27, 2013, when Jermaine O'Neal scored 22 points off the bench in a 105-101 victory. Suns: Phoenix's last win in San Antonio was Feb.
Davis Bertans had 18 points and Belinelli scored 17 off the bench. The Spurs finished with seven players in double figures, including every starter. We gave ourselves a chance, that's all you can ask for." We showed some growth and continue to push forward. "They threw some haymakers at us and we didn't fold. "We just weathered the storm," Crawford said. Phoenix pulled to 96-95 early in the fourth, 106-105 halfway through the period and 119-118 with two minutes remaining. San Antonio went on a 14-2 run starting midway through the third in taking a 94-82 lead. The Suns were 13 for 29 on 3-pointers and shot 60 percent from the field to turn a 12-point deficit in the third quarter into a near victory. "We have moments where we're doing the right things but we haven't been consistent with it." "We're just not as physical as we were when we were really playing well," said San Antonio point guard Derrick White, who had 15 points. Phoenix had six players score in double figures, including 22 points by Jamal Crawford. The Spurs entered allowing 109.7 points per game, 13th in the NBA, but struggled to contain the Suns. "Salute to Rudy for hitting that," Oubre said. on the left wing as the clock expired to help San Antonio avoid an upset. With time winding down, Gay was isolated and pulled up off the dribble for a jumper over Kelly Oubre Jr. Booker stole a pass from Marco Belinelli and fed Josh Jackson for an uncontested dunk to make it 124-all.
Phoenix tied this one with 19.6 seconds remaining. "Dropping nine straight and losing three or four to game-winners, you realize that you have to be locked in the whole game," Booker said. The Suns lost their 11th straight in San Antonio even as Booker matched his season high in points. Gay finished with 16 points, five rebounds and five assists. LaMarcus Aldridge had 29 points and 14 rebounds for San Antonio, which is 2-0 on a four-game homestand despite playing without injured DeMar DeRozan. That's part of being a good team - you've got to find ways to get wins." "I'm not happy about how it happened, but we got a win. The Suns lost their previous four games by an average of 23 points and were without top draft pick Deandre Ayton, but the Spurs needed a clutch shot at the buzzer to win. It was a pathetic performance, and Phoenix got robbed." We had no respect for them or for the game. "I thought that they outplayed us, outcoached us, out-physicaled us, out-executed us.
"We were really fortunate to win the game," San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said.