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 3PClutch steal. Game-winning bucket. https://t.co/JV7Co8HJ2u
— StatMuse (@statmuse) November 1, 2023
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