Devin Booker, the Suns remain hot against the Spurs

The Suns won for the third time in four games despite being without Kevin Durant in the second half. Durant sprained his left ankle in the second quarter and scored 13 points in 16 1/2 minutes before leaving.

Booker’s first basket of the game gave him over 15,000 career points. He finished the evening with 15,028.

Tyus Jones added 16 points for the Suns, who fell 3-1 in West Group B play. Die Oklahoma City Thunder (3:1) gewannen die Gruppe durch einen direkten Sieg über die Suns und ließen Phoenix im Rennen um einen Wildcard-Platz.

Victor Wembanyama was just 6 of 18 from the field and recorded 15 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists for San Antonio. Jeremy Sochan had 14 points and Keldon Johnson 10 for the Spurs.

Bradley Beal and Royce O’Neale each scored 10 points for the Suns, who shot 48.7 percent and made 11 of 32 3-point attempts.

San Antonio went an abysmal 8 of 44 from 3-point range and shot 35 percent overall.

Wembanyama was 1 of 9 from distance. Er blieb in der ersten Halbzeit torlos und verfehlte alle sieben seiner Schüsse, darunter sechs Dreierwürfe, als die Spurs 13 Punkte zurücklagen. But he was hot early in the third quarter, with nine points in the first 2:21.

Castle later made two free throws as San Antonio got within 59-57 with 7:34 left in the quarter.

More than four minutes later, Phoenix increased the lead to 17 and crossed the finish line at pace.

Durant scored 13 points, Booker had 12 and Jones added 11 as the Suns led 52-39 at halftime. Vassell had 12 in the half for San Antonio, making just 2 of 20 from 3-point range in the half.

–Field level media