Victor Wembanyama scored 34 points (18 on 6 3-pointers), and the San Antonio Spurs closed the third quarter on a 12-3 run to beat the Utah Jazz 128-115 for their fourth straight win.
The Jazz went on an 18-5 run to lead 90-84 with 5:03 left in the third quarter. Blake Wesley’s driving layup put the Spurs ahead for good with 2:08 left in the quarter. They took a 96-93 lead after three quarters.
The Jazz got within 96-95 on Lauri Markkanen’s 2 free throws with 11:40 to play, but Wesley answered with a free throw, and the Jazz got no closer.
Early in the fourth quarter, Julian Champagnie had 2 of his 3 steals, 1 of them during a 10-0 Spurs run, and the Spurs scored 3 points off them.
Stephon Castle scored 23 points (12 in the paint).
For the Jazz, Keyonte George had 26 points and 7 assists, and John Collins added 20 points and 13 rebounds on 7 for 10 shooting. Collin Sexton scored 20 points. The Jazz had 3 20-point scorers.
The Jazz committed 21 turnovers to the Spurs’ 10. The Spurs outscored the Jazz 24-10 on the fast break. The Jazz were outscored 32-18 in 10 minutes with Markkanen, Sexton, Juzang, Kessler and Sensabaugh on the floor together.