The San Antonio Spurs were a bit rusty after two days of rest, and they failed to escape the Phoenix Suns, starting their four-game road trip 0-1.

The Spurs only led by five through the opening quarter because their offense got sloppy in the latter stage, while they committed four turnovers and conceded five offensive rebounds that led to Phoenix’s seven second-chance points. Those issues persisted early in the next frame, but De’Aaron Fox kept them afloat, getting to the line and setting up Luke Kornet, who also cleaned up the backline, forcing misses when the Suns got extra looks.

Jeremy Sochan and rookie Carter Bryant gave them some juice off the bench, yet their 3-point attempts weren’t falling. They also had eight turnovers when they went to halftime ahead by seven. Fox was their on

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