De'aaron Fox Delivers 21 and 9 in 114-95 Series Win

de'aaron fox answered the criticism with the kind of line San Antonio needed, scoring 21 points and handing out nine assists in a 114-95 series-clinching win in Game 5. He also scored 13 of those points in the fourth quarter, finishing the series after questions had followed him out of Game 2.

Fox Turns Game 5

Fox closed the night by pushing San Antonio across the finish line when the game tightened into the fourth quarter. His scoring burst came after three games that had put his fit and contract value back under scrutiny, and this one gave the Spurs the result they wanted most.

The guard’s recent stretch was not a one-game answer. In Game 4, he posted 28 points on 11-of-17 shooting and added seven assists, then followed with 21 points and nine assists in Game 5. Across those two games, he combined for 49 points and 16 assists while shooting over 60 percent from the field and 45 percent from three.

Mitch Johnson On Fox

Mitch Johnson had already put a sharp label on the Game 4 outing, calling it might’ve been his best game as a Spur. That view fit the larger picture around Fox, whose role in San Antonio has shifted because Victor Wembanyama is the focal point.

His season numbers had not looked like a finished answer before this run. Fox is averaging 18.6 points and 6.2 assists while shooting 48.6 percent from the field for San Antonio, after averaging 26.6 points per game in the 2023-24 season in Sacramento and earning All-Star and All-NBA honors.

San Antonio Closes The Series

The response mattered because the criticism had come fast after Game 2 against the Blazers, when the four-year, $229 million contract became part of the discussion again. Three games later, Fox had the cleaner rebuttal: two strong finishes, a 114-95 win, and a series closed on San Antonio’s terms.