Suns Vs Spurs Preview: Spurs’ Six-Game Roll Meets Suns’ Injury Questions
The Suns Vs Spurs matchup on Feb. 19, 2026 (ET) at Moody Center presents a clear contrast in trajectories: the Spurs arrive riding a six-game winning streak and with a healthier rotation, while the Suns must navigate recent absences and a suspension that removes a familiar thorn from San Antonio's side.
Suns Vs Spurs: injury picture and roster notes
San Antonio enters the game with zero starters on the injury list, a development that the team will hope translates into sustained intensity after the All-Star break. Phoenix, by contrast, listed several players on the injury report before the break and remains short-handed: one guard is out and noted as not with the team, and another key wing is sidelined by suspension. The suspended wing had produced a 25-point outing in the teams' previous meeting, a performance that underscored his impact and whose absence reshapes Phoenix’s matchup plans.
Form, style and key matchups
San Antonio’s six-game win streak arrives alongside strong home-court numbers, with the team 19-6 on its own floor. Over the recent stretch the Spurs have climbed to third in rebounding and have been highlighted for defensive intensity; maintaining those strengths will be central to their plan. Offensively, a top-tier offensive rating in the last six games has helped power their surge.
Phoenix remains a defensively stout team with a top-10 defensive rating this season, but the Suns have shown vulnerability in recent weeks, slipping to 24th in net rating over the last stretch. Their offense leans heavily on perimeter shooting and ball movement: Phoenix ranks 10th in three-point percentage, 6th in three-pointers attempted and 8th in three-pointers made, while relying on a shared distribution that leaves only one player averaging six or more assists per game. That profile means San Antonio will need to contest the arc consistently and clog driving lanes rather than over-committing to a single ball-handler.
Rebounding and limiting second-chance opportunities will be a decisive area. The Spurs’ rebounding prowess (3rd in rebounding) matches up against a Suns attack that benefits from opponents' turnovers and clean possessions. If San Antonio can sustain defensive cohesion across lineups and quarters and avoid streakiness, the matchup favors the Spurs’ recent form. Conversely, any lapses will play into Phoenix’s strengths in long-range shooting and opportunistic scoring off mistakes.
Records entering the matchup underline the stakes: San Antonio sits at 38-16 while Phoenix stands at 32-23. With one of the teams carrying momentum from before the break and the other recalibrating through absences and a suspension, the Feb. 19, 2026 meeting at Moody Center shapes up as a significant post-break test for both clubs.
