Mitchell Scores Career-High 30 as Short-Handed Thunder Beat Suns 125-114 for Fourth Straight Win

The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Phoenix Suns 125-114 at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City on Monday, October 26, 2026. Oklahoma City improved to 4-0 with its fourth straight win, and Phoenix fell to 1-2.

Ajay Mitchell scored a career-high 30 points with 5 assists to lead Oklahoma City in his first start of the season. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 26 points on 11 of 18 shooting for the Thunder while playing through foul trouble.

Support around the two guards

Jared McCain added 18 points for Oklahoma City. Isaiah Hartenstein had 15 points and 13 rebounds, and Aday Mara had 11 points and 11 rebounds for his first career double-double.

Oklahoma City trailed for only a few seconds in the game. The Thunder took control late in the second quarter with a 22-6 run, scoring on nine of 11 possessions in that stretch. Oklahoma City won the first quarter 33-27 and the second 34-26, the teams tied the third 32-32, and Phoenix won the fourth 29-26. Phoenix trailed by as many as 22 points in the second half.

The game was played before a sellout crowd of 18,203 at Paycom Center. Oklahoma City was playing the second night of a back-to-back.

Booker held to three points

Devin Booker was held to 3 points on 1 of 7 shooting for Phoenix, after scoring a combined 66 points in the first two games of the season. Reuters reported it was his lowest scoring game since Christmas 2022, when he left a game early with an injury, and that other than that game he had not been held under five points since his rookie season in 2015-16.

Jalen Green led Phoenix with 20 points, and Dillon Brooks added 19 points.

Injuries shape the Thunder roster

Oklahoma City played without Jalen Williams, Cason Wallace and Chet Holmgren. Before the game, Thunder executive vice president and general manager Sam Presti announced Williams and Wallace would be out indefinitely after injuries in Sunday's win over the Los Angeles Clippers. Williams sustained a dislocated left ankle and a fractured fibula, and Wallace suffered a torn labrum in his left shoulder. Both will require surgery and will be out long term. Holmgren sat out with right patellar tendinitis.

Alex Caruso left the game with a right ankle sprain and did not return. He scored 9 points on three 3-pointers in nine minutes before his exit.

What comes next

Oklahoma City plays at the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, October 28 at 8:30 p.m. CT. Phoenix resumes action on October 30 against the Denver Nuggets in Phoenix.