Game ID: 22400197
Utah Jazz @ San Antonio Spurs
Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 5:00 PM ET
Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, TX
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAS 22 23 37 28 110UTA 25 28 29 29 111
SAS vs UTA ScoutingSAS vs UTA Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
SAS availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 4 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Mamukelashvili back 10/30 after 2, 9 min since (83% of 11)
BACK Bassey back 10/31 after 3, 0 min since (5% of 10)
NEW Sochan 25 to 32 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 5 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Mamukelashvili back 10/30 after 2, 7 min since (59% of 11)
BACK Bassey back 10/31 after 3, 1 min since (9% of 10)
NEW Sochan 25 to 33 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 6 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Mamukelashvili back 10/30 after 2, 6 min since (54% of 11)
BACK Bassey back 10/31 after 3, 1 min since (9% of 10)
SAS availability going into 11/07 · back-to-backOUT Jones missed 7 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Mamukelashvili back 10/30 after 2, 8 min since (71% of 11)
BACK Bassey back 10/31 after 3, 3 min since (32% of 10)
SAS availability going into 11/09 · 1 day's restOUT Sochan missed 2 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 8 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Bassey back 10/31 after 3, 3 min since (25% of 10)
NEW Champagnie 24 to 31 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/11 · 1 day's restOUT Sochan missed 3 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 9 since 10/26, out tonight
NEW Champagnie 24 to 31 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/13 · 1 day's restOUT Sochan missed 4 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 10 since 10/26, out tonight
NEW Champagnie 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Wesley 12 to 17 min over the last 4
SAS availability going into 11/15 · 1 day's restOUT Sochan missed 5 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 11 since 10/26, out tonight
NEW Champagnie 24 to 29 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/16 · back-to-backOUT Sochan missed 6 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 12 since 10/26, returns tonight: 19 min (119% of 16)
OUT Bassey missed 2 since 11/13, returns tonight: 22 min (208% of 10)
NEW Champagnie 24 to 30 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 10/31 · 1 day's restOUT Mykhailiuk missed 4 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 4 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 4 since 10/23, out tonight
UTA availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restOUT Hendricks missed 2 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 5 since 10/23, returns tonight: 16 min (78% of 20)
OUT Potter missed 5 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 5 since 10/23, out tonight
UTA availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Markkanen missed 2 since 10/31, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 3 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 6 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 6 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Mykhailiuk back 11/02 after 5, 16 min since (78% of 20)
UTA availability going into 11/07 · 2 days' restOUT Markkanen missed 3 since 10/31, returns tonight: 28 min (91% of 31)
OUT Clarkson missed 2 since 11/02, returns tonight: 21 min (80% of 26)
OUT Hendricks missed 4 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 7 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 7 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Mykhailiuk back 11/02 after 5, 16 min since (78% of 20)
UTA availability going into 11/09 · 1 day's restOUT Hendricks missed 5 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 2 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 8 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 8 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Markkanen back 11/07 after 3, 28 min since (91% of 31)
BACK Clarkson back 11/07 after 2, 21 min since (80% of 26)
UTA availability going into 11/12 · 2 days' restOUT Hendricks missed 6 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 3 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 9 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 9 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Markkanen back 11/07 after 3, 32 min since (103% of 31)
BACK Clarkson back 11/07 after 2, 22 min since (86% of 26)
UTA availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Hendricks missed 7 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 4 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 10 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 10 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Markkanen back 11/07 after 3, 32 min since (102% of 31)
BACK Clarkson back 11/07 after 2, 25 min since (96% of 26)
UTA availability going into 11/16 · 1 day's restOUT Kessler missed 2 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 8 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 5 since 11/04, returns tonight: 0 min (0% of 20)
OUT Potter missed 11 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 11 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 2 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Markkanen back 11/07 after 3, 30 min since (96% of 31)
BACK Clarkson back 11/07 after 2, 26 min since (101% of 26)
UTA availability going into 11/17 · back-to-backOUT Kessler missed 3 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 9 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 2 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 12 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 12 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 3 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Markkanen back 11/07 after 3, 31 min since (99% of 31)
BACK Clarkson back 11/07 after 2, 27 min since (104% of 26)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 11/16 after 5, 0 min since (0% of 20)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 19 and Johnson at 15 a game. Without Sochan (2 straight), Jones (8 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 119, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Collins at 17 and George at 17 a game. Without Hendricks (5 straight), Mykhailiuk (2 straight), Potter (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Utah giving it away 20 times a game to San Antonio's 13 and the defense, San Antonio allowing 107 a night to Utah's 119. Call it San Antonio 115, Utah 104, San Antonio by 11.
11/02 vs MIN 113-103 — SAS notes
SAS won 113-103. SAS shot 52% (43 of 83) to MIN's 48%, 13 of 42 from three. The glass went 44-32 for them. Johnson led with 25 (10 of 17, 3 of 8 from three); Sochan added 19, Wembanyama 17. The hinge was Q3, 33-25: a lead of 5 became 13, and the lead reached 19. Wembanyama was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
11/04 @ LAC 104-113 — SAS notes
SAS lost 104-113. SAS shot 44% (38 of 86) to LAC's 46%, 11 of 41 from three. Wembanyama led with 24 (9 of 22, 2 of 9 from three); Champagnie added 21, Paul 14. Q1 was theirs, 40-14, but the other 3 periods went 99-64 against them. They led by as many as 26. Wembanyama's -21 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/06 @ HOU 100-127 — SAS notes
SAS lost 100-127. SAS shot 45% (37 of 83) to HOU's 56%, 14 of 36 from three. SAS turned it over 19 times to HOU's 11, and HOU turned those into 10 steals. Wembanyama led with 15 (6 of 14, 1 of 6 from three); Champagnie added 13, Paul 10. Q3 was theirs, 33-31, the deficit cut from 25 to 23, but the other 3 periods went 96-67 against them. Wembanyama's -18 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/07 vs POR 118-105 — SAS notes
SAS won 118-105. SAS shot 54% (44 of 82) to POR's 48%, 16 of 39 from three. Johnson led with 17 (6 of 13, 2 of 5 from three); Branham added 17, Champagnie 14. The hinge was Q3, 35-24: a lead of 1 became 12. Collins was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
11/09 vs UTA 110-111 — SAS notes
SAS lost 110-111. SAS shot 45% (38 of 85) to UTA's 46%, 17 of 47 from three, and got to the line 19 times to UTA's 35. Wembanyama led with 24 (8 of 15, 6 of 9 from three); Castle added 23, Vassell 21. Q3 was theirs, 37-29, the deficit cut from 8 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 82-73 against them. Johnson's -18 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/11 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 18 and Johnson at 15 a game. Without Sochan (3 straight), Jones (9 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 27 from three, 24 free throws a game; DeRozan at 27 and Fox at 25 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the arc, San Antonio at 35 percent from three to Sacramento's 27 and the line, where Sacramento takes 24 free throws a game to San Antonio's 18. Call it San Antonio 113, Sacramento 111, Sacramento keeping it close.
11/13 vs WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 16 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 22 and Champagnie at 13 a game. Without Sochan (4 straight), Jones (10 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 120, shooting 42 percent and 27 from three, 21 free throws a game; Poole at 18 and Coulibaly at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 14 a night. Without Champagnie (8 straight), Holmes (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-0 a night and Washington minus-14 and the arc, San Antonio at 38 percent from three to Washington's 27. Call it San Antonio 116, Washington 105, San Antonio by 11.
11/15 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 27 and Vassell at 17 a game. Without Sochan (5 straight), Jones (11 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Davis at 28 and James at 27 a game. That is 3 straight wins. They have lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Vanderbilt (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been minus-1 a night and the Lakers minus-7 and the turnovers, San Antonio giving it away 16 times a game to the Lakers' 12. Call it San Antonio 116, the Lakers 113, the Lakers keeping it close.
11/16 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 114, shooting 51 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Dončić at 30 and Irving at 28 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Washington (5 straight), Edwards (3 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 112, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 19 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 30 and Vassell at 16 a game. Without Sochan (6 straight), Jones (12 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the arc, San Antonio at 41 percent from three to Dallas's 32 and the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-0 a night and Dallas minus-5. Call it Dallas 115, San Antonio 112, San Antonio keeping it close.
10/31 vs SAS 88-106 — UTA notes
UTA lost 88-106. UTA shot 39% (32 of 82) to SAS's 41%, 7 of 32 from three. UTA turned it over 26 times to SAS's 11, and SAS turned those into 17 steals. The glass went 53-42 for them. Sexton led with 16 (5 of 11, 6 of 6 at the line); George added 15, J. Collins 14. Q1 was theirs, 30-19, but the other 3 periods went 87-58 against them. They led by as many as 11. Clarkson's -21 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/02 @ DEN 103-129 — UTA notes
UTA lost 103-129. UTA shot 42% (32 of 77) to DEN's 48%, 13 of 42 from three, and went to the line 31 times to DEN's 23 — 26 points from the stripe to their 17. UTA turned it over 22 times to DEN's 17, and DEN turned those into 14 steals. The glass went 39-52 against them. Kessler led with 18 (5 of 6, 8 of 12 at the line); Juzang added 17, George 16. Q2 was theirs, 30-28, the deficit cut from 11 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 101-73 against them. Kessler's -31 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/04 @ CHI 135-126 — UTA notes
UTA won 135-126. UTA shot 54% (48 of 89) to CHI's 47%, 16 of 36 from three. The glass went 49-36 for them. George led with 33 (8 of 18, 6 of 12 from three, 11 of 13 at the line); Collins added 28, Sexton 24. The hinge was Q4, 40-33: a lead of 2 became 9, and the lead reached 15. C. Williams was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
11/07 @ MIL 100-123 — UTA notes
UTA lost 100-123. UTA shot 43% (33 of 77) to MIL's 51%, 17 of 41 from three, and got to the line 18 times to MIL's 30. UTA turned it over 21 times to MIL's 10, and MIL turned those into 13 steals. Clarkson led with 18 (5 of 11, 4 of 9 from three); Sexton added 14, Juzang 12. Q2 was theirs, 32-26, turning a 2-point deficit into a 4-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 97-68 against them. They led by as many as 10. Sexton's -22 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/09 @ SAS 111-110 — UTA notes
UTA won 111-110. UTA shot 46% (38 of 82) to SAS's 45%, 10 of 33 from three, and went to the line 35 times to SAS's 19 — 25 points from the stripe to their 17. Sexton led with 23 (8 of 13, 1 of 3 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Markkanen added 20, Clarkson 16. The hinge was Q2, 28-23: a lead of 3 became 8.
11/12 vs PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 119, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; George at 18 and Sexton at 17 a game. Without Hendricks (6 straight), Mykhailiuk (3 straight), Potter (9 straight). 2 days' rest. Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Durant at 28 and Booker at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Utah giving it away 20 times a game to Phoenix's 12 and the line, where Utah takes 27 free throws a game to Phoenix's 20. Call it Phoenix 115, Utah 111, Utah keeping it close.
11/14 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 122, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Collins at 20 and Sexton at 17 a game. Without Hendricks (7 straight), Mykhailiuk (4 straight), Potter (10 straight). One day's rest. Dallas comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 118, shooting 51 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Dončić at 29 and Irving at 27 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Washington (4 straight), Kleber (9 straight), Edwards (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Utah giving it away 16 times a game to Dallas's 12 and the glass, where Utah has been plus-1 a night and Dallas minus-5. Call it Dallas 117, Utah 113, Utah keeping it close.
11/16 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 115, shooting 50 percent and 31 from three, 18 free throws a game; Fox at 33 and Sabonis at 20 a game. Without Monk (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Utah comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Collins at 22 and Sexton at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Kessler (2 straight), Hendricks (8 straight), Mykhailiuk (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the arc, Utah at 39 percent from three to Sacramento's 31 and the glass, where Utah has been plus-5 a night and Sacramento plus-1. Call it Sacramento 118, Utah 112.
11/17 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 114, shooting 44 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Powell at 21 and Harden at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. They have won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Collins at 20 and Clarkson at 17 a game. Without Kessler (3 straight), Hendricks (9 straight), Sensabaugh (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Clippers win, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it the Clippers 116, Utah 108.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SASBW B. Wesley
CP C. Paul
DV D. Vassell
HB H. Barnes
JC J. Champagnie
KJ K. Johnson
SC S. Castle
SM S. Mamukelashvili
VW V. Wembanyama
ZC Z. Collins
UTACS C. Sexton
CW C. Williams
IC I. Collier
JC J. Clarkson
JC J. Collins
JJ J. Juzang
KF K. Filipowski
LM L. Markkanen
PM P. Mills
WK W. Kessler
SAS/UTA the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Jazz fend off Spurs 111-110 despite 24 points, 16 rebounds and 7 blocks from Wembanyama
SAN ANTONIO -- — Collin Sexton scored 23 points, Lauri Markkanen added 20 and the Utah Jazz held off the San Antonio Spurs 111-110 on Saturday, overcoming 24 points, 16 rebounds and seven blocks from Victor Wembanyama .
Markkanen stayed in the game after landing directly on his left hip with 2:44 remaining. He was down on the court for a few minutes before being helped to his feet. The 7-footer was hobbling noticeably in the final minutes.
Jordan Clarkson had 16 points and John Collins scored 15 for Utah (2-7).
San Antonio rookie Stephon Castle had a career-high 23 points in his third NBA start. Wembanyama shot 6 for 9 on 3-pointers and Castle, also 20 years old, was 3 for 7.
Spurs guard Devin Vassell had 18 points in his season debut after missing seven months with a fractured right foot.
Takeaways Jazz: Utah had only seven turnovers after committing 10 in the first half.
Spurs: After missing his first two shot attempts, Vassell was 8 for 11 in his first game since March 29. He finished 3 for 6 on 3-pointers. San Antonio (4-6) has been without a consistent second scoring option behind Wembanyama since Vassell injured his foot.
Key moment With the Spurs trailing 107-104 and nine seconds remaining, Wembanyama ran through Clarkson on an attempted pick to possibly set up a 3-pointer for the 7-foot-3 center. Officials confirmed the foul after San Antonio challenged, resulting in Clarkson draining two free throws for a 109-104 lead.
Key stat Utah had a 54-34 advantage in the paint.
Up next The Jazz host Phoenix on Tuesday, and the Spurs host Sacramento on Monday.