Rudy Gay made a 21-foot pull-up jumper at the buzzer, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Phoenix Suns 126-124.
Josh Jackson’s driving dunk had tied it at 124 with 19 seconds left.
During clutch time, the Spurs outscored the Suns 14-11. LaMarcus Aldridge scored 5 of the Spurs’ 14 on 2 for 2 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line. In the fourth quarter, Devin Booker had 2 steals, one of them leading to Jackson’s driving dunk that tied the game at 124, and the Suns scored 2 points off them.
Aldridge had 29 points and 14 rebounds on 10 for 15 shooting, and Gay added 16 points. The Spurs had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Suns, Booker had 38 points and 7 assists on 14 for 19 shooting, and Jamal Crawford added a season-high 22 points (9 in the fourth quarter) and 7 assists on 8 for 12 shooting off the bench. Mikal Bridges had 17 points (10 in the second quarter) and 4 steals on 7 for 9 shooting.
The Suns forced 11 turnovers, about 5 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Spurs outscored the Suns 17-7 in 4 minutes with Gay, Belinelli, Mills, Poeltl and White on the floor together. Richaun Holmes fouled out.