In lopsided loss, Thunder rookies shine

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty ImagesWell, that was bad.

The Oklahoma City Thunder lost to the Phoenix Suns Friday night by a final score of 140-103.

This game really was not that close. The Suns took a two point lead with a Chris Paul jumper at the 10:35 mark in the first quarter and never looked back. The lead quickly ballooned to 20-5 three minutes later and Phoenix just kept adding to the lead.

There were moments where the Thunder made a run, but Phoenix’s lead was never really threatened.

The biggest bright spot of this lopsided loss is the play of Theo Maledon. In a game where the Thunder were missing all of their Opening Day starters and had no real other point guard playing, Maledon…