San Antonio Spurs 122, Phoenix Suns 96 — Recap

November 9, 2026 · Recap published November 9, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Recap

Victor Wembanyama dominated with 40 points, 11 rebounds, and 3 assists on 15-of-19 shooting to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 122-96 victory over the Phoenix Suns. San Antonio immediately established control in the opening period, outscoring Phoenix 31-25 behind efficient early offense. The Spurs steadily built upon that advantage in the second quarter, putting up 30 points while holding the Suns to 21 to claim a comfortable 61-46 lead at halftime.

San Antonio continued to pull away after the break by outscoring Phoenix 32-22 in the third quarter, extending the margin beyond reach entering the final frame. Dylan Harper contributed 17 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists, and De'Aaron Fox added 15 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists to support Wembanyama's stellar night. Devin Booker led the Suns with 32 points, 2 rebounds, and 4 assists on 10-of-17 shooting, while Khaman Maluach chipped in 11 points and 5 rebounds.

Though the pregame market positioned the matchup closely with a SportsFBI model lean of 51% for San Antonio, the contest quickly turned lopsided as the Spurs outscored the Suns in every single quarter. San Antonio closed out the victory with a 29-28 edge in the fourth period to cap off the 122-96 final score.

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How the Prediction Fared

✓ Model Hit

SportsFBI's model, locked before tip-off, favored the San Antonio Spurs (51% confidence). It gave a 11% chance of a 20+ point margin; the game was decided by 26 points.

💵 Betting Result FanDuel closing line

Spread · SAS -8.5 SAS covered Won by 26

Total · 225.5 Under 218 combined

Moneyline SAS -390 · PHX +310 SAS favored

Line movementOpening line → close

Spread (PHX) +8.5+8.5 No move

Total 227.5225.5 -2

Moneyline (PHX) +260+310 +50

Standouts

Top Scorer · SAS

Victor Wembanyama

40 PTS, 11 REB, 3 AST, 2 3PM · 15-19 FG

Scoring · PHX

Devin Booker

32 PTS, 2 REB, 4 AST, 3 3PM · 10-17 FG

Scoring · SAS

Dylan Harper

17 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST · 7-10 FG

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

📊 Game Flow

SAS 34 largest lead Q4 9:34 (SAS 104, PHX 70) · 12-0 run, Q1 1:23–Q2 10:57

PHX 1 largest lead Q1 1:41 (SAS 24, PHX 25) · 8-0 run, Q3 11:21–Q3 10:10

Swings 2 lead changes Tied 1 time

Ahead for good: Victor Wembanyama makes 1-foot tip in dunk (Q1 1:23, SAS 26, PHX 25).

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
SAS	31	30	32	29		122
PHX	25	21	22	28		96

🧮 How They Scored

SASPHX

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

57.2%Effective FG%44.4%

8.2%Turnover %6.7%

38.5%Offensive rebound %21.6%

0.278Free-throw rate0.213

Box Score

San Antonio Spurs

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Stephon Castle G	30	4	8	7	1	0	2	2-10	0-1	0-2	+13
De'Aaron Fox G	29	15	9	6	0	0	1	5-8	2-4	3-3	+20
Julian Champagnie F	27	11	3	2	2	0	2	4-11	3-9	0-0	+2
Keldon Johnson F	26	4	5	3	0	0	0	2-6	0-1	0-0	+30
Dylan Harper G	26	17	5	4	0	0	0	7-10	0-2	3-5	+30
Victor Wembanyama F-C	25	40	11	3	0	8	1	15-19	2-3	8-10	+30
Harrison Barnes F	21	11	2	0	0	0	0	3-8	2-6	3-3	+22
Carter Bryant F	14	8	1	1	0	0	0	2-4	2-2	2-2	-8
Luke Kornet F-C	13	2	4	1	0	1	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	+1
Jordan McLaughlin G	11	4	4	2	1	0	1	2-5	0-1	0-0	+1
Tarris Reed Jr. C	9	4	3	1	0	1	1	2-3	0-0	0-0	-5
David Jones F	8	2	0	0	2	0	1	1-5	0-1	0-0	-6

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Devin Booker G	30	32	2	4	1	1	0	10-17	3-5	9-10	-8
Dillon Brooks G-F	26	7	4	0	0	0	1	3-14	1-2	0-0	-6
Miles Bridges F	26	7	5	0	0	2	0	3-9	0-4	1-1	-18
Jalen Green G	24	6	5	4	0	0	3	2-8	0-1	2-2	-21
Collin Gillespie G	24	6	2	3	0	0	1	2-6	2-4	0-0	-22
Ryan Dunn F	23	3	2	0	1	2	0	1-6	1-3	0-0	-23
Khaman Maluach C	20	11	5	2	0	1	0	4-6	1-1	2-2	-6
Oso Ighodaro F	18	7	4	2	0	0	1	2-5	0-0	3-4	-19
Luke Kennard G	14	3	1	0	0	0	0	1-4	1-3	0-0	-30
Jamaree Bouyea G	9	4	0	3	0	0	0	2-2	0-0	0-0	+5
Rasheer Fleming F	9	2	1	0	1	0	0	1-3	0-1	0-0	+6
Koa Peat F	6	4	0	1	0	0	0	2-3	0-0	0-0	+4
Pat Spencer G	6	2	2	2	0	1	1	1-3	0-0	0-0	+4
Duop Reath C	6	2	2	0	0	0	0	1-3	0-2	0-0	+4