PHOENIX -- — Devin Booker scored 29 points and the Phoenix Suns weathered the loss of Kevin Durant to an ankle injury to beat the San Antonio Spurs 104-93 on Tuesday night.

Durant left the game with 3:51 to play in the second quarter and did not return. He headed to the locker room under his own power, and the Suns later said he hurt an ankle without providing any specifics. He finished with 13 points.

Though Oklahoma City won West Group B in the NBA Cup, the Suns were hoping to earn a wild-card berth into the quarterfinals. But they were eliminated when Dallas beat Memphis.

Booker surpassed 15,000 career points with his first basket of the night. He trails only Walter Davis (15,666) on Phoenix’s scoring list.

San Antonio's Victor Wembanyama scored 15 points, all in the second half, and had 13 rebounds. He missed all seven shots in the first half, six from 3-point range.

Devin Vassell led the Spurs with 25 points off the bench. Stephon Castle scored 16.

Tyus Jones scored 16 points, and Royce O’Neale and Bradley Beal had 10 each for Phoenix.

Takeaways

Spurs: Jeremy Sochan returned after missing 13 games with a left thumb injury that required surgery. He came off the bench and contributed 14 points and 12 rebounds.

Suns: Oso Ighodaro started at center for Phoenix in place of Jusuf Nurkic, who's sidelined for at least a week with a right thigh contusion.

Key moment

The Suns began the game with an 11-0 spurt before Castle scored for San Antonio.

Key stat

The Spurs were 8 of 44 (18%) from 3-point range.

Up next

The Spurs host Chicago on Friday. The Suns visit New Orleans on Friday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Victor Wembanyama vs. Oso Ighodaro (Bradley Beal gains possession)	0	0
11:47	Harrison Barnes personal foul	0	0
11:37	Devin Booker makes 15-foot step back jumpshot	2	0
11:14	Harrison Barnes misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	0
11:11	Bradley Beal defensive rebound	2	0
11:07	Kevin Durant makes 25-foot three point shot (Bradley Beal assists)	5	0
10:50	Julian Champagnie misses 26-foot three point jumper	5	0
10:48	Bradley Beal defensive rebound	5	0
10:37	Tyus Jones makes 3-foot driving floating jump shot (Devin Booker assists)	7	0
10:37	Spurs Full timeout	7	0
10:18	Victor Wembanyama misses 6-foot hook shot	7	0
10:16	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	7	0
9:52	Tyus Jones makes 19-foot jumper (Oso Ighodaro assists)	9	0
9:42	Victor Wembanyama misses 26-foot three point jumper	9	0
9:40	Devin Booker defensive rebound	9	0
9:36	Devin Booker makes two point shot	11	0
9:12	Stephon Castle makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)	11	2
8:55	Tyus Jones misses driving floating jump shot	11	2
8:53	Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound	11	2
8:39	Harrison Barnes makes 3-foot layup (Victor Wembanyama assists)	11	4
8:18	Oso Ighodaro makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	13	4
8:00	Stephon Castle misses 27-foot three point jumper	13	4
7:57	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	13	4
7:50	Tyus Jones misses 24-foot three point jumper	13	4
7:47	Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound	13	4
7:45	Chris Paul misses running pullup jump shot	13	4
7:43	Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound	13	4
7:38	Devin Booker misses running pullup jump shot	13	4
7:36	Julian Champagnie defensive rebound	13	4
7:23	Julian Champagnie makes 26-foot three point jumper (Victor Wembanyama assists)	13	7
7:08	Oso Ighodaro makes 2-foot dunk (Kevin Durant assists)	15	7
6:45	Victor Wembanyama misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	15	7
6:43	Bradley Beal defensive rebound	15	7
6:38	Julian Champagnie personal foul	15	7
6:38	Grayson Allen enters the game for Bradley Beal	15	7
6:38	Zach Collins enters the game for Julian Champagnie	15	7
6:38	Keldon Johnson enters the game for Victor Wembanyama	15	7
6:38	Devin Vassell enters the game for Chris Paul	15	7
6:30	Devin Booker bad pass (Zach Collins steals)	15	7
6:26	Keldon Johnson makes two point shot	15	9
6:10	Oso Ighodaro makes 10-foot two point shot (Kevin Durant assists)	17	9
5:53	Keldon Johnson misses driving layup	17	9
5:52	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	17	9
5:50	Kevin Durant bad pass (Devin Vassell steals)	17	9
5:47	Devin Vassell makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot	17	12
5:31	Kevin Durant misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	17	12
5:29	Harrison Barnes defensive rebound	17	12
5:09	Devin Vassell makes 14-foot two point shot	17	14
4:55	Devin Booker makes 17-foot pullup jump shot	19	14
4:41	Harrison Barnes misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	19	14
4:39	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	19	14
4:18	Grayson Allen misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	19	14
4:16	Devin Vassell defensive rebound	19	14
4:08	Harrison Barnes misses 23-foot three point jumper	19	14
4:06	Grayson Allen defensive rebound	19	14
3:50	Kevin Durant misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	19	14
3:48	Keldon Johnson defensive rebound	19	14
3:40	Stephon Castle makes driving layup (Keldon Johnson assists)	19	16
3:40	Devin Booker shooting foul	19	16
3:40	Suns Full timeout	19	16
3:40	Mason Plumlee enters the game for Kevin Durant	19	16
3:40	Royce O'Neale enters the game for Oso Ighodaro	19	16
3:40	Jeremy Sochan enters the game for Harrison Barnes	19	16
3:40	Stephon Castle makes free throw 1 of 1	19	17
3:30	Royce O'Neale makes 2-foot layup (Grayson Allen assists)	21	17
3:08	Zach Collins misses 26-foot three point jumper	21	17
3:06	Jeremy Sochan offensive rebound	21	17
3:05	Devin Vassell misses 25-foot three point jumper	21	17
3:00	Mason Plumlee defensive rebound	21	17
2:42	Royce O'Neale misses 28-foot three point jumper	21	17
2:39	Spurs defensive team rebound	21	17
2:21	Zach Collins misses 25-foot three point jumper	21	17
2:20	Jeremy Sochan offensive rebound	21	17
2:19	Jeremy Sochan makes tip shot	21	19
2:07	Devin Booker traveling	21	19
2:07	Bradley Beal enters the game for Tyus Jones	21	19
2:07	Victor Wembanyama enters the game for Stephon Castle	21	19
2:07	Chris Paul enters the game for Zach Collins	21	19
1:53	Devin Vassell out of bounds bad pass turnover	21	19
1:40	Devin Booker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bradley Beal assists)	24	19
1:11	Jeremy Sochan misses 12-foot two point shot	24	19
1:09	Mason Plumlee defensive rebound	24	19
1:03	Devin Booker makes 27-foot three pointer	27	19
52.0	Chris Paul bad pass (Royce O'Neale steals)	27	19
34.1	Mason Plumlee makes 1-foot layup (Grayson Allen assists)	29	19
22.0	Victor Wembanyama misses 26-foot three point jumper	29	19
20.0	Jeremy Sochan offensive rebound	29	19
15.0	Victor Wembanyama misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	29	19
12.0	Bradley Beal defensive rebound	29	19
0.0	Bradley Beal misses 26-foot three point jumper	29	19
0.0	Suns offensive team rebound	29	19
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	29	19

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Phoenix, AZ

Date & Time

2:00 AM, December 4, 2024

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Attendance

17,071

Referees

Courtney Kirkland, Nick Buchert, Brandon Schwab

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	43	16	.729	W11
Houston	37	22	.627	L1
Memphis	22	36	.379	W1
Dallas	21	38	.356	L2
New Orleans	19	42	.311	W4

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	35	24	.593	W1
Phoenix	34	26	.567	W1
Golden State	31	29	.517	L1
LA Clippers	27	31	.466	L3
Sacramento	14	47	.230	W1

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