It was looking like this just wasn’t going to be the Spurs’ night. With a chance to clinch a playoff berth against a possible first round opponent, the Spurs came out flat offensively against the severely-shorthanded Phoenix Suns, and for 43 minutes, it was looking like a lost cause. Then, Victor Wembanyama did what MVP’s do. He had been their steadying force all night but truly took over in the final few minutes, bringing his team back from 10 down with under five minutes to go and hitting the game winning jumper with a second left to secure the 101-100 win.
Wemby had 34 points, 12 rebounds and 3 steals, and De’Aaron Fox scored 23 points with 7 rebounds and 3 assists. Colin Gillespie was hot in the first half with 17 of his 24 points while hitting 6 threes, and Devin Booker had 22 points and gave the Spurs plenty of trouble in the second half.