Spurs hold off road rally by Phoenix, 112-115.
Dejounte Murray shared high man honors for San Antonio on 24 points & 7 assists with Brandon Ingram going 10-14 and 3-4 from deep. Taurean Prince scored 16 points with 4 blocks, trailed closely by 15 from Avery Bradley. Timofey Mosgov had 13 points and 8 rebounds, with ex-Sun Dragan Bender looking good for 8 points and 7 rebounds with 1 steal & 1 block.
The late rally was sparked by 36-26 dominance from Phoenix in the final quarter, despite getting burned in the third quarter 31-20 after a narrow first half exchange.
In the loss, Devin Booker managed 21 points as he bombed in 5 threes, going 7-14. Ricky Rubio looked comfortable at the helm for Phoenix, acquired in the summer, dishing 15 assists with 18 points (also going 4-7 from 3PT range). DeAndre Ayton scored 17 points with 11 rebounds, new Sun Dario Saric had 12 points with 7 assists and Kelly Oubre Jr managed 11 points despite a cold 4-11 night. Tyler Johnson dished 7 assists with 8 points.
The late rally was sparked by 36-26 dominance from Phoenix in the final quarter, despite getting burned in the third quarter 31-20 after a narrow first half exchange.
In the loss, Devin Booker managed 21 points as he bombed in 5 threes, going 7-14. Ricky Rubio looked comfortable at the helm for Phoenix, acquired in the summer, dishing 15 assists with 18 points (also going 4-7 from 3PT range). DeAndre Ayton scored 17 points with 11 rebounds, new Sun Dario Saric had 12 points with 7 assists and Kelly Oubre Jr managed 11 points despite a cold 4-11 night. Tyler Johnson dished 7 assists with 8 points.