{"id":439813,"date":"2025-12-11T09:49:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T09:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/439813\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T09:49:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T09:49:11","slug":"sga-okc-cruise-into-nba-cup-semifinals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/439813\/","title":{"rendered":"SGA, OKC cruise into NBA Cup semifinals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/players\/shai-gilgeousalexander\/1067856\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shai Gilgeous-Alexander<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oklahoman.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/thunder\/2025\/10\/21\/okc-thunder-schedule-dates-times-tv-streaming\/86811489007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.oklahoman.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/thunder\/2025\/10\/21\/okc-thunder-schedule-dates-times-tv-streaming\/86811489007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OKC Thunder<\/a> will host the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/phoenix-suns\/21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Phoenix Suns<\/a> in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oklahoman.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/thunder\/2025\/12\/08\/nba-cup-bracket-schedule-okc-thunder-game-time-tv-channel\/87675367007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBA Cup quarterfinals game<\/a> at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>OKC (23-1) cruised to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oklahoman.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/thunder\/2025\/12\/07\/thunder-vs-jazz-score-jalen-williams-chet-holmgren-nba-stats\/87661843007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">131-101 road win over the Utah Jazz<\/a> on Sunday, while Phoenix (14-10) secured a <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/summary\/2915265\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">108-105 road win over the Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a> on Monday. The winner will advance to the semifinals in Las Vegas on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Follow along for live updates for today&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oklahoman.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/thunder\/2025\/12\/10\/thunder-suns-channel-today-nba-cup-quarterfinals-games-live-time-tv-schedule-streaming\/87695481007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.oklahoman.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/thunder\/2025\/12\/10\/thunder-suns-channel-today-nba-cup-quarterfinals-games-live-time-tv-schedule-streaming\/87695481007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Thunder-Suns<\/a> game:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pediment.com\/products\/oklahoma-city-thunder-sga-mvp-2025-champs-hardcover-book?ownership=client&amp;utm_medium=redirect_print_ad&amp;utm_source=the_oklahoman&amp;utm_campaign=ThunderBook&amp;variant=50671119958308\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noreferrer noopener\">Order new book on Thunder&#8217;s run to NBA title<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">3 TAKEAWAYS: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oklahoman.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/thunder\/2025\/12\/10\/thunder-vs-suns-score-shai-gilgeous-alexander-jalen-williams-nba-cup-stats-schedule\/87709395007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OKC Thunder tramples Phoenix Suns en route to NBA Cup semifinals berth, 16th straight win<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">TAKEAWAYS: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oklahoman.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/thunder\/2025\/12\/07\/thunder-vs-jazz-score-jalen-williams-chet-holmgren-nba-stats\/87661843007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thunder vs Jazz takeaways: Shorthanded OKC scorches Utah for 15th straight win<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Final: <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/summary\/2914191\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thunder 138, Suns 89<\/a> | OKC rolls to team-record 16th straight win<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 28 points and 8 assists<\/li>\n<li>Chet Holmgren: 24 points and 8 rebounds<\/li>\n<li>Jalen Williams: 15 points and 5 assists<\/li>\n<li>OKC advances to the NBA Cup semifinals in Las Vegas, where it&#8217;ll face either the LA Lakers or San Antonio on Saturday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 28 points and 8 assists<\/li>\n<li>Chet Holmgren: 24 points and 8 rebounds<\/li>\n<li>Jalen Williams: 15 points and 5 assists<\/li>\n<li>OKC is absolutely dominating Phoenix with a trip to Las Vegas for the NBA Cup semifinals on the line.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Grayson Allen connected on a hard screen with Chet Holmgren, sending him to the floor, and Jalen Williams wasn&#8217;t happy about it. Refs had to break up both teams. Williams then waved his arms to hype up the crowd, and it got even louder when a review led to Allen&#8217;s ejection.<\/p>\n<p>Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has scored at least 20 points in 96 consecutive games. That ranks second all-time, only trailing Wilt Chamberlain (126 games).<\/p>\n<p>Halftime: <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/summary\/2914191\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thunder 74, Suns 48<\/a> | OKC makes 13 3-pointers in first half<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 17 points and 6 assists<\/li>\n<li>Chet Holmgren: 13 points and 3 blocks<\/li>\n<li>Cason Wallace: 9 points and 4 steals<\/li>\n<li>OKC is shooting 13 for 19 from deep (68%). Four of those makes came in the last 104 seconds of the half. Insanity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>End of the first quarter: <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/summary\/2914191\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thunder 38, Suns 23<\/a> | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, OKC rolling<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 9 points and 3 assists<\/li>\n<li>Chet Holmgren: 8 points and 2 rebounds<\/li>\n<li>Cason Wallace: 7 points and 2 steals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Starters for <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/summary\/2914191\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Suns vs. Thunder<\/a> in NBA Cup quarterfinalStarters for <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/summary\/2914191\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thunder vs. Suns<\/a> in NBA Cup quarterfinal<\/p>\n<p>Phoenix guard Devin Booker was ruled out with a groin injury for the Suns-Thunder NBA Cup quarterfinal Wednesday in OKC.<\/p>\n<p>What time is Thunder vs Suns game tonight?<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Date: <\/strong>Wednesday, Dec. 10<\/li>\n<li><strong>Time: <\/strong>6:30 p.m. CST<\/li>\n<li><strong>Where: <\/strong>Paycom Center in Oklahoma City<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">Shai Gilgeous-Alexander injury update: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oklahoman.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/thunder\/2025\/12\/09\/okc-thunder-shai-gilgeous-alexander-will-play-nba-cup-quarterfinals-game-vs-phoenix-suns\/87693001007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">OKC Thunder star will play in NBA Cup game vs. Suns<\/a><\/p>\n<p>What channel is OKC Thunder vs <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/phoenix-suns\/21\/\" data-autotag=\"5b1d8499-f4c6-4857-a8e9-6d2e8a35bac3\" rel=\"noopener\">Phoenix Suns<\/a> on tonight?<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Streaming:<\/strong>\u00a0Prime Video (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/video\/sports?tag=smglocal-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how to watch<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><strong>TV: <\/strong>FanDuel Sports Network Oklahoma<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oklahoman.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/thunder\/2025\/11\/30\/okc-thunder-ajay-mitchell-stats-2025-26-nba-season\/87475615007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Why Thunder guard Ajay Mitchell is no longer NBA&#8217;s best-kept secret: &#8216;He&#8217;s cold&#8217;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thunder vs Suns predictions, picks<\/p>\n<p><strong>Justin Martinez:<\/strong> OKC 119, Phoenix 106<\/p>\n<p>Phoenix is a tough team that won&#8217;t beat itself, but OKC doesn&#8217;t need it to. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, one of the league&#8217;s most unguardable scorers, is available after a one-game absence due to left elbow bursitis. So are two elite defenders in Alex Caruso and Lu Dort, who&#8217;ll make life difficult for Devin Booker. And even Jalen Williams is back after he didn&#8217;t suit up for the group play meeting between these two teams. The Thunder is simply too stacked on both ends of the floor, and it&#8217;ll book its ticket to the semifinals with a win on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oklahoman.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/thunder\/2025\/12\/07\/chris-paul-released-clippers-resign-okc-thunder-nba\/87626611007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Should OKC Thunder sign Chris Paul after surprise split with Clippers?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thunder vs Suns betting odds<\/p>\n<p>Odds via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.az.betmgm.com\/en\/sports\/events\/phoenix-suns-at-oklahoma-city-thunder-18639473?tab=score\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BetMGM<\/a> as of Wednesday, Dec. 10<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Odds:<\/strong> Thunder by 14.5<\/li>\n<li><strong>Over\/under:<\/strong> 224.5<\/li>\n<li><strong>Moneyline:<\/strong> OKC -1100 | Phoenix +675<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oklahoman.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/thunder\/2025\/11\/23\/okc-thunder-rookie-thomas-sorber-team-chemistry-despite-season-ending-acl-injury\/87313899007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How OKC Thunder rookie Thomas Sorber became &#8216;one of the guys&#8217; despite ACL injury<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thunder vs Suns injury updates<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Thunder:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oklahoman.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/thunder\/2025\/11\/29\/okc-thunder-isaiah-hartenstein-injury-update-out-10-14-days-right-soleus-calf-strain\/87531992007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Isaiah Hartenstein<\/a> (right soleus strain) is out. Isaiah Joe (left knee contusion) is out. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oklahoman.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/thunder\/2025\/09\/25\/thomas-sorber-injury-update-okc-thunder-rookie-torn-acl\/86349566007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thomas Sorber<\/a>\u00a0(ACL surgery recovery) is out.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oklahoman.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/thunder\/2025\/10\/30\/nikola-topic-testicular-cancer-chemotherapy-okc-thunder-guard\/86986564007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nikola Topi\u0107<\/a>\u00a0(surgery recovery) is out.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Suns:<\/strong> Devin Booker (right groin strain) is out. Jalen Green (right hamstring strain) is out. Isaiah Livers (right hop strain) is out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oklahoman.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/thunder\/2025\/11\/25\/okc-thunder-isaiah-hartenstein-philanthropy-boys-girls-club-oklahoma-city\/87434128007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Why Thunder&#8217;s Isaiah Hartenstein always looks to &#8216;give back&#8217; to OKC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Projected OKC Thunder starters<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">NBA Cup schedule: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oklahoman.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/thunder\/2025\/11\/29\/okc-thunder-nba-cup-updated-bracket-schedule-standings\/87520224007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">When does OKC Thunder play in knockout round? Time, TV, bracket update<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Projected Phoenix Suns starters<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oklahoman.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/thunder\/2025\/10\/20\/okc-thunder-roster-depth-chart-lineup-nba-2025-26-season\/86391718007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Meet the OKC Thunder&#8217;s roster for 2025-26 NBA season<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Justin Martinez covers the Thunder and NBA for The Oklahoman. Have a story idea for Justin? He can be reached at jmartinez@oklahoman.com or on X\/Twitter at\u00a0@Justintohoops. Sign up for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/profile.oklahoman.com\/newsletters\/thunder-sports-minute\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thunder Sports Minute newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to access more NBA coverage. Support Justin&#8217;s work and that of other Oklahoman journalists by purchasing a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.oklahoman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">digital subscription today at subscribe.oklahoman.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the OKC Thunder will host the Phoenix Suns in an NBA Cup quarterfinals game at&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":439814,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5131],"tags":[647,193900,137257,4156,6950,5229,4231,5643,1587,1339,18419,7228,7230,146637,179157,7943,10443,10446,2451,7197,3772,17528,17533,3189,463,7227,7196,7229,7190,193899,1074,1089,1075,94956,7007,193896,193897,89840,12110,7226,7192,3367,10607,21475,2184,4550,1077,4230,3142,193898,177957,3663,3131,2868,644,663,1571,5382,1260,38985,942,50,16635,5847,1268,17529,450,950,351,1076,1589,1721,449,94955,3371,62,1458,645,7231,1078,448,6001,6273,447,456,639,19707,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,424,3132,21476,2612],"class_list":{"0":"post-439813","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-phoenix","8":"tag-affiliate","9":"tag-ajay","10":"tag-ajay-mitchell","11":"tag-alex","12":"tag-alex-caruso","13":"tag-america","14":"tag-angeles","15":"tag-arizona","16":"tag-az","17":"tag-basketball","18":"tag-blog","19":"tag-booker","20":"tag-brooks","21":"tag-caruso","22":"tag-chet","23":"tag-chet-holmgren","24":"tag-chris","25":"tag-chris-paul","26":"tag-city","27":"tag-clippers","28":"tag-commerce","29":"tag-contains","30":"tag-contains-commerce-or-affiliate-content","31":"tag-content","32":"tag-cup","33":"tag-devin","34":"tag-devin-booker","35":"tag-dillon","36":"tag-dillon-brooks","37":"tag-dort","38":"tag-exclude","39":"tag-exclude-from-paywall-logic-testing","40":"tag-from","41":"tag-gilgeous-alexander","42":"tag-green","43":"tag-hartenstein","44":"tag-holmgren","45":"tag-isaiah","46":"tag-isaiah-hartenstein","47":"tag-jalen","48":"tag-jalen-green","49":"tag-jalen-williams","50":"tag-jazz","51":"tag-las","52":"tag-las-vegas","53":"tag-live","54":"tag-logic","55":"tag-los","56":"tag-los-angeles-clippers","57":"tag-luguentz","58":"tag-luguentz-dort","59":"tag-minnesota","60":"tag-minnesota-timberwolves","61":"tag-mitchell","62":"tag-modular","63":"tag-modular-story","64":"tag-national","65":"tag-national-sports","66":"tag-nba","67":"tag-nba-cup","68":"tag-neutral","69":"tag-news","70":"tag-nv","71":"tag-oklahoma","72":"tag-oklahoma-city-thunder","73":"tag-or","74":"tag-overall","75":"tag-overall-neutral","76":"tag-paul","77":"tag-paywall","78":"tag-phoenix","79":"tag-phoenix-suns","80":"tag-point","81":"tag-shai","82":"tag-shai-gilgeous-alexander","83":"tag-sports","84":"tag-sports-news","85":"tag-story","86":"tag-suns","87":"tag-testing","88":"tag-the","89":"tag-thunder","90":"tag-timberwolves","91":"tag-to","92":"tag-to-the-point","93":"tag-ttp","94":"tag-ttp-live-blog","95":"tag-united-states","96":"tag-united-states-of-america","97":"tag-unitedstates","98":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","99":"tag-us","100":"tag-usa","101":"tag-utah","102":"tag-utah-jazz","103":"tag-vegas","104":"tag-williams"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=439813"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439813\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/439814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=439813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=439813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=439813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}