Durant appeared to step on a player's foot when twisting his ankle. He then landed hard on his right side while hitting the floor as Spurs forward Justin Champagnie was called for the foul with 4:30 left in the half.

The Spurs were led by Devin Vassell's 25 points, and Jeremy Sochan scored 14 of his own in his return from a thumb injury. Phoenix's scoring effort was led by Devin Booker, who posted 29 points. Kevin Durant exited the game in the first half after rolling his ankle and did not return, and he offered only 13 points.