Suns Coach Frank Vogel Calls Out Officials, Thunder

PHOENIX -- The Phoenix Suns fell to the Oklahoma City Thunder in 128-103 fashion on Friday, a blowout loss that prompted plenty of talking points for Phoenix as the regular season begins to wind down.

Without Shai Gilgeous-Alexander for OKC, the Suns were expected to be far more competitive in a loss that saw Frank Vogel's squad shoot just 31.7% from downtown (13-41) with 14 turnovers to boot.

When speaking with reporters at Saturday's shootaround, Vogel chose a different talking point in Thunder big man Lu Dort's actions on the court.

"The league has got to look all the flopping that Lu Dort does because it's ridiculous how he gets calls. If they're going to get calls like that, then you're going to have an advantage. You can't just fall down every time there's contact and get a whistle," Vogel said.

"I hope the league looks at that."

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Dort - viewed as one of the best defensive players in the league - scored 11 points with one rebound, three assists and three steals in the Thunder victory. As of publish, OKC's 51-22 record is tied with the Minnesota Timberwolves for tops in the West.

The Suns dropped to 43-31 with under ten games remaining - they currently lay claim to the No. 7 seed. Phoenix is back in action on Monday when they travel to play the New Orleans Pelicans.