San Antonio Spurs – Phoenix Suns · NBA

Win probability changed during the game. · 31 October 2023

SAS115–114PHX

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Home team's win probability across the game (source: ESPN). The band rises when PHX leads and falls when SAS does.

This is how the game was decided.

Keldon Johnson decided it, the San Antonio Spurs player with the most points (27, with 3 rebounds and 4 assists; +1 with him on the floor); the winner's best plus-minus was Tre Jones's (+13). The criterion: the winner's points in the box score; plus-minus says who was on the floor when the game opened up.

The game-winner in Phoenix Suns 114-115 San Antonio Spurs (October 31, 2023) was hit by Keldon Johnson: a layup with 2.0 s left in the fourth quarter, putting the San Antonio Spurs up 115-114. They never trailed again.

The biggest run of Phoenix Suns 114-115 San Antonio Spurs (October 31, 2023) was a 8-0 run by the Phoenix Suns in the first quarter (from 11:32 to 9:20), from 0-0 to 8-0. The San Antonio Spurs' best was a 8-0 run in the fourth quarter (from 9:45 to 8:22), from 85-98 to 93-98.

What were the keys of the last Phoenix Suns vs San Antonio Spurs game?

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Play: Keldon Johnson makes driving layup.

I count as the game-winner the basket that puts the winning team ahead for good. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

A run here is consecutive points by one team without the opponent scoring. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

Source: the game's official box score and play-by-play.

Keldon Johnson decided this game: his points put his team ahead with 2 seconds left in the fourth quarter, and the opponent never led again.

It is one of the 3 games he has decided this way in the NBA since the 2002-03 season.

His profile shows the games Johnson decided

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A game is decided by the last basket that puts a team ahead in the final ten seconds of the fourth quarter or of an overtime, if that team wins.

31 October 2023 · The source is the ESPN play-by-play, play espn:401584741:673; the date is the one on the NBA box score.

Rotations · who was on the floor

Closing lineup · SAS

Vassell · Johnson · Sochan · Wembanyama · Jones

Closing lineup · PHX

Durant · Allen · Gordon · Nurkic · Watanabe

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SAS

Devin Vassell

36′ · -1

Keldon Johnson

33′ · +1

Jeremy Sochan

30′ · -7

Victor Wembanyama

28′ · -3

Zach Collins

27′ · +8

Cedi Osman

19′ · +6

Charles Bassey

15′ · -13

Malaki Branham

9′ · +2

Tre Jones

24′ · +13

Julian Champagnie

3′ · -1

Doug McDermott

15′ · 0

PHX

Kevin Durant

37′ · +3

Grayson Allen

37′ · -12

Eric Gordon

36′ · +8

Josh Okogie

30′ · -3

Jusuf Nurkic

30′ · -8

Drew Eubanks

17′ · +13

Jordan Goodwin

15′ · -2

Yuta Watanabe

19′ · -6

Nassir Little

18′ · +2

Each bar is a stint on the floor (source: NBA). The number is minutes played and the team's +/− with him on the court. SAS and PHX.

These lineups played the most minutes together.

San Antonio Spurs

Collins, Johnson, Vassell, Sochan, and Wembanyama played 10.7 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 12 points.
Bassey, Vassell, Jones, Wembanyama, and McDermott played 4.6 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 6 points.
Collins, Johnson, Vassell, Sochan, and McDermott played 4.0 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.

Phoenix Suns

Allen, Okogie, Durant, Gordon, and Nurkic played 21.8 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Watanabe, Eubanks, Little, Goodwin, and Durant played 5.1 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Allen, Watanabe, Little, Gordon, and Nurkic played 4.0 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.

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San Antonio Spurs

Osman, Johnson, Bassey, Jones, and Branham played 2.8 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 4 points.
Collins, Johnson, Vassell, Jones, and Sochan played 2.8 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Collins, Johnson, Vassell, Jones, and Wembanyama played 2.7 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 5 points.
Osman, Collins, Johnson, Jones, and Branham played 2.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 5 points.
Johnson, Vassell, Jones, Sochan, and Wembanyama played 2.0 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 4 points.
Osman, Johnson, Bassey, Branham, and Sochan played 1.7 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Osman, Vassell, Sochan, Wembanyama, and McDermott played 1.7 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 4 points.
Bassey, Vassell, Jones, Champagnie, and Wembanyama played 1.5 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Osman, Collins, Vassell, Sochan, and McDermott played 1.5 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Osman, Bassey, Jones, Champagnie, and Wembanyama played 1.5 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Osman, Collins, Johnson, Sochan, and McDermott played 1.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Osman, Vassell, Jones, Wembanyama, and McDermott played 1.4 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 6 points.
Osman, Collins, Johnson, Sochan, and Wembanyama played 1.4 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 4 points.
Osman, Bassey, Jones, Branham, and Sochan played 1.3 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Osman, Bassey, Vassell, Jones, and Branham played 1.2 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 3 points.

Phoenix Suns

Allen, Okogie, Eubanks, Durant, and Gordon played 3.0 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 8 points.
Allen, Watanabe, Eubanks, Little, and Goodwin played 3.0 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 6 points.
Watanabe, Eubanks, Little, Durant, and Gordon played 2.8 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 4 points.
Allen, Okogie, Goodwin, Durant, and Nurkic played 2.8 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Watanabe, Eubanks, Little, Goodwin, and Gordon played 2.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 8 points.
Allen, Okogie, Eubanks, Goodwin, and Durant played 1.0 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.

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The lineups come from the NBA's official rotation: who was on the floor and when. Each lineup's plus-minus is worked out from every player's stints and is only shown when they all add up with each other and with the final score.

Devin Vassell covered 4.63 km, more than anyone in the game.

Kevin Durant touched the ball 76 times, a game high.
Jusuf Nurkić made 61 passes, a game high.
Zach Collins defended 7 shots at the rim, a game high, and opponents made 4.
Jusuf Nurkić had 22 rebound chances, a game high.

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San Antonio Spurs

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Devin Vassell	4.63	7.0	64	40
Jeremy Sochan	4.02	7.2	71	59
Keldon Johnson	3.89	6.8	56	31
Victor Wembanyama	3.57	6.9	40	19
Zach Collins	3.22	6.5	48	33
Tre Jones	3.14	7.5	49	42
Cedi Osman	2.32	7.1	26	19
Doug McDermott	2.04	7.3	18	15
Charles Bassey	2.03	7.4	19	16
Malaki Branham	1.19	7.4	21	13
Julian Champagnie	0.42	7.7	1	0

Phoenix Suns

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Grayson Allen	4.51	6.5	71	52
Kevin Durant	4.25	6.2	76	48
Josh Okogie	3.93	7.0	41	28
Eric Gordon	3.80	5.7	65	44
Jusuf Nurkić	3.51	6.3	75	61

The figures come from the NBA's optical tracking (NBA.com) for this game; speed is each player's average while on the floor.

Who stood out on defense during the season

These figures cover the whole 2023-24 regular season, not this game.

San Antonio Spurs

Victor Wembanyama deflected 2.9 passes per game over his 71 games.
He ranks 12 of 373 in the league.
Zach Collins contested 8.9 shots per game over his 69 games.
He ranks 17 of 373 in the league.
Tre Jones drew 0.11 charges per game over his 76 games.
He ranks 35 of 373 in the league.

Phoenix Suns

Jordan Goodwin recovered 0.9 loose balls per game over his 49 games.
He ranks 20 of 373 in the league.
Jusuf Nurkić contested 7.5 shots per game over his 76 games.
He ranks 30 of 373 in the league.
Josh Okogie recovered 0.8 loose balls per game over his 55 games.
He ranks 32 of 373 in the league.

Hustle figures come from the hustle stats the NBA publishes (NBA.com) and rim defense comes from its tracking; both cover the regular season. For each player in this game we show the figure that ranks him highest in the league, and for each team, the three best ranked. Ranks count players with at least 30 games and, at the rim, at least 4 defended shots per game.

The Phoenix Suns have won 60 of their 145 games against the San Antonio Spurs.

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Game context

Attendance

17.071

100% of capacity

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Scoring

229

combined points

0.6 above the season average (228.4)

⚖️ The last two minutes

Official NBA L2M report: every call in the endgame, reviewed by the league.

13 calls reviewed0 no admitted errors