Game Recap: The Suns take down Wemby, Spurs, 102-98

On a rainy October night in Downtown Phoenix, the Suns locked in and played one of their most complete games of the preseason.

The Suns are now 1-2 and have two more preseason games left on the schedule before their season opener on October 21st. Phoenix was without Devin Booker and Miles Bridges in this one.

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Luke Kennard led all scorers with 20 points on 8-of-15 shooting, including 4-of-10 shooting from deep. He also chipped in with 5 rebounds and 4 assists in 25 minutes. Jalen Green scored 18 points, and Dillon Brooks added 15. Overall, it was another strong showing from the starting unit, even if it was a different starting five this time.

Khaman Maluach got his first start of the preseason, and certainly took advantage of it. He finished with 10 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, and 1 steal on 4-for-9 shooting in 23 minutes. Man Man finished plus-14.

Game Flow

First Half

The Suns decided to start Luke Kennard and Ryan Dunn in place of Devin Booker and Miles Bridges. The original plan was for guys not to play in all 5 games, so this was the game off for those two, per Jordan Ott.

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Khaman Maluach also drew his first start of the preseason with the Suns going up against Wembanyama’s length. He pulled in 10 boards in his first 11 minutes of action, making the most of his time on the glass.

Jalen Green was aggressive early, hunting for his shot and making plays for others. He has looked really encouraging off the bounce this preseason.

The Suns jumped out to a 22-11 start, led by blistering shooting from Jalen Green, Luke Kennard, Jordan Goodwin, and Dillon Brooks.

Suns started 6-of-8 from three on their opening eight attempts. Jalen Green led the way with a dozen points in the opening quarter.

Luke Kennard let it fly early and often, and showed that he is indeed far more than just a shooter. He was drilling threes, but also attacking closeouts, getting to his spots and cutting without the ball.

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Phoenix led after the opening quarter, 35-25. The Suns were actually getting “out-tempoed” in fastbreak points, with the Spurs scoring 15 compared to their 4 in fastbreak points. But it…

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