Oklahoma City @ Phoenix preview

Last Meeting ( Apr 7, 2017 ) Oklahoma City 99, Phoenix 120

Fresh off an L.A. sweep, the Oklahoma City Thunder are thriving once again as Russell Westbrook, Paul George and Carmelo Anthony all seem to be on the same page offensively. The Thunder will try to make it three wins in a row when they continue the road trip by visiting the Phoenix Suns on Sunday.

Oklahoma City totaled 260 points in beating the Lakers and Clippers and watched George (12-of-16) and Anthony (9-of-12) enjoy strong shooting nights in the 127-117 win over the Clippers on Thursday. "We're finding our groove, we're figuring it out," George told reporters. "We're learning how to play with one another. The best thing is we're doing that on the road. I almost think that's bringing us closer. We're trusting one another. The chemistry is getting even better, and it just comes down to having fun out there." A hot offense is not a welcome sight for the Suns, who are last in the NBA in scoring defense at an average of 112.4 points and are losers of three of their last four games. Phoenix didn't have enough offense to make up for its defense on Friday, when TJ Warren (19.6 points) sat out a 103-89 loss to the San Antonio Spurs due to an illness that has him day-to-day.

TV: 8 p.m. ET, FS Oklahoma, FS Arizona (Phoenix)

ABOUT THE THUNDER (22-17): Westbrook recorded his second triple-double in the last three games on Thursday with 29 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists, and drew some praise from George. "I was just playing within the offense, making myself available," George told reporters. "Russ is as good as anybody in the league at finding people. I just had to get open." Oklahoma City's three stars have been working all season to find consistency together and appear to have turned a corner with wins in eight of the last 10 games after struggling through much of the first two months.

ABOUT THE SUNS (15-26): Phoenix is still trying to get things more settled at the offensive end and is asking shooting guard Devin Booker to absorb some point guard duties. The 21-year-old leads the team with an average of 4.3 assists but is also averaging 3.5 turnovers and gave the ball away a total of 22 times over the last four games. "I think I'm going to figure it out really quick," Booker told the Arizona Republic. "I'm sure we'll go over it in practice and make sure everyone is in the right spots at the right time and we should be getting open shots."

BUZZER BEATERS

1. Anthony scored at least 21 points in each of the last three contests and is 10-of-18 from 3-point range in that span.

2. Phoenix PG Isaiah Canaan (hamstring) sat out Friday and is day-to-day.

3. The teams split four meetings last season, with both protecting home court.

PREDICTION: Thunder 123, Suns 106