OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) \u2014 Ajay Mitchell scored a career-high 30 points, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander added 26 and the short-handed Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Phoenix Suns 125-114 on Monday night.<\/p>\n
Jared McCain scored 18 points and Isaiah Hartenstein had 15 points and 13 rebounds to help keep Oklahoma City perfect through four games, a night after Oklahoma City lost starters Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace to serious injuries.<\/p>\n
Williams and Wallace were hurt in Sunday night\u2019s 108-101 win over the Clippers and both will require surgery that could be season-ending.<\/p>\n
Big man Chet Holmgren was sidelined Monday with patellar tendinitis in his right knee. A fourth player, reserve guard Alex Caruso, was assisted to the locker room late in the second quarter with a sprained right ankle and did not return. Caruso, seeing extended minutes because of the Thunder’s other injuries, came up limping after colliding with another player.<\/p>\n
Jalen Green scored 20 points, Dillon Brooks added 19 and Miles Bridges had 17 for Phoenix. Devin Booker was limited to three points on 1-for-7 shooting.<\/p>\n
Mitchell started in Williams’ place and gave the Thunder a lift with 18 points in the first half. McCain started for Wallace and contributed 10 points before the break. Caruso added nine points for Oklahoma City, which led 67-53 at halftime.<\/p>\n
The Thunder’s advantage ballooned to 89-72 on McCain’s 3-pointer with three minutes left in the third quarter.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUp next<\/p>\n
Suns: Host Denver on Friday night.<\/p>\n
Thunder: At Dallas on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
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