Spurs' Gregg Popovich Praises 'Pretty Tough' Suns Trio

The Phoenix Suns and their "big three" were too much for the San Antonio Spurs.

Jeremy Brener | Mar 24, 2024

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The San Antonio Spurs are recovering after a 131-106 loss to the Phoenix Suns on Saturday night inside the Frost Bank Center.

Phoenix Suns v San Antonio Spurs / Ronald Cortes/GettyImages

The Spurs and Suns are very far off on paper, so the result wasn't a huge surprise even though San Antonio had beaten Phoenix earlier in the year on the road. While the Suns are eyeing a deep playoff run, the Spurs are still trying to figure out how to play with one another ... which puts them at a massive disadvantage.

“They did the best they could," Popovich said of the Spurs postgame. "I thought we had a little more contact and physicality in the second half, but you're not going to stop [Devin Booker] and [Kevin Durant] from doing what they're doing, and [Bradley Beal] is healthy now. That's a pretty tough trio. Our guys did everything they could, and you move on.”

The Suns have struggled with injuries all year long and have barely gotten Booker, Durant and Beal on the floor together. But when they are on their A-game together on the floor, they are tough to beat for anyone, let alone a Spurs team on pace for the worst season in franchise history.

However, the Spurs will get another chance to test themselves against the Suns when the two teams meet on the floor inside the Frost Bank Center again tomorrow night. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. CT.

Published Mar 24, 2024

JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.