Spurs vs Suns final score, result: Wembanyama, San Antonio complete epic comeback on the road

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The first-ever matchup between Kevin Durant and Victor Wembanyama did not disappoint as the San Antonio Spurs pulled off a monster comeback on the road, snatching a 115-114 win over the Phoenix Suns in the dying seconds.

After trailing by as many as 20 points and for almost the entirety of the game (47 minutes and 59 seconds), the Spurs came up with a trio of clutch plays down the stretch to earn their second win of the season. 

First, Victor Wembanyama got the wide-open tip jam to cut the lead to one point with seven seconds to go, before Keldon Johnson stole the ball on the ensuing inbound to give San Antonio their first lead of the night with two seconds to play. 

Johnson led the Spurs with 27 points on the night, while Wembanyama added 18 points, eight rebounds, and four blocks. Devin Vassell chipped in across the board with 18 points, six rebounds, five assists, and three steals. 

Durant led the Suns with 26 points on 12-of-19 shooting, while Eric Gordon added 20 points and Grayson Allen 19.  

The Sporting News tracked all the live updates, highlights, stats and more from all the action below.

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Spurs vs Suns score

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Spurs 18 27 37 33 115
Suns 27 36 32 19 114

Spurs vs Suns final score, result from Durant-Wembanyama matchup

(All times are Eastern.)

Final score: Spurs 115, Suns 114.

12:32. a.m. — The Spurs take the lead! Wembanyama and Johnson score in quick succession to make it 115-114 with two seconds remaining. 

12:19 a.m. —  We've got a game! A Devin Vassell triple cuts the Suns lead to 110-107 with 2:48 to play. 

12:07 a.m. — That's an 8-0 run for the Spurs to cut the deficit to just five points. They've made their move in the fourth quarter with Kevin Durant on the bench. Suns lead 98-93.

12:05 a.m. — Wembanyama with big plays on back-to-back possessions. First with the block on one end and the wild and-1 at the other. 

12:03 a.m. — Wembanyama's feeling it to start the fourth! He gets his second triple to make it 12 points on the night and cut the lead to 10 points. Suns lead 95-85. 

End of third quarter: Suns 95, Spurs 82

11:50 p.m. — Durant has been in playmaker mode throughout the third quarter. He's up to seven assists for the game as he finds Watanabe in the corner for three. Suns lead 92-77.

11:48 p.m. — This reaction to Wemby's dunk was all of us

11:45 p.m. — The Spurs are starting to cut into the Suns lead, finding some buckets in the paint. Phoenix lead 78-66.

11:37 p.m. — Eric Gordon again! He knocks down his third triple of the night to put the Suns up by double digits with 8:47 remaining in the quarter. 

11:22 p.m. — We've got a brief delay at Footprint Center with the shot clock malfunction. 

11:20 p.m. — Wembanyama drills his first triple of the night. He's up to nine points on 1-of-4 fom deep. 

Halftime: Suns 63, Spurs 45 

The Suns are in cruise control on their home floor, led by Grayson (16 points), Kevin Durant (14 points) and Eric Gordon (14 points).

11:05 p.m. — Grayson Allen has been lights out from beyond the arc (4-of-5) in Q2, scoring 14 of his 16 points in the period. 🔥

11:03 p.m. — OH MY WEMBANYAMA!!!

Victor responds to Durant's dunk at the other end with a poster of his own, taking flight with one foot outside of the paint.

10:50 p.m. — Wembanyama gets to the free throw line and makes them both. All his points tonight have come at the free throw line amidst his struggles from the field, just 0-of-5 tonight. Suns lead 51-41.

10:41 p.m. — The Spurs continue to struggle to keep a hold of the ball, notching their eighth of the game early in the second. Suns lead 34-20.

10:40 p.m. — Durant remains on the bench to start the second but the scoring doesn't stop for Phoenix as they begin the quarter on a 10-2 run as Nasir Little gets in on the action with back-to-back triples.  

End of first quarter: Suns  27, Spurs 18

The Suns go into the break with a nine-point lead, led by 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting from Kevin Durant. 

The Spurs' offense looked disjointed throughout the opening quarter, connecting on just 7-of-24 from the field and 1-of-11 from the 3-point line. 

10:28 p.m. — Durant closes the quarter with a tough fadeaway right over Wembanyama's outstretched arms. There's literally no defender Durant can't get his shot off over.  

10:21 p.m. — San Antonio just can't get anything to go early in Q1, just 4-of-17 from the field and 1-of-8 from the 3-point line. 

10:15 p.m. — Wembanyama makes blocking 3-pointers look way too easy.. Suns lead 10-7

10:10 p.m. — The Suns are off to a fast start at Footprint Center, racing out to an 8-0 start on 4-of-5 shooting. 

Pregame

9:55 p.m. — Who did Halloween better? Wembanyama or Booker?

9:50 p.m. — Wemby getting loose ahead of tip-off.

9:30 p.m.: Starting for the Suns: Eric Gordon, Grayson Allen, Josh Okogie, Kevin Durant and Jusuf Nurkic.

Starting for the Spurs: Jeremy Sochan, Devin Vassell, Keldon Johnson, Victor Wembanyama and Zach Collins.

Devin Booker and Bradley Beal remain out for Phoenix.

What channel is Spurs vs Suns on?

  • Date: Tuesday, Oct. 31
  • TV channel: TNT
  • Live streaming: Sling TV

Spurs vs Suns will air on TNT. Viewers can also stream the game on Sling TV.

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Spurs vs Suns start time

  • Date: Tuesday, Oct. 31
  • Time: 10 p.m. ET | 7 p.m. PT | 9 p.m. CT

Spurs vs Suns will tip off around 10 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Oct. 31. The game will be played at the Footprint Center in Phoenix.

Spurs schedule 2023-24

Here are San Antonio's next five games of the 2023-24 regular season:

Date Opponent Time (ET) TV channel
Oct. 31 at Suns 10 p.m. TNT
Nov. 2 at Suns 10 p.m. NBA TV
Nov. 5 vs Raptors 3:30 p.m. —
Nov. 6 at Pacers 7 p.m. —
Nov. 8 at Knicks 7:30 p.m. ESPN

Suns schedule 2023-24

Here are Phoenix's next five games of the 2023-24 regular season:

Date Opponent Time (ET) TV channel
Oct. 31  vs Spurs 10 p.m. TNT
Nov. 2 vs Spurs 10 p.m. NBA TV
Nov. 4 at 76ers 1 p.m. —
Nov. 5 at Pistons 3 p.m. —
Nov. 8 at Bulls 8 p.m. —

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Benyam Kidane is a senior NBA editor and has been covering the league for The Sporting News since 2016. In his spare time you can find him watching Allen Iverson highlights on repeat.