Game ID: 22501013
Phoenix Suns @ San Antonio Spurs
Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, TX
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAS 24 28 21 28 101PHX 26 33 20 21 100
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
SAS availability going into 3/12 · 1 day's restOUT Barnes missed 5 since 3/03, returns tonight: 27 min (121% of 22)
NEW Bryant 11 to 18 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 3/14 · 1 day's restBACK Barnes back 3/12 after 5, 27 min since (121% of 22)
SAS availability going into 3/16 · 1 day's restBACK Barnes back 3/12 after 5, 24 min since (110% of 22)
SAS availability going into 3/17 · back-to-backOUT Harper missed 2 since 3/14, returns tonight: 20 min (83% of 24)
BACK Barnes back 3/12 after 5, 22 min since (100% of 22)
SAS availability going into 3/19 · 1 day's restBACK Harper back 3/17 after 2, 20 min since (83% of 24)
BACK Barnes back 3/12 after 5, 22 min since (99% of 22)
NEW Bryant 11 to 16 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 3/21 · 1 day's restBACK Harper back 3/17 after 2, 23 min since (97% of 24)
BACK Barnes back 3/12 after 5, 22 min since (100% of 22)
SAS availability going into 3/23 · 1 day's restOUT Castle missed 2 since 3/19, returns tonight: 23 min (75% of 31)
BACK Harper back 3/17 after 2, 25 min since (105% of 24)
NEW Bryant 11 to 18 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 3/25 · 1 day's restBACK Castle back 3/23 after 2, 23 min since (75% of 31)
BACK Harper back 3/17 after 2, 25 min since (104% of 24)
NEW Bryant 11 to 18 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 3/28 · 2 days' restBACK Castle back 3/23 after 2, 24 min since (79% of 31)
BACK Harper back 3/17 after 2, 24 min since (103% of 24)
NEW Bryant 11 to 17 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 3/12 · 1 day's restOUT Brooks missed 8 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 4 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Bouyea missed 5 since 3/03, returns tonight: 4 min (31% of 13)
OUT Huntley missed 4 since 3/05, out tonight
BACK Booker back 3/03 after 4, 34 min since (99% of 34)
BACK Goodwin back 3/10 after 7, 14 min since (61% of 22)
BACK Highsmith back 3/06 after 2, 11 min since (100% of 11)
PHX availability going into 3/13 · back-to-backOUT Brooks missed 9 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 5 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Huntley missed 5 since 3/05, out tonight
BACK Goodwin back 3/10 after 7, 16 min since (70% of 22)
BACK Bouyea back 3/12 after 5, 4 min since (31% of 13)
BACK Highsmith back 3/06 after 2, 11 min since (100% of 11)
NEW Fleming 12 to 18 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 3/16 · 2 days' restOUT Brooks missed 10 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 6 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Huntley missed 6 since 3/05, out tonight
BACK Goodwin back 3/10 after 7, 16 min since (74% of 22)
BACK Bouyea back 3/12 after 5, 4 min since (31% of 13)
BACK Highsmith back 3/06 after 2, 13 min since (116% of 11)
NEW Green 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Fleming 12 to 20 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 3/17 · back-to-backOUT Brooks missed 11 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 7 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Dunn missed 2 since 3/13, returns tonight: 17 min (90% of 19)
OUT Bouyea missed 2 since 3/13, returns tonight: 1 min (8% of 13)
OUT Huntley missed 7 since 3/05, out tonight
BACK Goodwin back 3/10 after 7, 18 min since (82% of 22)
NEW Green 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Fleming 12 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Highsmith 11 to 18 min over the last 4
PHX availability going into 3/19 · 1 day's restOUT Brooks missed 12 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 8 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Huntley missed 8 since 3/05, out tonight
BACK Goodwin back 3/10 after 7, 19 min since (87% of 22)
BACK Dunn back 3/17 after 2, 17 min since (90% of 19)
BACK Bouyea back 3/12 after 5, 3 min since (20% of 13)
NEW Green 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Fleming 12 to 19 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 3/21 · 1 day's restOUT Brooks missed 13 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Allen missed 2 since 3/17, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 9 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Huntley missed 9 since 3/05, out tonight
BACK Dunn back 3/17 after 2, 18 min since (97% of 19)
BACK Bouyea back 3/12 after 5, 5 min since (37% of 13)
NEW Green 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Ighodaro 22 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Fleming 12 to 19 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 3/22 · back-to-backOUT Brooks missed 14 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Allen missed 3 since 3/17, out tonight
OUT O'Neale missed 2 since 3/19, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 10 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Highsmith missed 2 since 3/19, out tonight
OUT Huntley missed 10 since 3/05, returns tonight: 5 min (47% of 10)
BACK Dunn back 3/17 after 2, 20 min since (106% of 19)
BACK Bouyea back 3/17 after 2, 6 min since (49% of 13)
NEW Green 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Ighodaro 22 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Fleming 12 to 18 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 3/24 · 1 day's restOUT Brooks missed 15 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Allen missed 4 since 3/17, returns tonight: 23 min (82% of 28)
OUT O'Neale missed 3 since 3/19, returns tonight: 28 min (100% of 28)
OUT Williams missed 11 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Coffey missed 2 since 3/21, out tonight
OUT Highsmith missed 3 since 3/19, out tonight
BACK Dunn back 3/17 after 2, 22 min since (116% of 19)
BACK Bouyea back 3/17 after 2, 10 min since (73% of 13)
BACK Huntley back 3/22 after 10, 5 min since (47% of 10)
NEW Ighodaro 22 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Fleming 12 to 20 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 3/28 · 3 days' restOUT Brooks missed 16 since 2/22, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 12 since 3/05, out tonight
OUT Coffey missed 3 since 3/21, out tonight
OUT Highsmith missed 4 since 3/19, out tonight
BACK Allen back 3/24 after 4, 23 min since (82% of 28)
BACK O'Neale back 3/24 after 3, 28 min since (100% of 28)
BACK Dunn back 3/17 after 2, 22 min since (116% of 19)
BACK Bouyea back 3/17 after 2, 8 min since (64% of 13)
BACK Huntley back 3/22 after 10, 5 min since (47% of 10)
NEW Ighodaro 22 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Goodwin 22 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Fleming 12 to 21 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 28 and Fox at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Booker at 35 and Green at 25 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Brooks (12 straight), Williams (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-10 a night and Phoenix minus-4. Call it San Antonio 119, Phoenix 113.
3/12 vs DEN 131-136 — SAS notes
SAS lost 131-136. SAS shot 45% (43 of 95) to DEN's 50%, 19 of 47 from three, and got to the line 32 times to DEN's 38. Castle led with 30 (7 of 15, 4 of 8 from three, 12 of 13 at the line); Fox added 27, Barnes 20. Q1 was theirs, 37-25, but the other 3 periods went 111-94 against them. They led by as many as 20. Castle's -11 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/14 vs CHA 115-102 — SAS notes
SAS won 115-102. SAS shot 47% (43 of 92) to CHA's 38%, 11 of 33 from three. The glass went 54-39 for them. Wembanyama led with 32 (13 of 24, 5 of 10 from three); Fox added 17, Castle 15. The hinge was Q1, 31-24: from level to 7 ahead, and the lead reached 19. Castle was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
3/16 @ LAC 119-115 — SAS notes
SAS won 119-115. SAS shot 46% (43 of 93) to LAC's 48%, 10 of 36 from three. The glass went 52-37 for them. Castle led with 23 (9 of 19, 1 of 4 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Wembanyama added 21, Vassell 20. The hinge was Q2, 37-15: SAS came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 14, and the lead reached 24.
3/17 @ SAC 132-104 — SAS notes
SAS won 132-104. SAS shot 52% (48 of 93) to SAC's 44%, 25 of 49 from three. Wembanyama led with 18 (7 of 14, 2 of 7 from three); Johnson added 18, Champagnie 17. The hinge was Q1, 39-22: from level to 17 ahead, and the lead reached 38. Fox was the night's best plus/minus at +33.
3/19 vs PHX 101-100 — SAS notes
SAS won 101-100. SAS shot 42% (35 of 83) to PHX's 42%, 10 of 34 from three, and went to the line 23 times to PHX's 17 — 21 points from the stripe to their 13. Wembanyama led with 34 (10 of 20, 2 of 7 from three, 12 of 12 at the line); Fox added 23, Champagnie 14. The hinge was Q4, 28-21: SAS came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 1. SAS trailed 52-59 at the half and won the second half 49-41. Vassell was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
3/21 vs IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 26 and Fox at 20 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. Indiana comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 124, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 17 free throws a game; Nesmith at 18 and Walker at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Siakam (6 straight), Nembhard (3 straight), Thompson (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-7 a night and Indiana minus-7 and the defense, San Antonio allowing 111 a night to Indiana's 124. Call it San Antonio 122, Indiana 110, San Antonio by 12.
3/23 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 124, shooting 46 percent and 31 from three, 25 free throws a game; Adebayo at 25 and Herro at 19 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Wiggins (8 straight), Jaquez Jr. (2 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 25 and Fox at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without Castle (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-11 a night and Miami minus-3 and the defense, San Antonio allowing 108 a night to Miami's 124. Call it San Antonio 119, Miami 115, Miami keeping it close.
3/25 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 127, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Jackson at 20 and Jerome at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Coward (3 straight), Mashack (4 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 24 and Fox at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 13 a night. One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-13 a night and Memphis minus-11 and the defense, San Antonio allowing 110 a night to Memphis's 127. Call it San Antonio 121, Memphis 113.
3/28 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 123, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Rollins at 22 and Portis at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Porter Jr. (4 straight), Kuzma (2 straight). 2 days' rest. San Antonio comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 106, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 23 and Johnson at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 15 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: San Antonio wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-15 a night and Milwaukee minus-6 and the defense, San Antonio allowing 106 a night to Milwaukee's 123. Call it San Antonio 120, Milwaukee 109, San Antonio by 11.
3/12 @ IND 123-108 — PHX notes
PHX won 123-108. PHX shot 52% (46 of 88) to IND's 45%, 13 of 32 from three. Booker led with 43 (14 of 31, 4 of 7 from three, 11 of 11 at the line); Green added 36, O'Neale 15. The hinge was Q4, 27-20: a lead of 8 became 15. Green was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
3/13 @ TOR 115-122 — PHX notes
PHX lost 115-122. PHX shot 48% (38 of 80) to TOR's 53%, 18 of 42 from three, and went to the line 30 times to TOR's 20 — 21 points from the stripe to their 16. The glass went 34-44 against them. Green led with 34 (13 of 25, 8 of 16 from three); Booker added 31, Allen 15. Q2 was theirs, 34-29, turning a 2-point deficit into a 3-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 93-81 against them. They led by as many as 11. Goodwin's -10 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/16 @ BOS 112-120 — PHX notes
PHX lost 112-120. PHX shot 45% (37 of 83) to BOS's 49%, 13 of 40 from three. Booker led with 40 (15 of 24, 2 of 7 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Green added 21, Highsmith 16. Q1 was theirs, 32-31, but the other 3 periods went 89-80 against them. Green's -12 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/17 @ MIN 104-116 — PHX notes
PHX lost 104-116. PHX took 13 more shots (97 to 84), fed by 17 offensive rebounds, but shot 38% to MIN's 51%, 13 of 37 from three, and got to the line 23 times to MIN's 29. PHX turned it over 11 times to MIN's 16. Booker led with 34 (11 of 27, 1 of 7 from three, 11 of 14 at the line); Ighodaro added 16, Gillespie 12. Q1 was theirs, 39-36, but the other 3 periods went 80-65 against them. They led by as many as 11. Goodwin's -11 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/19 @ SAS 100-101 — PHX notes
PHX lost 100-101. PHX took 8 more shots (91 to 83), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 42% to SAS's 42%, 11 of 36 from three, and got to the line 17 times to SAS's 23. Gillespie led with 24 (7 of 13, 6 of 11 from three); Booker added 22, Green 17. Q2 was theirs, 33-28, but the other 3 periods went 73-67 against them. They led by as many as 11.
3/21 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Booker at 34 and Green at 23 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Brooks (13 straight), Allen (2 straight), Williams (9 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 122, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; Portis at 18 and Rollins at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been minus-3 a night and Milwaukee minus-9 and the defense, Phoenix allowing 113 a night to Milwaukee's 122. Call it Phoenix 117, Milwaukee 110.
3/22 vs TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 113, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Booker at 28 and Green at 21 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Brooks (14 straight), Allen (3 straight), O'Neale (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Toronto comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 115, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 26 free throws a game; Ingram at 26 and Barrett at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Murray-Boyles (10 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-4 a night and Phoenix minus-4. Call it Toronto 115, Phoenix 112, Phoenix keeping it close.
3/24 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 109, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Booker at 27 and Green at 18 a game. Without Brooks (15 straight), Allen (4 straight), O'Neale (3 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Jokić at 21 and Murray at 18 a game. One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the arc, Denver at 41 percent from three to Phoenix's 36 and the defense, Phoenix allowing 109 a night to Denver's 115. Call it Phoenix 115, Denver 114, Denver keeping it close.
3/28 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 110, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Booker at 23 and Green at 18 a game. Without Brooks (16 straight), Williams (12 straight). 3 days' rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 127, shooting 49 percent and 30 from three, 28 free throws a game; Bailey at 25 and Williams at 22 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Collier (5 straight), Mykhailiuk (13 straight), Love (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the defense, Phoenix allowing 110 a night to Utah's 127 and the arc, Phoenix at 37 percent from three to Utah's 30. Call it Phoenix 121, Utah 113.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SASCB C. Bryant
DF D. Fox
DH D. Harper
DV D. Vassell
HB H. Barnes
JC J. Champagnie
JM J. McLaughlin
KJ K. Johnson
LK L. Kornet
VW V. Wembanyama
PHXAC A. Coffey
CG C. Gillespie
DB D. Booker
JB J. Bouyea
JG J. Goodwin
JG J. Green
KM K. Maluach
OI O. Ighodaro
RD R. Dunn
RF R. Fleming
SAS/PHX the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Wembanyama hits winner as Spurs beat Suns 101-100 to end 6-season postseason drought
SAN ANTONIO -- — Victor Wembanyama hit a 17-foot, pull-up jumper with a second left and the San Antonio Spurs wrapped up a playoff spot to end a six-season drought, beating the Phoenix Suns 101-100 on Thursday night.
Wembanyama had 34 points and 12 rebounds. His winning jumper capped a furious final-minute rally to secure the top-six finish in the Western Conference.
De'Aaron Fox added 23 points and Julian Champagnie had 14 in the Spurs' fourth straight victory.
Collin Gillespie scored 24 points and Devin Booker had 22 for the Suns. They remain seventh in the West.
Fox’s finger-roll layup cut Phoenix’s lead to 100-99 with 26.6 seconds remaining.
Suns coach Jordan Ott was forced to call a timeout when Fox and Dylan Harper trapped Booker between the sideline and halfcourt with 11.7 seconds remaining. San Antonio immediately fouled on the ensuing inbounds, and Rasheer Fleming missed both free throws.
Wembanyama then dribbled the clock down to its final seconds before pulling up to hit the winner on Oso Ighodaro .
Spurs guard Stephon Castle was ruled out an hour before tipoff with tightness in his right hip. Castle's defense was missed as Phoenix's backcourt of Booker and Gillespie combined to shoot 15 for 34.
Gillespie was 5 for 7 on 3-pointers to open the game as the Suns took a 39-28 lead. Phoenix was 8 for 16 on 3-pointers in the first half.
San Antonio opened the third quarter on a 19-11 run in taking a 71-70 lead, its first since the final minutes of the first quarter.
Booker responded by scoring seven straight points as Phoenix regained the lead. Booker had 14 points in the third.
Phoenix closed its second six-game trip of the season 2-4.