National Basketball Association
Phoenix 106, San Antonio 85
When: 9:00 PM ET, Friday, February 21, 2014
Where: Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, Arizona
Officials:
#75 Eric Dalen, #23 Jason Phillips, #31 Scott Wall
Attendance:
18422
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Suns 106, Spurs 85: Markieff Morris scored 21 points on 8-of-10 shooting and Channing Frye added 17 points and eight rebounds as host Phoenix cruised past San Antonio.
Ish Smith scored a career-best 15 points on 7-of-9 shooting for the Suns, who won their third consecutive game. Gerald Green and Marcus Morris scored 13 points apiece as Phoenix improved to a season-best 12 games above. 500.
Danny Green scored 15 points and Tim Duncan added 13 for the Spurs, who ended the annual rodeo road trip with a 6-3 record. Cory Joseph tallied 11 points for San Antonio, which shot just 34.9 percent from the field and went 2-of-21 from 3-point range.
Phoenix seized control in the second quarter when it exploded with a 26-3 surge to turn a six-point deficit into a 45-28 lead. The Spurs missed 15 of 16 shots during the 8 1/2-minute stretch and shot 27.5 percent in the half while falling behind 47-35.
A 3-pointer by Frye gave the Suns a 64-42 lead with 5:39 left in the third quarter and they settled for a 74-57 advantage entering the final stanza. San Antonio trailed by 15 with four minutes left before the Suns scored the next seven points, capped by a 3-pointer from Markieff Morris with 2:46 remaining.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Spurs PG Tony Parker (various injuries) missed his third straight game since playing in the All-Star Game and SF Kawhi Leonard (finger) sat out for the 14th consecutive game. … Markieff Morris and Frye each had three steals as Phoenix had 11 overall while forcing 18 turnovers. … San Antonio guards Patty Mills (2-of-14) and Marco Belinelli (1-of-8) combined to miss 19 of their 22 field-goal attempts, including all 10 3-point attempts.
Top Game Performances
| San Antonio |
|
Phoenix |
|
Danny Green 15 |
Scoring |
Markieff Morris 21 |
|
Marco Belinelli 4 |
Assists |
Goran Dragic 5 |
|
Aron Baynes 6 |
Rebounds |
Channing Frye 8 |
|
Marco Belinelli 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Markieff Morris 4 |
|
Marco Belinelli 1 |
Steals |
Channing Frye 3 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Markieff Morris 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| San Antonio
|
85 |
34.9 |
2-21 |
25-27 |
12 |
47 |
0 |
5 |
18 |
| Phoenix
|
106 |
51.2 |
5-25 |
17-25 |
19 |
43 |
6 |
11 |
15 |
Upcoming Games
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Phoenix will play their next game at home against Houston. The Suns have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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San Antonio will play their next game at home against Detroit. The Spurs have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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