PHOENIX — Russell Westbrook scored 40 points, 15 in the game's final 6 ½ minutes, and the Oklahoma City Thunder pulled away to beat the Phoenix Suns 118-102 on Friday night.
Dennis Schroder scored 14 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter and the Thunder snapped a two-game skid despite the absence of Paul George, who missed his first game of the season due to a right quad contusion. Abdel Nader scored a career-high 18 for the Thunder.
Devin Booker had 25 points and 10 assists for the Suns, had a three-point lead after three quarters but were outscored 37-18 in the fourth.