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San Antonio Spurs at Utah Jazz

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2-3, 1-2 Away
Final
106 - 88

0-5, 0-4 Home

Wembanyama has 25 points and nine rebounds to lead Spurs to 106-88 win over Jazz

Wembanyama drops a 5x5 in Spurs' win over Jazz

Wembanyama also had seven assists, five steals, and five blocks, getting at least five in five categories for the second time in his career. Chris Paul added 19 points, 10 assists, and six rebounds for the Spurs.

Collin Sexton led the Jazz with 16 points, and John Collins added 14 points and 11 rebounds. Utah played without starting forward Lauri Markkanen who was out with back spasms.

Patty Mills made three straight 3-pointers to power a 13-0 run that gave Utah a 30-19 lead going into the second quarter. The Jazz did not trail again before halftime.

San Antonio erased a double-digit deficit twice and went ahead for good midway through the third behind a 12-0 run. Julian Champagine and Keldon Johnson combined for three baskets off steals over four possessions to cap the run and give the Spurs a 63-55 lead.

The Spurs led by 20 points in the fourth quarter.

Takeaways Spurs: Wembanyama and Paul made all the difference in blowing open a close game with their ability to make plays all over the court.

Jazz: Generating consistent offense in Markkanen’s absence was a chore at times for Utah. The Jazz had too many empty possessions at critical junctures.

Key moment After the Jazz cut the deficit to 73-67 when Brice Sensabaugh drove for a layup, Utah scored just two baskets over the next 6 minutes. San Antonio pulled away for good behind a 19-6 run capped by three baskets by Paul.

Key stat Keyonte George committed a career-high seven turnovers. The Jazz finished with 26 turnovers overall, leading to 35 points for San Antonio.

Up next The Spurs host Minnesota on Saturday while the Jazz visit Denver.

Regular Season Series

SA leads series 1-0

Matchup Prediction

Jazz: 59.2%
Spurs: 40.8%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 106 - 88
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 106 - 88
4th 13.1 Collin Sexton makes free throw 2 of 2 106 - 88
4th 13.1 Collin Sexton makes free throw 1 of 2 106 - 87
4th 13.1 Sidy Cissoko shooting foul 106 - 86

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/sa.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originSA https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/utah.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originUTAH
38-92 FG 32-82
41.3 Field Goal % 39.0
12-43 3PT 7-32
27.9 Three Point % 21.9
18-23 FT 17-19
78.3 Free Throw % 89.5
42 Rebounds 53
11 Offensive Rebounds 15
31 Defensive Rebounds 38
25 Assists 19
17 Steals 6
7 Blocks 6
11 Turnovers 26
0 Team Turnovers 0
11 Total Turnovers 26
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
7 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 35
24 Fast Break Points 10
48 Points in Paint 48
17 Fouls 19
20 Largest Lead 11

Game Information

Delta Center

Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 18,175 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 44 25 .638 - W7
Memphis 43 26 .623 1 L1
Dallas 33 36 .478 11 L3
San Antonio 28 39 .418 15 L1
New Orleans 18 51 .261 26 L3

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 56 12 .824 - W3
Denver 44 25 .638 12.5 W1
Minnesota 40 30 .571 17 L1
Portland 30 39 .435 26.5 W2
Utah 15 54 .217 41.5 L10
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