Devin Booker leads the Suns to their second straight win against the Spurs in the NBA Cup

Devin Booker’s game-high 29 points led the Phoenix Suns (12-8) to a 104-93 home win over the San Antonio Spurs (11-10) on Tuesday.

This was the Suns’ second straight win in their six-game homestand and a victory in the NBA Cup West Group B game. The Suns finished the group stage 3-1. The Spurs fell to 2-2.

The game obviously came at a cost, as Kevin Durant left the game in the second quarter with a sprained ankle and did not return.

Booker contributed nine rebounds, five assists, two steals and a block in the win. Durant had 13 points, four rebounds and two assists before twisting his ankle and leaving the game.

The Spurs’ leading scorer was Devin Vassell, who had 25 points off the bench. Their big star Victor Wembanyama had 15 points, a game-high 13 rebounds, seven assists, a steal and a block. Former Suns star guard Chris Paul finished the game with eight assists and three steals, along with seven rebounds. He struggled for just two points on 1-of-8 shooting.

Phoenix led the entire game and led by 12 at halftime, but San Antonio stormed back and cut the lead to four early in the fourth quarter. The Suns went on a 15-2 run to start the final period and extended their largest lead to 17.

The Suns begin a three-game road trip at the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday at 6 p.m

Wembanyama and Spurs make it to third after Durant leaves the game

Victor Wembanyama and San Antonio went on a tremendous run to cut the lead to 75-71 to end the third quarter after Kevin Durant left the game with a sprained left ankle.

After Wembanyama’s cold 0-for-7 shooting start in the first half, he totaled 12 points in the third period and seven of his 10 rebounds in that period. That sparked the Spurs’ 18-7 run that cut the Suns’ 13-point lead to two with 6:39 left.

During that run, 7-4 phenom Wembanyama used his Plastic Man-like length to complete a 1-1 reverse alley-oop dunk over Devin Booker. Chris Paul (2 points, 5 rebounds and a game-high 7 assists) delivered the pass to Wembanyama from the top of the key into the restricted area.

The Spurs’ Julian Champagnie ended the third period with a game-winning layup.

Devin Booker has a Suns-high 17 points. The team ruled Durant out of return to the game after he twisted his ankle in the second quarter. He finished with 13 points.

Durant gets hot and leaves the game as the Suns extend the lead in the 2nd quarter

Kevin Durant picked up where Devin Booker left off in the first quarter and scored 10 of his 13 points in the second quarter, giving Phoenix a 52-39 halftime lead.

Durant shot 4 of 5 in the second quarter after starting 1 of 3 in the first. He was removed from the game with 3:51 left after twisting his ankle. There has been no announcement from the Suns as to whether he will return to the game.

The Suns were ahead of the Spurs throughout the first half and extended their largest lead to 14 just before halftime.

Tyus Jones has 11 points for the Suns, making him the third-highest scorer behind Booker’s 12 and Durant. Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama and Chris Paul failed to score and recorded a paltry 0-7 and 0-2 respectively. Devin Vassell scored a team-high 12 points as a substitute for the Spurs.

Booker reaches the scoring milestone and extends the Suns’ lead in the 1st quarter

Devin Booker had a game-high 12 points (5 of 6 shooting) and Phoenix led 29-19 after the first quarter.

Devin Booker needed just one shot to reach 15,000 career points in the first quarter. But this is more complex than it reads.

Booker’s drive and mid-range step-back jump shot just 23 seconds into the game made him the second player in franchise history behind all-time leading scorer Walter Davis (15,666) to reach 15,000 points, all in a Suns uniform . Booker is also the ninth-youngest NBA player in history to achieve this mark. Kevin Durant is among the players on the latter list who have reached 15,000.

Starting lineups

The Suns are starting Tyus Jones at this point, Booker, Beal, Durant and rookie big man Oso Ighodaro is making his second start.

The Spurs open with Chris Paul, Julian Champagnie, rookie swingman Stephen Castle, veteran four-man Harrison Barnes and Victor Wembanyama in the middle.

The Suns’ Beal in, Nurkic out again

The Suns’ injury report on Tuesday said Beal (left calf strain) was upgraded from probable to available. He missed Saturday’s win against Golden State. Their starting center Jusuf Nurkic (right thigh contusion) is out for the second game in a row. The team announced Monday that he will be re-evaluated in a week.

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