Victor Wembanyama had 25 points (8 during a 13-0 run in the first quarter) and 5 steals, and the San Antonio Spurs went on a 19-6 run that bridged the second and third quarters to beat the Utah Jazz 106-88.
The Jazz went on a 17-6 run to lead 49-38 with 3:33 left in the second quarter. Julian Champagnie’s driving dunk put the Spurs ahead for good with 7:49 left in the third quarter. Harrison Barnes scored 6 points during the run, and they led 57-55 with 7:49 left in the quarter and by as many as 20 in the fourth quarter.
Chris Paul had 19 points (12 in the fourth quarter) and 10 assists. Paul scored 12 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter. Paul assisted on 6 of Wembanyama’s 9 baskets, 3 of them 3-pointers.
For the Jazz, Collin Sexton scored 16 points off the bench, and Keyonte George went 1 for 9 from 3.
The Jazz committed 26 turnovers to the Spurs’ 11. The Spurs outscored the Jazz 24-10 on the fast break. The Jazz’s starters were outscored 37-26 in 15 minutes together.