Durant left the sport with 3:51 to play within the second quarter and didn’t return. He headed to the locker room beneath his personal energy, and the Suns later stated he harm an ankle with out offering any specifics. He completed with 13 factors.
Although Oklahoma Metropolis gained West Group B within the NBA Cup, the Suns had been hoping to earn a wild-card berth into the quarterfinals. However they had been eradicated when Dallas beat Memphis.
Booker surpassed 15,000 profession factors along with his first basket of the evening. He trails solely Walter Davis (15,666) on Phoenix’s scoring checklist.
San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama scored 15 factors, all within the second half, and had 13 rebounds. He missed all seven photographs within the first half, six from 3-point vary.
Devin Vassell led the Spurs with 25 factors off the bench. Stephon Fortress scored 16.
Tyus Jones scored 16 factors, and Royce O’Neale and Bradley Beal had 10 every for Phoenix.
Spurs: Jeremy Sochan returned after lacking 13 video games with a left thumb harm that required surgical procedure. He got here off the bench and contributed 14 factors and 12 rebounds.
Suns: Oso Ighodaro began at middle for Phoenix instead of Jusuf Nurkic, who’s sidelined for at the least every week with a proper thigh contusion.
The Suns started the sport with an 11-0 spurt earlier than Fortress scored for San Antonio.
The Spurs had been 8 of 44 (18%) from 3-point vary.
The Spurs host Chicago on Friday. The Suns go to New Orleans on Friday.
