San Antonio, down 20, steals victory from the Suns

The San Antonio Spurs’ Keldon Johnson understood that all depended on him.

After a Victor Wembanyama basket to make his team within 1 point from the Phoenix Suns with 7 seconds on the clock, Phoenix player Josh Okogie passed the ball into Kevin Durant while Johnson lunged out of bounds trying to steal the ball.

Keldon Johnson tonight:

27 PTS
2 STL
4 3P

Clutch steal. Game-winning bucket. https://t.co/JV7Co8HJ2u

— StatMuse (@statmuse) November 1, 2023

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San Antonio guard Tre Jones prevented Durant from advancing, as Kevin held the ball anticipating a foul from Spurs. However, Keldon came back into the play, stole the ball from Durant, and advanced with the basket to score with only 1 second remaining on the clock to give his franchise a 1-point lead.

That meant that San Antonio successfully completed a 20-point comeback to triumph with only 1 point difference against Phoenix – 115-114.

Spurs’ number 1 pick at the past NBA draft, Wembanyama, finished with 18 points, 8 boards, and 4 blocks.

The final 5 minutes of Spurs/Suns were WILD… with San Antonio erasing a 10 point deficit and winning on Keldon Johnson’s steal & score with 1.2 left! pic.twitter.com/M8FK30M0sa

— NBA (@NBA) November 1, 2023