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Suns match worst defeat in franchise history with 48-point loss to Spurs

This Phoenix Suns' season began with the worst loss in franchise history. Wednesday, it got worse.

OK, technically, the Suns didn’t eclipse their record-setting loss to Portland on Oct. 18, a game that contributed to the firing of then-coach Earl Watson four days later. But their 129-81 thrashing by the San Antonio Spurs at Talking Stick Resort Arena was in a category of ugly all by itself.

If not for a Danuel House dunk off a Davon Reed lob pass with 6.2 seconds left, Phoenix would have lost by 50 points in its 50th anniversary year, sparing a “50 in 50” headline that would have lived in infamy.