and Allen was booted.
The Phoenix Suns face the Oklahoma City Thunder in an NBA Cup quarterfinal with star guard Devin Booker's status uncertain due to a right groin strain
Without those two star guards, it wasn't much of a contest. Oklahoma City outscored the Suns by 10 or more points in every quarter and at one point extended their lead to 53. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren combined for 52 as the Thunder ultimately won by 49, 138-89.