7 notes from a gut-wrenching Phoenix Suns loss in Mexico

The Phoenix Suns had their hearts broken in Mexico City, when the lost an overtime thriller to the San Antonio Spurs. Good for neutral Mexico basketball fans, bad for the Suns.

I was all set up to write how apropos it was for the only Spanish-speaking player on the court to hit the game-winning 3 pointer for the Phoenix Suns after Ricky Rubio nailed a deep ball in LaMarcus Aldridge’s eye and the Spurs had to play the foul game with less than 10 seconds to go.

Then, the unthinkable happened.

First, Cam Johnson forgot how to inbound the ball. Then Lamar DeRozen made a prayer and-one to tie the game, but he missed the free throw, so it remained tied. During the scrum for the rebound, the ball…