George, Adams lead Thunder past Phoenix
PHOENIX — Still without Russell Westbrook, the Oklahoma City Thunder keep winning.
Paul George scored 32 points, Steven Adams added 26 and the Thunder beat the Phoenix Suns 110-100 on Saturday night, their 10th victory in 11 games.
The Thunder played without Westbrook for the sixth straight game. He missed the first five with a sprained ankle, but the team said his absence on Saturday was for “personal reasons.”
But Oklahoma City was in control most of the night anyway, leading by as many as 18 points and beating the Suns for the third time this season with two of the victories coming without Westbrook.
George said the Thunder just know each other well.
“We’ve been together,” he said. “I can’t say that enough. There’s no more confusion, there’s no more
OKC: 10-5 overall PHX: 3-12 overall
trying to figure it out. We know what to do. We’ve been together long enough now to know what to do in those moments.”
T.J. Warren scored 23, Deandre Ayton 21 and Devin Booker 16 for Phoenix, which was trying to win consecutive games for the first time this season after beating San Antonio on Wednesday night.
The rookie Ayton was able to score, but still had a rough night against the physical Adams.
“That’s a tough matchup,” Suns coach Igor Kokoskov said. “As we know,