(Sports Network) - The lowly Oklahoma City Thunder will kick off a four-game homestand Monday versus the Phoenix Suns at the Ford Center.

The Thunder will also host Golden State, Denver and New York, and are 2-13 as the host. They have lost four straight overall, including Saturday's 104-95 setback to the Washington Wizards (web | news) in the finale of a three-game road trip at the Verizon Center.

Kevin Durant scored 25 points and pulled down 11 rebounds as the Thunder fell to an NBA-worst 3-28 this season. Jeff Green added 23 points for Oklahoma City, which is on its way to challenging the NBA's futility record set by the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers. The Sixers went 9-73 that year.

Phoenix will open a short two-game road trip tonight and has lost four straight away from the desert. The Suns, who are 7-6 as the guest in 2008-09, have lost two of three overall and suffered a 91-90 defeat versus San Antonio on Thursday at US Airways Center. Roger Mason's three-pointer at the buzzer lifted the Spurs to victory.

Amare Stoudemire had a team-high 25 points and 13 rebounds for the Suns, who had a five-game home winning streak broken. Shaquille O'Neal is the third all- time leading scorer on Christmas, netting 23 points to bring his total to 259. He stands only eight points behind former teammate Kobe Bryant, who scored 27 points in a win against the Celtics Thursday to bring his career total to 267. Oscar Robertson is the all-time leader with 377 points on Christmas Day.

Steve Nash had 13 points and eight assists, bringing his career assist total to 7,001. He becomes only the 13th player in NBA history to reach that distinctive mark.

The Suns will also visit Memphis on the quick trek.

Phoenix handed the Thunder a 99-98 loss on November 25 this season at the Ford Center and has won six in a row versus the Seattle/Oklahoma City franchise. The Suns have won three straight as the visitor ion this series.



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