Spurs overcome and survive against Suns in Phoenix, 107-97.

Devin Booker was hounded in the final minutes, finishing with 21 points.

The Suns were a step ahead of San Antonio's defense all night long, until the final quarter. Previously, Phoenix had nearly run away with the lead, growing it into double-digits twice with the Spurs clearly on the ropes. TJ Warren hounded San Antonio's shooters and scorers, Jeremy Lamb and Iman Shumpert, leaving the trio of Kawhi/Pau/Patty to fend for the win streak, realized through a dominant 38-20 fourth quarter eruption.

Stepping up, Kyle O'Quinn had some nice defensive plays with 4 blocks, 6 rebounds and 1 steal. Davis Bertans had four points in this game, catching passes from Mills (23 points, 7 assists). Patty had a rough shooting night, but he somehow willed the ball through the net time and time again, stunning the crowd with his long range skill, ebbing away at the lead. Pau Gasol was the constant for San Antonio all game long, finishing with 29 points, making three long shots from deep to seize momentum with 6 rebounds as well. Kawhi Leonard turned on the heat late also, nabbing the ball an incredible eight times and scoring 22 points.

Kawhi shot 8/16 and made just one three-pointer but it carried weight when it dropped. He also was the lone Spur drawing fouls at the rim, seeing Rudy Gay (4 points, 2/10, 5 steals) stifled by Tyson Chandler (8 points, 12 rebounds) time and time again, despite making one floater midway through the final quarter. Chandler would miss two clutch free throws for the Suns, making the home defense tough and ultimately contributing to them losing the nearly game-long advantage. Josh Jackson had 14 points in the narrow loss, as the Spurs went on a trademark run and then constricted the Suns with defensive pressure once they were able to reclaim the seemingly insurmountable lead.

Patty finished with 6 three-pointers for the Spurs, also slipping in two steals, one in the final minute. Speaking of defensive pressure, Bismack Biyombo got some nice dunks for 8 points and 6 blocks. Jeremy Lamb was able to make some shots early, including a nice step-back jumper for 11 points. The Suns must be devastated, having shot better, rebounded better and gotten more to the free throw line, but they committed 20 turnovers by the end of things and the Spurs won the column of assists. Phoenix now falls to 14-14 so far out west.

With this sweet victory, the win streak rises to 12, putting the Spurs at 24-3 on the season. It is not likely to last, however, with a tough road trip ahead that includes San Antonio's rivals: Houston, Dallas and Portland, not to forget the Clippers and having to host the Jazz back home once it's over.