Mitchell’s career night powers short-handed Thunder past Suns
OKLAHOMA CITY (Interstat) — 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 at Paycom Center. Jared McCain scored 18 points, Isaiah Hartenstein had 15 points and 13 rebounds, and Aday Mara posted 11 points and 11 rebounds for Oklahoma City, which improved to 4-0. The Thunder played after losing starters Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace to serious injuries in Sunday’s win over the Clippers; both will require surgery that could be season-ending. Phoenix fell to 1-2 despite 20 points from Jalen Green, 19 from Dillon Brooks and 17 from Miles Bridges. Khaman Maluach added 12 points for the Suns, who shot 39 of 92 from the floor and 18 of 50 from 3-point range. Oklahoma City shot 44 of 86 overall and 25 of 29 from the free-throw line. The announced attendance was 18,203.