Who’s playing
Phoenix Suns @ San Antonio Spurs
Current records: Phoenix 41-29, San Antonio 15-55
How to watch
- When: Saturday March 23, 2024 at 8 p.m. ET
- Or: Frost Bank Center – San Antonio, TX
- TV: Bally Sports – South West
- Follow: CBS Sports app
- Online broadcast: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket cost: $21.23
What there is to know
Spurs will be in front of their home fans on Saturday, but a look at the seeding shows they might need that home-field advantage. After playing yesterday, they will return immediately and host the Phoenix Suns at 8 p.m. ET on March 23 at Frost Bank Center.
The points gap may have favored Spurs on Friday, but the final result didn’t. They lost 99-97 to Memphis on a last-minute jump shot by Jaren Jackson Jr. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for the Spurs in their matchups with the Grizzlies: they have now lost 11 in a row.
Despite their defeat, the Spurs saw several players rise to the challenge and make remarkable plays. Victor Wembanyama, author of a double-double with 31 points and 16 rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. Wembanyama is on a roll when it comes to blocks, as he has now made two or more in the last 15 games he has played. Devin Vassell was another key contributor, scoring 27 points.
Meanwhile, winning is a little easier when you make ten more threes than your opponent, a fact the Suns proved on Thursday. They won against Atlanta with a score of 128-115. The Suns trailed 25-11 with 5:55 left in the first quarter, but they still came back for a handy 13-point victory.
Eric Gordon and Devin Booker were among the Suns’ key playmakers as the former scored 21 points along with five assists and two steals and the latter went 6 of 8 from beyond the arc en route to 30 points and 2 assists. Gordon didn’t help the Suns’ cause much against the 76ers on Wednesday, but the same can’t be said for this game.
San Antonio has been on a rocky road recently after losing five of its last six games, which took a major dent in its 15-55 record this season. As for Phoenix, this victory makes it their second in a row for them and brings their season record to 41-29.
While only the Spurs took care of their fans the last time they played, neither team managed to cover. Looking ahead, the Suns shouldn’t worry too much about this matchup, as experts favor them by 9.5 points. This game will be San Antonio’s seventh in a row at home (so far in that stretch, they are 3-2 ATS).
The Spurs beat the Suns 132-121 in the teams’ last game in November 2023. Do the Spurs have another win up their sleeve, or will the Suns turn things around? We’ll have the answer soon enough.
Odds
Phoenix is a 9.5-point favorite against San Antonio, according to the latest NBA Odds.
The punters were perfectly in tune with the betting community on this point, as the game opened with a 9.5 point spread and stayed there.
The over/under is 228.5 points.
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History of the series
Phoenix has won 8 of its last 10 games against San Antonio.
- November 2, 2023 – San Antonio 132 vs. Phoenix 121
- October 31, 2023 – San Antonio 115 vs. Phoenix 114
- April 4, 2023 – Phoenix 115 vs. San Antonio 94
- January 28, 2023 – Phoenix 128 vs. San Antonio 118
- December 4, 2022 – Phoenix 133 vs. San Antonio 95
- January 30, 2022 – Phoenix 115 vs. San Antonio 110
- January 17, 2022 – Phoenix 121 vs. San Antonio 107
- December 06, 2021 – Phoenix 108 vs. San Antonio 104
- November 22, 2021 – Phoenix 115 vs. San Antonio 111
- May 16, 2021 – Phoenix 123 vs. San Antonio 121
