Phoenix Suns vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 11/28/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Friday, November 28, 2025

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Paycom Center is the site where the Oklahoma City Thunder (18-1) will go up against the Phoenix Suns (12-7) on Friday.

The Suns faced the Kings and earned the victory with a final of 112-100 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Suns ended up finishing with 14 and the Kings finished the game with 17 personal fouls. They also buried 12 of 34 shots from beyond the arc. Sacramento finished the game shooting 80.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 8 of 10 attempts. Furthermore, Sacramento totaled 41 boards (9 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Sacramento dished out 20 dimes and had 9 steals for this contest. Pertaining to the defense, Phoenix let their opponent shoot 46.5% from the field on 40 of 86 shooting. They also dished out 25 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 19 turnovers and having 14 steals. In terms of pulling down rebounds, they compiled 47 with 17 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Suns converted 14 of their 20 attempts for a percentage of 70.0%. Phoenix ended the contest having earned a 46.2% FG percentage (42 out of 91) and made 14 of their 42 shots from downtown.

Collin Gillespie is a guy who had an impact in this matchup. He ended up walking away with 21 points on 8 of 15 shooting. He played for 34 mins and also pulled down 3 boards. Gillespie ended up going 53.3% from the floor and also recorded 9 dimes.

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Phoenix will take the court with a mark of 12-7 so far this year. They have an average of 116.8 points per outing (18th in the league) while hitting 46.9% from the floor. The Suns are hitting 37.9% on shots from distance (287 of 758) and 79.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Phoenix is pulling down 43.6 boards per contest and has totaled 492 dimes this year, which ranks 14th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 16.6 times per game and as a squad they commit 23.0 fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Suns are forcing 17.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.9 personal fouls. They currently rank 16th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 482 surrendered this year. The Suns defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.4% (765 of 1,648) and they surrender 42.0 boards per contest as a team. They surrender 34.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 6th in the league in PPG allowed (112.6).

When they last played, the Thunder got the victory with a final of 113-105 when they faced the Timberwolves. The Thunder were able to corral 34 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 39 in this game. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while earning 8 steals for the game. The Timberwolves had 25 fouls for this game which got the Thunder to the free throw line for a total of 38 attempts. They were able to convert 30 of those for a percentage of 78.9%. Regarding shooting from beyond the arc, Oklahoma City made 7 out of their 26 tries (26.9%). When the final whistle blew, the Thunder shot 38 out of 80 from the floor which had them shooting 47.5%. The Thunder permitted the Timberwolves to make 33 of their 80 attempts from the field which left them shooting 41.3% for the game. They wrapped up this game 45.9% from beyond the arc by going 17 of 37 and ended up shooting 22 out of 37 from the charity stripe (59.5%). In regard to how they rebounded, Oklahoma City permitted Minnesota to collect 44 overall (12 offensive).

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was important for the Thunder for this contest. Gilgeous-Alexander earned 40 points in his 37 mins on the hardwood and totaled 6 dimes in this contest. He converted 12 out of 19 for the game for a field goal rate of 63.2%, and added 6 rebounds.

Oklahoma City has a record of 18-1 on the campaign. As an offensive team, the Thunder are hitting on 48.7% from the floor, which is ranked 7th in the league. Oklahoma City has accumulated 2,320 pts for the year (122.1 per game) and they pull in 45.2 boards per game. They are getting an assist 26.1 times per contest (15th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.9 times per game. The Thunder are committing 21.1 fouls per contest and they go 84.5% from the free throw line.

The Oklahoma City defense concedes 36.9% on 3-pointers (269 of 729) and opponents are knocking down 76.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 23.6 dimes and 43.4 rebounds per game, which is ranked 2nd and 13th in the NBA. The Thunder are ranked 1st in the league in points given up per game with 105.6. They are forcing 18.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.2% from the field (1st in basketball).

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Phoenix

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