Along with Leonard, Serbian rookie center Boban Marjanovic again showed that he will be a valuable piece come playoff time, scoring 17 points and grabbing a career-high 13 rebounds in just 22 minutes.
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Parker missed his second successive game with right hip soreness, while Duncan was given the night off to rest by coach Greg Popovich, whose team had 66 bench points at Talking Stick Resort Arena.
Devin Booker became the second-youngest National Basketball Association player to start a game since the 2005 draft class, and the youngest in Suns’ history, when he started in place of Eric Bledsoe against the San Antonio Spurs.
The Suns were left with eight healthy players to finish the game. Morris, Leuer and Teletovic were injured Tuesday, when the Suns fell to IN, 97-94.
Phoenix Suns forward P.J. Tucker left early in Thursday’s game against the San Antonio Spurs with a chest bruise and will not return.
Larry Nance Jr. is not expected to play because of a sore knee, while Kobe Bryant (Achilles tendon and shoulder) and Brandon Bass (foot) are probable.
Head to head, the Spurs are 8-3-1 ATS in the last 12 meetings overall and 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings in Los Angeles.
Rajon Rondo made a clutch basket in the fourth quarter and had his fifth triple-double of the season with 11 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds for the Kings.
DENVER (AP) – Marc Gasol had 27 points, including a go-ahead three-point play with 12.2 seconds left, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Denver Nuggets.
The 65th NBA All-Star Game will be held February 14 from the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.
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Nobody was catching Bryant, who had 1.9 million votes and was selected an All-Star for the 18th time. Spurs F Kawhi Leonard will start his first All-Star Game after results of the final fan voting were announced Thursday.
