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San Antonio Spurs at Phoenix Suns

· National Basketball Association
San Antonio Spurs
33-48, 14-27 Away
Final
98 - 117

Phoenix Suns
36-45, 24-17 Home

Ryan Dunn scores 26, Suns end 8-game losing streak with 117-98 win over Spurs in home finale

San Antonio Spurs vs. Phoenix Suns: Game Highlights

The Suns overcame a shaky start to lead by 28 after three quarters, allowing Beal and Devin Booker (18 points) to sit out the fourth quarter.

Julian Champagnie had 23 points and Sandro Mamukelashvili added 19 to lead the Spurs.

Phoenix was eliminated from playoff contention in a 125-112 loss to Oklahoma City on Wednesday, putting a sour note on a season that started with so much promise.

The Suns entered the home finale with eight straight losses by double digits and were missing two key players, Kevin Durant (ankle) and Nick Richards (elbow).

San Antonio took advantage early, hitting 5 of 9 from 3 in the first quarter and building a nine-point lead midway through the second.

The Suns reeled off a 21-3 run to lead 53-47 at halftime and kept it rolling to start the third quarter, building a 17-point lead in the first four minutes.

Phoenix pushed the lead to 92-64 by the end of the third quarter, giving them enough cushion to withstand a big Spurs run early in the fourth.

Takeaways Spurs: Champagnie gave San Antonio an early lift, but the Spurs had too many defensive breakdowns after the first quarter.

Suns: The fans at least had something to cheer about in the home finale in a season that was otherwise a disappointment.

Key moment The Spurs led 42-33, but hit two shots over the final 7:42 of the second quarter to see the game start getting away from them.

Key stat The Suns shot 19 of 47 from 3-point range.

Up next The Spurs close out the season at home against Toronto while the Suns play at Sacramento, both on Sunday.

Regular Season Series

PHX wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 98 - 117
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 98 - 117
4th 4.0 Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound 98 - 117
4th 8.1 David Duke Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper 98 - 117
4th 10.0 Spurs offensive team rebound 98 - 117

Statistics

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39-90 FG 44-95
43.3 Field Goal % 46.3
13-34 3PT 19-47
38.2 Three Point % 40.4
7-10 FT 10-11
70.0 Free Throw % 90.9
40 Rebounds 52
5 Offensive Rebounds 13
35 Defensive Rebounds 39
28 Assists 27
7 Steals 9
2 Blocks 10
14 Turnovers 11
1 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 11
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
28 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 9
23 Fast Break Points 20
38 Points in Paint 40
7 Fouls 9
10 Largest Lead 31
Phoenix Suns Phoenix Suns Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Koby Brea, G Day-To-Day Jul 19
Nick Richards, C Day-To-Day Jul 3
San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jeremy Sochan, F Day-To-Day Aug 10
De'Aaron Fox, PG Day-To-Day Aug 4
Dylan Harper, G Day-To-Day Jul 21
Carter Bryant, F Day-To-Day Jul 19
Kelly Olynyk, PF Day-To-Day Jul 8

Game Information

PHX Arena

Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 17,071 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 52 30 .634 - L3
Memphis 48 34 .585 4 W1
Dallas 39 43 .476 13 L1
San Antonio 34 48 .415 18 W1
New Orleans 21 61 .256 31 L7

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers - 32 L1 0.6097561 50
LA Clippers - 32 W8 0.6097561 50
Golden State 2 34 L1 0.58536583 48
Sacramento 10 42 W1 0.4878049 40
Phoenix 14 46 L1 0.4390244 36
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