Bender shines in road win over Suns, 115-100.

Dragan Bender played well again v. Phoenix.

Dragan Bender had another nice showing against his old team, scoring 16 points with 9 rebounds. The Spurs went up big early, 35-23, winning the 4th Quarter 36-28 to close it out on the road. J.R. Smith played well in the starting lineup for 16 points, with Brandon Ingram notching 16 also. Taurean Prince scored a solid 16 points; in fact four Spurs total were feeling #16 tonight, as Prince swiped 3 steals. Avery Bradley scored 14, Dejounte Murray scored 12 & Jeremy Lin had 11.

The Spurs and Suns both shot well from the perimeter, going a combined 22/36 overall, with San Antone going 58% from the field to Phoenix's 53%, the fast break a wash along with interior scoring. San Antonio's bench continues to thrive, going 51-39 here, Popovich's defense strong as ever with 14 steals and offensive discipline savvy as ever, with just 7 turnovers to 14 by Phoenix.

DeAndre Ayton was the high man for the Suns, 19 points & 7 rebounds. Ricky Rubio scored 15 points, but had only 5 assists. Devin Booker went for 15 points, as Kelly Oubre, Jr, went 2-7 and Dario Saric going 2-8.