National Basketball Association
Phoenix 115, San Antonio 94
When: 10:00 PM ET, Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Where: Footprint Center, Phoenix, Arizona
Officials: #31 Scott Wall, #51 Aaron Smith, #8 Marc Davis
Attendance: 17071

Devin Booker scored 27 points as the Phoenix Suns rode a scorching first 18 minutes to build a huge lead before holding off the visiting San Antonio Spurs 115-94 on Tuesday.

The Suns (44-35) clinched a playoff spot with the win, their sixth straight. They remain in fourth place in the Western Conference with three regular-season games to play.

Phoenix owned the first quarter and a half of the game while building a 31-point lead. The Spurs rallied within 18 points at halftime and got the deficit to nine points twice in the middle of the third quarter but never seriously threatened the Suns' lead.

Chris Paul added 22 points for the Suns, with Deandre Ayton amassing 19 points and 11 rebounds, Kevin Durant scoring 18 points and Torrey Craig racking up 15 points and 10 rebounds. Bismack Biyombo finished with 10 points.

Malaki Branham led the Spurs (20-59) with 21 points. Tre Jones added 20 points, with Keita Bates-Diop and Sandro Mamukelashvili hitting for 13 each and Julian Champagnie scoring 10 points.

San Antonio played without injured starters Keldon Johnson (right foot sprain), Zach Collins (cut finger), Devin Vassell (left knee management) and Jeremy Sochan (right knee soreness).

The Suns torched the nets over the first six minutes of the opening quarter, hitting 11 of their first 14 shots and building a 31-16 lead. Booker played all 12 minutes of the period and had 14 points as Phoenix led 42-25 at the end of the quarter. It was the Suns' high-scoring first period of the season.

The Suns kept pouring it on, using a 12-0 run capped by a jumper by Paul midway through the second quarter to build a 61-30 advantage. The Spurs fought back, scoring 21 of the half's final 29 points to close to withing 69-51 at the break.

Paul racked up 18 points before halftime to lead all scorers while Booker had 16. Phoenix shot 56.2 percent from the floor in the half.

Champagnie led the Spurs with 10 points in the half, all in the first quarter.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
San Antonio   Phoenix
Malaki Branham 21 Scoring Devin Booker 27
Tre Jones 9 Assists Devin Booker 3
Sandro Mamukelashvili 8 Rebounds Deandre Ayton 11
Tre Jones 4 Free Throws Made Deandre Ayton 7
Devonte' Graham 2 Steals Devin Booker 3
Dominick Barlow 2 Blocks Bismack Biyombo 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
San Antonio 94 38.9 13-40 11-14 25 38 5 7 12
Phoenix 115 48.3 10-33 19-26 25 57 7 7 14
Upcoming Games
  • Phoenix will play their next game at home against Denver. The Suns have a W/L % of .605 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • San Antonio will play their next game at home against Portland. The Spurs have a W/L % of .300 after a win and .237 after a loss.