Suns stun Spurs, end San Antonio’s perfect start

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The San Antonio Spurs’ mighty winning streak came to an unexpected end at the hands of the lowly Phoenix Suns, 130-118, Monday morning (Manila time).

Devin Booker spearheaded the Suns’ charge with a 28-point, 13-assist double-double, while Grayson Allen and Ryan Dunn chipped in 17 points apiece to provide crucial support.

Sophomore standout Stephon Castle led the Spurs with 26 markers, but it wasn’t enough to keep their unbeaten run alive. More notably, early Most Valuable Player (MVP) frontrunner Victor Wembanyama turned in a bewildering performance, finishing with just nine points and nine rebounds.

The French phenom was held scoreless in the entire first quarter, limited to two points in the second, and blanked in the third again—a shocking showing for the Spurs’ superstar center.

Now 3-4, the Suns will look to extend their winning streak to three when they host the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday. Meanwhile, the Spurs, who fell to 5-1, will try to regroup when they visit Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday.

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Adam Silver

As is well known, those named O'Neal or ONeale are good at dealing with the Spurs

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Durant Warriors

This game shows that Victor Wembanyama still has a long way to go to become a super star. Keep it up!

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Victor Wembanyaman

The Spurs are currently relying on individual talent to play. Victor Wembanyama alone cannot cover up the team's defensive deficiencies and the lack of overall team chemistry. We hope that there will be improvements in the future.

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It's hard to imagine that the Suns have been the team that has best contained Victor Wembanyama since the start of the season.

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the rising star

Harper is injured. We hope you'll return soon. We love watching you play. You're so composed.

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