PHOENIX: Rookie Victor Wembanyama scored a season-high 38 points, Zach Collins added 19 and the San Antonio Spurs held off Phoenix’s late charge to beat the Suns 132-121 on Thursday night.
The Suns erased a 27-point deficit, tying it at 116 with 4:21 left on Keita Bates-Diop’s 3-pointer, but the Spurs responded by scoring the next 12 points, including 10 from the precocious Wembanyama.
In just his fifth NBA game, the 7-foot-4 Frenchman shot 15 of 26 from the field and had 10 rebounds. Phoenix’s Devin Booker returned from a sprained ankle and nearly had a triple double with 31 points, 13 assists and nine rebounds.
But it wasn’t enough for the Suns, who had 14 turnovers. Kevin Durant had 28 points. It was the second time in three days the Spurs beat the Suns in Phoenix.