When Royce O’Neale is on the floor, the Suns are turning 67.9% of their steals directly into transition plays, per Cleaning The Glass. When he’s off the floor, it drops to 56.2% of the time. That frequency differential of 11.7% ranks in the 95th percentile among all NBA players.

PHOENIX (AZFamily/AP) — The Phoenix Suns have an additional game on their schedule after they were eliminated from the Emirates NBA Cup on Wednesday by the Oklahoma City Thunder. Phoenix will now play the Los Angeles Lakers in a regular-season game at Mortgage Matchup Center at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 14.

Nick Richards has gotten a few DNPs during this recent stretch, while Oso Ighodaro has become the clear backup, but had some really off nights of his own, which has really hurt the team in some games, such as Sunday night's loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.

NBA Cup knockout stage games start on Dec. 9. So, who is playing for the in-season tournament title, and how will the games pan out?

The 19-1 Thunder are currently the favorites to win the 2025 NBA Cup (-125 at FanDuel ). The Bucks won the competition last year, and the Lakers won the initial version in 2023.

The Suns have faced adversity at each stop of their early schedule, and for the most part, they've handled it beyond expectations. They've earned the respect of Suns fans and the city of Phoenix. They've seemingly earned similar praise from many across the league, too.

The Phoenix Suns, coming off a 49-point loss to Oklahoma City in NBA Cup quarterfinals, rallied from 20 down but lost late to the Lakers.

Ivica Zubac and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander are two of the top players with prop bets available when the Los Angeles Clippers and the Oklahoma City Thunder square off at Paycom Center on Thursday (tipping at 8 p.