Will the Suns find a way to play four solid quarters against San Antonio?
Who: Phoenix Suns (35-45) vs. San Antonio Spurs (33-47)
When: 7:00pm Arizona Time
Where: PHX Arena — Phoenix, Arizona
Watch: Arizona’s Family 3TV / Arizona’s Family Sports
Listen: KMVP 98.7
It’s the final home game of the season. One last chance to see the 2024-25 Suns in person. If you’re going to the stadium and you’re one of the first 5,000 fans in attendance, you’ll receive a Bradley Beal bobblehead. Be careful with it. If you make the head bobble too much, it’ll hit the injury report.
The Spurs come into this one fresh off a win over the Warriors. You know, the same Warriors who just ran Phoenix off the floor earlier this week. Despite an injury report that reads like a triage unit, San Antonio continues to play with grit and resilience. Why? Because they’re being led by a savvy veteran presence: 39-year-old Chris Paul. Yes, that Chris Paul. The one the Suns shipped off to Washington in the Bradley Beal deal because he was considered too injury-prone. He’s now suited up in every single game this season for the Spurs. Oh, the irony.
Probable Starters
Injury Report
Suns
- Kevin Durant — OUT (Left Ankle)
- Nick Richards — OUT (Right Elbow Soreness)
Spurs
- De’Aaron Fox — OUT (Left Fifth Finger; Extensor Tendon Surgery)
- Keldon Johnson — OUT (Left Ankle; Soreness)
- Riley Minix — OUT (Left Shoulder; Labrum Surgery)
- Jeremy Sochan — OUT (Low Back; Inflammation)
- Devin Vassell — OUT (Left Ankle; Soreness)
- Victor Wembanyama — OUT (Right Shoulder; Deep Vein Thrombosis)
Uniform Matchup
What to Watch For
The reason to play with passion and grit is no longer a requirement. At least, not for this Suns team. That hasn’t stopped them before, and it likely won’t now. It’s been a slow, soulless crawl to this point, so why expect anything different? The motions must be gone through, and that’s exactly what we’ll probably see tonight.
Key to a Suns Win
There is no “key”. There is only a way. And that way is simple: play four solid quarters.
Not a strong start followed by a collapse. Not a flash of brilliance in the third. Just consistent, connected basketball from start to finish. It’s fan appreciation night. Show that appreciation the right way. By doing what’s eluded this team all season long. Play a complete game.
Prediction
Suns lose.
Spurs 113, Suns 105
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