San Antonio looked outmatched from the jump against the Suns. On paper, that’s not totally surprising. Phoenix’s starting lineup features three future hall of famers, and a former number one overall pick, while the Spurs rolled out a shorthanded lineup with key contributors resting. They could not overcome that mismatch as they fell to the Suns 115-94.
The Suns immediately tried to target the Spurs smaller players by using Kevin Durant as a screener. Once KD got Tre Jones or Devonte Graham on the mismatch, he operated out of the high post to find his shot, or open players.