NBA Sunday- Oklahoma City Thunder at Phoenix Suns
By Zack Garrison in News
Updated: January 17, 2018 at 9:40 am ESTPublished:
Two teams that are battling for different purposes in the Western Conference meet this Sunday at 9 PM ET as the Oklahoma City Thunder take on the Phoenix Suns at the US Airways Center.
The Thunder wants to end first in the Western Conference standings, but despite they beat the Spurs on Thursday, snapping a 19 game winning streak, they lost to the Houston Rockets on Friday 111-107.
Kevin Durant wants to break Michael Jordan record with 40 games in a row scoring at least 25 points; he could do it this Sunday.
“He’s more mature. He’s more comfortable with himself and has a better understanding of the game,” teammate Nick Collison said of Durant. “And now, he’s not just thinking about how he’s playing, he’s thinking about how the team’s playing: What can he do to help other guys?”
The Phoenix Suns are ninth in the standings right now; they need all the wins from now and until the end of the regular season to enter the playoffs.
“Our destiny is in our own hands, because we still play Dallas and Memphis,” said Goran Dragic. “Those two games are going to be really huge for us. Win those games and it’s going to be really close.”
OKC is a 2.5 point favorite in the NBA odds in this game, and the game total is at 211. Phoenix is 1-11 SU in its last 12 games when playing Oklahoma City.
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Zack is a tour guide whose favorite sports are football, baseball, and golf. He enjoys giving obnoxious commentary during games and hopes to some day write a book about sports. His favorite underdog victory was the Diamondbacks beating the Yankees in game 7 of the World Series.
