On Friday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Phoenix Suns 99-83 in an NBA Cup matchup, led by 28 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

With 15 points and nine rebounds from Lu Dort, 14 points and eight rebounds from Jalen Williams, and 11 points from Isaiah Joe, Oklahoma City improved to 11-2. Oklahoma City won for the third time in a row without injured centre Chet Holmgren, taking a 25-point lead in the second half. Phoenix played again without Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal, and Grayson Allen, and Josh Okogie finished with 15 points and nine rebounds. With 12 more points from Devin Booker, the Suns fell to 9–4. He finished 2 of 10 from the field after missing his first 6 strokes. Midway through the second quarter, Oklahoma City had an 18-point lead (43–25), but Phoenix scored 11 of the next 13 points to trim the deficit to 45–36. The Suns would never come that close.