There weren't too many high expectations for the Phoenix Suns heading into the 2025-26 season. This is why making it to the knockout stage of the NBA Cup was a major accomplishment in and of itself already. But now that they're there, they must have wanted to go all the way. Alas, what stood in front of them were the Oklahoma City Thunder, and on the road, they proceeded to get embarrassed, 138-89.

This Suns team has been punching above its weight class all season long, thanks in large part to the emergence of the likes of Dillon Brooks , Grayson Allen, and Collin Gillespie. They've been playing admirably as of late despite not having Devin Booker. But Booker's absence was too much to overcome, and they lost all facets of the ballgame — including the mind games, with Allen gettin

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