Spurs recover from slow start to beat Suns 123-103 in preseason

The San Antonio Spurs fell behind early, then beat the Phoenix Suns 123-103 in a preseason game Wednesday at Frost Bank Center, outrebounding Phoenix 50-36.

From one down to 25 up

Phoenix took a 23-22 lead into the second quarter. San Antonio scored 38 points in that period to lead 60-49 at halftime and was ahead 92-75 after three. The Spurs' lead peaked at 25.

Who scored

Victor Wembanyama had 19 points, four rebounds, three assists and four blocks. Stephon Castle scored 18, 14 of them on free throws. Carter Bryant added 16, Ja'Kobi Gillespie 13 and Devin Vassell 12. Tarris Reed Jr. led the Spurs with nine rebounds.

Jamaree Bouyea scored 15 points with eight assists and four rebounds for Phoenix. Ryan Dunn also scored 15.

Numbers

San Antonio shot 49 percent and made 13 of 35 3-pointers. Phoenix shot 46 percent but hit only 7 of 31 from long range. The Spurs committed 21 turnovers.

The win was San Antonio's first of the preseason. Both teams are 1-3, and attendance was 18,354.

Sources

ESPN