Josh Giddey leads short-handed Thunder past Suns

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Josh Giddey scored 23 points to lift the host Oklahoma City Thunder to a 128-103 win over the Phoenix Suns on Friday.

It was the Thunder's first win in three games this season without Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who missed his second consecutive game with a right quad contusion.

Oklahoma City (51-22) has won six of its past eight games and kept pace near the top of the Western