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NBA Daily: Spurs Survive Suns 121-119 in NBA Record 4th Consecutive OT Game
By Reylan Loberternos PhilBoxing.com Mon, 16 Dec 2019

Boracay Island, Philippines – Patty Mills made 10 field goals off the bench, including six from the rainbow territory and the game winning shot with 1.7 seconds left in overtime, to lift the Spurs past the Phoenix Suns 121-119 on Saturday night (Sunday morning, Philippine time) at the Arena Ciudad de Mexico in Mexico City. He finished with game high 26 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists, and 2 steals.
LaMarcus Aldridge, Dejounte Murray, and DeMar DeRozan each had 18 points for San Antonio. Lonnie Walker IV, who celebrated his 21st birthday, added 16 markers.
It was an unprecedented 4th consecutive overtime game for the Spurs. They were 3-1 during that stretch.
Phoenix top scorer Devin Booker was sidelined due to a right forearm injury. Ricky Rubio had a double-double of 25 points and 13 dimes, while Frank Kaminsky added 22 across his name. Dario Saric also posted a double-double of 19 points and 17 boards for the Suns, who dropped to an 11-14 win-loss card.
Up next for the Suns are the Portland Trailblazers on Monday night (Tuesday morning, Philippine time) in Phoenix.
Meanwhile, the Spurs, who improved to 10 wins and 15 losses, will face the Rockets in Houston on the same night.
How they scored:
Spurs 121 – Mills 26, Aldridge 18, Murray 18, DeRozan 18, Walker IV 16, Gay 10, Poeltl 5, Lyles 4, Belinelli 4, White 2
Suns 119 – Rubio 25, Kaminsky 22, Saric 19, Oubre Jr. 17, Baynes 13, C. Johnson 9, Okobo 7, Bridges 5, T. Johnson 2
AROUND THE LEAGUE:
(Road Team – Home Team)
BKN 102 – 110 TOR
WSH 111 – 128 MEM
LAC 106 – 109 CHI
CLE 108 – 125 MIL
MIA 122 – 118 DAL (OT)
DET 115 – 107 HOU
OKC 102 – 110 DEN
GAMES TODAY, DECEMBER 16, 2019 CT
ORL @ NOP 4:30 AM CT
CHA @ IND 6:00 AM CT
LAL @ ATL 7:00 AM CT
PHI @ BKN 7:00 AM CT
NYK @ DEN 9:00 AM CT
SAC @ GSW 9:30 AM CT
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