The San Antonio Spurs scored 43 points in the 4th quarter to complete a come from behind charge and beat the Phoenix Suns 121-114 in Game 1 of the Wester Conference Finals.

"You got to score points to beat these guys because you are not going to hold them to 82," San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich said.

The Spurs hit 16 of 22 shots in the 4th, their highest single quarter total of the season.

Tony Parker scored 29 and Tim Duncan had 28, while Brent Barry came off then bench to put in 21, including 13 in the 4th.

The Suns, who were led by Amare Stoudemire's 41 points and Steve Nash's 29, ran out of gas in the 4th.

"We kind of let fatigue affect us mentally," said Phoenix point guard Steve Nash. "We lost our fight for enough stretches to lose the game."