The game between the San Antonio Spurs and Phoenix Suns will take place at AT&T Center on Saturday, January 28 at 8:00 PM ET.
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The San Antonio Spurs will welcome the Phoenix Suns to AT&T Center for an NBA game on Saturday. The Spurs lost 138-100 in their last game over the Clippers. Keldon Johnson scored 19 points for San Antonio, while Isaiah Roby had 14 and Keita Bates-Diop 13. The Spurs have dropped nine of their last 10 and 12 of their 14.
“We played hard. Got our butts kicked. Hopefully I learned some things. Go home and start up again,” said Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, whose postgame remarks went just 15 seconds. It was the fifth time this season San Antonio has lost a game by 35 or more points.
The Clippers have won seven of their past nine against the Spurs and swept the four-game season series for the first time since 1996-97. Los Angeles, which shot 58.4% from the field and made 18 3-pointers, led the entire game. It had a double-digit lead for the final 38 minutes and was up 41-25 at the end of the first quarter.
The Suns on the other hand lost 95-99 against the Mavericks in their last game. Cam Johnson and Paul led the Suns with 22 points apiece. Deandre Ayton scored 19 points and grabbed 20 rebounds, but made just 6 of 20 shots. Paul added 10 assists. “I thought we were a bit happy on the farm to be honest with you,” Suns coach Monty Williams said. “We did not bring the same juice, energy and focus we had been bringing.”
The Mavericks snapped a six-game losing streak against the Suns in the regular season, though they beat Phoenix in the Western Conference semifinals in seven games in last year’s playoffs. The Mavs pushed to a 54-48 halftime lead. Dinwiddie led all scorers with 20 points before the break while Johnson had 13 for the Suns. Phoenix had its four-game winning streak snapped.
The Mavs were able to close it out when Dwight Powell got fouled after grabbing an offensive rebound and sank his two free throws. “It was the whole group defensively,” Mavs coach Jason Kidd said. “To hold a team like Phoenix under 100 points is a big deal. The guys in that locker room should be proud.”
San Antonio Spurs: Keldon Johnson, Keita Bates-Diop, Jakob Poeltl, Tre Jones, Malaki Branham
Phoenix Suns: Cameron Johnson, Torrey Craig, Deandre Ayton, Mikal Bridges, Chris Paul
San Antonio Spurs: Romeo Langford, Jeremy Sochan, Josh Richardson, Devin Vassell
Phoenix Suns: Landry Shamet, Devin Booker, Cameron Payne, Jae Crowder
The game between the San Antonio Spurs and Phoenix Suns will take place at AT&T Center on Saturday, January 28 at 8:00 PM ET.
The match between the San Antonio Spurs and Phoenix Suns will be telecast live on Bally Sports North Extra, NBC Sports California, Kens.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | Bally Sports North Extra, NBC Sports California, Kens. | January 28 (8:00 PM ET) |
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