Stephon Citadel scored 20 factors because the San Antonio Spurs owned the center two quarters and dominated the short-handed Phoenix Suns 121-94 on Thursday in Austin, Texas, to win their seventh straight sport.
San Antonio led by a dozen factors at halftime earlier than all however placing away the sport by outscoring the Suns by 15 factors over the 6 1/2 minutes after the break. The Spurs led 98-71 getting into the fourth quarter, with the margin all however assuring that San Antonio’s starters would sit out many of the ultimate interval.
Victor Wembanyama added 17 factors, 11 rebounds, 5 blocks and 4 assists for the Spurs. Dylan Harper scored 17 factors and De’Aaron Fox tallied 15 whereas Devin Vassell had 12 and Luke Kornet hit for 10 factors on 5-of-5 taking pictures from the sector.
Jalen Inexperienced’s 26 factors led the Suns, who’ve dropped two straight and 4 of their previous 5. Mark Williams added 11 factors and 10 rebounds, with Jordan Goodwin and Oso Ighodaro hitting for 10 factors apiece.
Devin Booker missed the second half for Phoenix with proper hip soreness after scoring 5 factors in 9 minutes of motion earlier than halftime. Grayson Allen was held out with a sprained ankle and Dillon Brooks was not with the workforce as he served a one-game suspension for technical foul accumulation.
The early minutes went forwards and backwards with 5 lead adjustments earlier than the Spurs took cost, ultimately going up by eight on a pair of Fox free throws on the 1:44 mark of the primary quarter. San Antonio settled for a 30-25 benefit after 12 minutes of play regardless of Inexperienced’s 11 factors.
The Spurs reeled off the primary 13 factors of the second quarter, capped by a driving layup by Citadel with 8:19 to play, stoking San Antonio’s margin to 43-25. The Suns trimmed their deficit to a dozen when Williams threw down a dunk two minutes later.
However San Antonio swung again, constructing its result in 19 on Kornet’s reverse dunk off a pick-and-roll with 2:42 till halftime. Royce O’Neale’s 3-pointer with 2.2 seconds left within the half allowed Phoenix to tug to inside 61-49 on the break.
Inexperienced’s 14 factors earlier than halftime paced all scorers. Citadel had 13 for the Spurs, with Wembanyama including 10 within the half.
–Area Stage Media
