The San Antonio Spurs beat the Utah Jazz 126-122.
The Spurs took control with a 28-15 run bridging the second and third quarters and led by as many as 20.
During clutch time, the Spurs outscored the Jazz 5-3. Tre Jones scored 4 of the Spurs’ 5 on 2 for 2 shooting.
Devin Vassell had 24 points and 8 assists. Keldon Johnson added 21 points (18 in the paint) on 9 for 14 shooting. Malaki Branham added a career-high 20 points (10 in the second quarter) on 7 for 11 shooting off the bench, and Jakob Poeltl had 16 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks. The Spurs had 3 20-point scorers and 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Jazz, Lauri Markkanen had 32 points and 12 rebounds, and Jordan Clarkson added 25 points.
The Spurs shot 55.2% from the field and 33.3% from 3 to the Jazz’s 40.2% and 30.2%. They outscored the Jazz 74-52 in the paint. The Spurs’ starters outscored the Jazz 25-11 in 9 minutes together. Zach Collins fouled out.