Phoenix Suns vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 2/20/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Thursday, February 20, 2025

Location: Moody Center in Austin, TX 

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The San Antonio Spurs (23-28) will go up against the Phoenix Suns (26-27) at Moody Center on Thursday.

The Suns took the court against the Grizzlies and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 119-112 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Suns finished with 17 and the Grizzlies recorded 22 personal fouls. They also knocked down 12 out of their 39 tries from beyond the perimeter. Memphis walked away from this one shooting 77.8% when shooting free throws by knocking down 21 of their 27 attempts. Additionally, Memphis collected 60 boards (20 offensive, 40 defensive) and got 9 rejections. Memphis doled out 22 dimes and had 8 steals for the contest. With respect to defense, Phoenix allowed 43.0% from the floor on 43 out of 100 shooting. They also doled out 35 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 42 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Suns converted 18 of 22 attempts for a rate of 81.8%. Phoenix ended having earned a 44.6% field goal percentage (41 out of 92) and made 12 of their 44 three-point shots.

Kevin Durant is a guy who was a major factor in this matchup. He totaled 34 points on 12 out of 18 shooting. He played for 43 mins played and also snagged 3 rebounds. Durant finished 66.7% from the field and also recorded 3 dimes.

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Phoenix will play this contest with a mark of 26-27 on the campaign. They turn it over 13.9 times per game and as a squad they are committing 18.1 fouls per contest. As a team, Phoenix is collecting 42.5 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 1,456 dimes on the year, which is 11th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Suns are hitting 37.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (751 of 2,003) and 80.4% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 113.2 pts per game (14th in basketball) on 47.3% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Suns are able to force 12.5 turnovers every game and they draw 19.3 fouls. They are currently ranked 16th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,396 conceded on the campaign. The Suns defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 46.2% (2,218 of 4,802) and they relinquish 45.6 rebounds per contest as a group. They concede 35.7% from 3-point land and they are 21st in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (114.9).

The last time they took the court, the Spurs went home victorious with a score of 131-121 against the Wizards. In the matter of rebounding, San Antonio permitted Washington to snag 42 in total (10 on the offensive glass). They went 29.8% from 3-point land by shooting 14 of 47 and ended up shooting 17 out of 19 from the charity stripe (89.5%). The Spurs allowed the Wizards to knock down 45 of their 93 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.4% for this game. Overall, the Spurs ended up going 45 out of 88 from the field which had them shooting 51.1%. When it comes to shots from distance, San Antonio made 17 of their 38 attempts (44.7%). They were able to knock down 24 of the free throws for a rate of 82.8%. The Wizards had 23 fouls in the matchup which got the Spurs to the free throw line for 29 attempts. They turned it over 12 times, while getting 11 steals in the matchup. The Spurs were able to pull down 32 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 43 in this contest.

Victor Wembanyama ended up being a major contributor for the Spurs in the game. Wembanyama earned 31 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 4 assists in this game. He converted 12 out of 21 in this matchup giving him a rate of 57.1%, and had 15 rebounds.

San Antonio has a win-loss record of 23-28 on the campaign. The Spurs commit 16.3 fouls per contest and they connect on 78.8% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 28.9 times per game (6th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 14.3 times per contest. San Antonio has tallied 5,771 pts for the campaign (113.2 per contest) and they average 45.1 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Spurs are shooting 46.2% from the floor, which ranks them 18th in the NBA.

The San Antonio defense surrenders 35.9% on 3-pointers (699 of 1,945) and their opponents are knocking down 78.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 26.6 assists and 45.9 rebounds every game, which ranks them 19th and 27th in the league. The Spurs defensively are ranked 19th in the NBA in points given up per game with 114.4. They have forced 13.3 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.4% from the floor (14th in the league).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Phoenix

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