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Utah Jazz at San Antonio Spurs

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3-12, 2-7 Away
Final
118 - 126

8-8, 7-3 Home

Spurs rally to top Jazz 126-118 for 2nd straight victory without injured Wembanyama

Stephon Castle throws down big jam vs. Utah Jazz

Zach Collins added 18 points and Chris Paul had 13 points and 10 assists for San Antonio.

Lauri Markkanen scored 27 points and Keyonte George added 19 for Utah, which lost its fourth straight.

Wembanyama and Devin Vassell missed their third straight game with minor knee injuries. Wembanyama has a bruised right knee and Vassell has a sore left knee. San Antonio acting head coach Mitch Johnson said both should return “really soon.”

San Antonio started slowly coming off an emotional victory against Oklahoma City on Tuesday.

Spurs center Charles Bassey provided the needed spark, finishing with 11 points, eight rebounds and a career-high six blocks.

After trailing by 18 points early in the second half, San Antonio outscored Utah 34-22 in the third quarter and scored the first four points in the fourth to tie the game at 89 and going on to a 41-29 scoring edge in the period.

Takeaways Jazz: Utah had 11 turnovers in the second half after only three in the first half.

Spurs: San Antonio outscored Utah 75-51 in the second half.

Key moment After stuffing Kyle Filipowski for his fifth block late in the third, Bassey tiptoed along the baseline, saving a Spurs possession that ended with the center scoring off an alley-oop from Tre Jones. Bassey’s series of plays cut Utah’s lead to 88-82 with 1:07 remaining.

Key stat San Antonio (8-8) did not win their eighth game last season until Jan. 20, when they beat the Washington Wizards 131-127 to move to 8-34.

Up next The Jazz host New York, and the Spurs host Golden State to end a three-game homestand, both Saturday.

Regular Season Series

SA leads series 2-1

Matchup Prediction

Spurs: 54.8%
Jazz: 45.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 118 - 126
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 118 - 126
4th 4.1 John Collins makes two point shot 118 - 126
4th 8.1 John Collins offensive rebound 116 - 126
4th 8.1 Lauri Markkanen misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot 116 - 126

Statistics

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41-98 FG 41-88
41.8 Field Goal % 46.6
13-45 3PT 9-32
28.9 Three Point % 28.1
23-26 FT 35-46
88.5 Free Throw % 76.1
49 Rebounds 51
12 Offensive Rebounds 11
37 Defensive Rebounds 40
22 Assists 32
4 Steals 8
7 Blocks 9
14 Turnovers 11
0 Team Turnovers 0
14 Total Turnovers 11
1 Technical Fouls 2
1 Total Technical Fouls 2
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
15 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 12
15 Fast Break Points 23
56 Points in Paint 60
29 Fouls 20
20 Largest Lead 11

Game Information

Frost Bank Center

Location: San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 17,087 · Capacity:

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 23 5 .821 - W8
Denver 16 11 .593 6.5 W2
Minnesota 14 14 .500 9 L3
Portland 9 20 .310 14.5 L2
Utah 7 21 .250 16 L1

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston 20 9 .690 - W3
Memphis 20 10 .667 0.5 L1
Dallas 19 10 .655 1 W2
San Antonio 15 14 .517 5 L1
New Orleans 5 25 .167 15.5 L7
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