Forbes' double-double fuels Spurs by Suns 111-86

SAN ANTONIO — Bryn Forbes was happy to finally earn the first double-double of his basketball career, and even happier that it came in another San Antonio Spurs victory grounded in defense.

Forbes had a season-high 24 points and a career-best 11 rebounds as the Spurs beat the Phoenix Suns 111-86 on Tuesday night.

Since his days on the playground in elementary school until now, Forbes never had a double-double, and the odds of accomplishing it weren’t great. Generously listed at 6 foot 3, his previous career-high in rebounds was five, but he surpassed that in the third quarter.

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“He did go through shootaround,” Nurse said. “We were hoping he would pass the test and go, but it was a little too sore.”

Leonard is averaging 26.1 points and 8.3 rebounds for the Raptors, whose 21-7 record leads the NBA.

Toronto came into Tuesday’s game having lost three of four. The Raptors move on to face Golden State on Wednesday. me,” Forbes said. “I’ve been playing my whole life and to accomplish something I’ve never accomplished is always pretty cool, but to get the win was bigger. We needed this win worse than I needed a double-double.”

The Spurs held the Suns to a season-low output for an opponent, two weeks after a four-game stretch in which three opponents beat them by 30-plus points.

San Antonio has won three straight halfway through a sixgame homestand. The Spurs, who were allowing 113.3 points per game, have limited their opponents to 101 points during their winning streak.

“It was the third game in a row where everyone was involved and played the way that we wanted to play,” San Antonio guard Patty Mills said. “The emotion is there. The feeling that everyone is contributing to a win like that is good for everyone involved.”

The Spurs’ LaMarcus Aldridge added 18 points in 25 minutes. He sat out the fourth quarter with San Antonio leading by as many as 25 points.

Phoenix, which was without leading scorer Devin Booker and Jamal Crawford, never led while falling to 4-24. Suns coach Igor Kokoskov also opted to rest Trevor Ariza after losing in overtime to the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night.