SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 15 -- The Spurs finally put De'Aaron Fox, Dylan Harper and Stephon Castle together in their starting lineup Wednesday, beating the Phoenix Suns 123-103 in a preseason game that offered an early look at how three ball-handlers might share the floor.

The result mattered less than the opportunity. Coach Mitch Johnson had been waiting to try the combination, with Fox's hip problem delaying his preseason debut until San Antonio's fourth exhibition game, according to pre-game reporting carried by Yahoo Sports.

For the San Antonio Spurs, the October 14 game provided something practice cannot fully reproduce: possessions against another team in which the three guards had to work out their responsibilities together.

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