The San Antonio Spurs, riding a perfect 5-0 start, face the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night in Phoenix. Victor Wembanyama leads the Spurs' charge, while Devin Booker carries the Suns after their recent win over Utah. The game tips off at 8 p.m. ET at Footprint Center.
The San Antonio Spurs enter their matchup against the Phoenix Suns with franchise history on their side, marking the first 5-0 start in team history. They secured the milestone with a 107-101 victory over the Miami Heat on October 30, where Victor Wembanyama posted 27 points and 18 rebounds, and Stephon Castle contributed 21 points, six rebounds, eight assists, and four steals. Wembanyama is averaging 30.2 points, 14.6 rebounds, and a league-leading 4.8 blocks per game this season.
The Suns, now 2-4, snapped a four-game losing streak with a 118-96 rout of the Utah Jazz on October 31. Devin Booker led with 36 points, six rebounds, and nine assists, marking his fourth straight 30-point game and making him the first Suns player with five such performances in the first six games. "It's really impressive because I feel like looking at the makeup of our team and how people are guarding us, he's getting blitzed most possessions," Suns guard Grayson Allen said of Booker. Coach Jordan Ott praised Booker's leadership: "You saw Book's energy to start the game, that is tone-setting start."
Phoenix sticks with the starting lineup of Booker, Allen, Ryan Dunn, Royce O'Neale, and Mark Williams, who notched a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds against Utah. The Spurs counter with Castle, Devin Vassell, Julian Champagnie, Harrison Barnes, and Wembanyama. The Suns remain without Jalen Green (right hamstring strain) and Dillon Brooks (core muscle strain), with Green showing progress after back-to-back strong practice days. Two-way player Isaiah Livers is out with a right hip contusion.
Betting odds from BetMGM list the Spurs as 5.5-point favorites with a moneyline of -225 and an over/under of 227.5. This is the first meeting of the season; Phoenix won 2-1 in last year's series. Suns guard Jordan Goodwin highlighted Booker's competitiveness: "He's a competitor. He wants to win."
The game airs on FanDuel Sports Network Southwest and KPHE, with streaming available on Fubo.
