Game ID: 22400038
San Antonio Spurs @ Utah Jazz
Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 9:00 PM ET
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
UTA 35 31 27 22 115SAS 32 34 30 32 128
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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.
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)
UTA availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Kessler missed 4 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 10 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 3 since 11/14, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 13 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 13 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 4 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Mykhailiuk back 11/16 after 5, 0 min since (0% of 20)
UTA availability going into 11/21 · 1 day's restOUT Kessler missed 5 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 11 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Sensabaugh missed 4 since 11/14, returns tonight: 22 min (109% of 20)
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 2 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 14 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 14 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 5 since 11/12, out tonight
NEW Filipowski 21 to 26 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 11/23 · 1 day's restOUT Kessler missed 6 since 11/12, returns tonight: 35 min (117% of 30)
OUT Hendricks missed 12 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 3 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 15 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 15 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 6 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Sensabaugh back 11/21 after 4, 22 min since (109% of 20)
UTA availability going into 11/26 · 2 days' restOUT Hendricks missed 13 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 4 since 11/17, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 16 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 16 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 7 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Kessler back 11/23 after 6, 35 min since (117% of 30)
BACK Sensabaugh back 11/21 after 4, 22 min since (109% of 20)
UTA availability going into 11/27 · back-to-backOUT Hendricks missed 14 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Filipowski missed 2 since 11/23, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 5 since 11/17, returns tonight: 21 min (107% of 20)
OUT Potter missed 17 since 10/23, returns tonight: 32 min (172% of 19)
OUT Tshiebwe missed 17 since 10/23, returns tonight: 16 min (86% of 18)
OUT Mills missed 8 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Kessler back 11/23 after 6, 32 min since (106% of 30)
BACK Sensabaugh back 11/21 after 4, 24 min since (120% of 20)
UTA availability going into 11/30 · 2 days' restOUT Clarkson missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 15 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Filipowski missed 3 since 11/23, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 9 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Kessler back 11/23 after 6, 31 min since (105% of 30)
BACK Sensabaugh back 11/21 after 4, 25 min since (122% of 20)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 11/27 after 5, 21 min since (107% of 20)
BACK Potter back 11/27 after 17, 32 min since (172% of 19)
BACK Tshiebwe back 11/27 after 17, 16 min since (86% of 18)
NEW Sexton 28 to 33 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 12/01 · back-to-backOUT Clarkson missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 16 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 3 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Filipowski missed 4 since 11/23, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 10 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Kessler back 11/23 after 6, 31 min since (103% of 30)
BACK Sensabaugh back 11/21 after 4, 24 min since (120% of 20)
BACK Mykhailiuk back 11/27 after 5, 21 min since (107% of 20)
BACK Potter back 11/27 after 17, 22 min since (120% of 19)
BACK Tshiebwe back 11/27 after 17, 16 min since (86% of 18)
UTA availability going into 12/03 · 1 day's restOUT Clarkson missed 4 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Hendricks missed 17 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Williams missed 4 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Filipowski missed 5 since 11/23, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 2 since 11/30, returns tonight: 12 min (61% of 20)
OUT Tshiebwe missed 2 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Mills missed 11 since 11/12, out tonight
BACK Kessler back 11/23 after 6, 32 min since (106% of 30)
BACK Potter back 11/27 after 17, 20 min since (108% of 19)
NEW Sexton 28 to 34 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
SAS availability going into 11/19 · 2 days' restOUT Sochan missed 7 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Jones back 11/16 after 12, 19 min since (119% of 16)
BACK Bassey back 11/16 after 2, 22 min since (208% of 10)
NEW Collins 12 to 17 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/21 · 1 day's restOUT Wembanyama missed 2 since 11/16, out tonight
OUT Vassell missed 2 since 11/16, out tonight
OUT Sochan missed 8 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Jones back 11/16 after 12, 18 min since (112% of 16)
BACK Bassey back 11/16 after 2, 22 min since (207% of 10)
NEW Champagnie 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Collins 12 to 19 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/23 · 1 day's restOUT Wembanyama missed 3 since 11/16, returns tonight: 34 min (103% of 33)
OUT Vassell missed 3 since 11/16, out tonight
OUT Sochan missed 9 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Jones back 11/16 after 12, 18 min since (112% of 16)
BACK Bassey back 11/16 after 2, 23 min since (224% of 10)
NEW Champagnie 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Collins 12 to 21 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/26 · 2 days' restOUT Vassell missed 4 since 11/16, out tonight
OUT Sochan missed 10 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Wembanyama back 11/23 after 3, 34 min since (103% of 33)
BACK Jones back 11/16 after 12, 19 min since (120% of 16)
BACK Bassey back 11/16 after 2, 23 min since (224% of 10)
NEW Castle 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Champagnie 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Collins 12 to 20 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/27 · back-to-backOUT Vassell missed 5 since 11/16, returns tonight: 21 min (68% of 31)
OUT Sochan missed 11 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Wembanyama back 11/23 after 3, 35 min since (107% of 33)
BACK Jones back 11/16 after 12, 19 min since (120% of 16)
BACK Bassey back 11/16 after 2, 19 min since (181% of 10)
NEW Castle 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Champagnie 24 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Collins 12 to 18 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 12/01 · 3 days' restOUT Sochan missed 12 since 11/06, out tonight
BACK Wembanyama back 11/23 after 3, 35 min since (105% of 33)
BACK Vassell back 11/27 after 5, 21 min since (68% of 31)
NEW Castle 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Champagnie 24 to 32 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 12/03 · 1 day's restOUT Sochan missed 13 since 11/06, returns tonight: 22 min (87% of 25)
BACK Wembanyama back 11/23 after 3, 35 min since (106% of 33)
BACK Vassell back 11/27 after 5, 22 min since (72% of 31)
NEW Castle 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Champagnie 24 to 33 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 12/05 · 1 day's restOUT Wesley missed 2 since 12/01, returns tonight: 8 min (71% of 12)
OUT Mamukelashvili missed 2 since 12/01, returns tonight: 6 min (56% of 11)
BACK Wembanyama back 11/23 after 3, 35 min since (105% of 33)
BACK Vassell back 11/27 after 5, 24 min since (78% of 31)
BACK Sochan back 12/03 after 13, 22 min since (87% of 25)
NEW Castle 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Champagnie 24 to 32 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Markkanen at 26 and Sexton at 18 a game. Without Hendricks (13 straight), Mykhailiuk (4 straight), Potter (16 straight). 2 days' rest. San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 109, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; Castle at 16 and Barnes at 16 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Vassell (4 straight), Sochan (10 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: San Antonio wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, San Antonio allowing 109 a night to Utah's 119 and the glass, where Utah has been plus-3 a night and San Antonio minus-2. Call it San Antonio 113, Utah 112, Utah keeping it close.
11/17 @ LAC 105-116 — UTA notes
UTA lost 105-116. UTA shot 49% (39 of 79) to LAC's 49%, 12 of 40 from three. UTA turned it over 18 times to LAC's 9, and LAC turned those into 11 steals. Clarkson led with 21 (7 of 17, 2 of 11 from three); Markkanen added 18, Collins 13. Q4 was theirs, 31-20, the deficit cut from 22 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 96-74 against them. Williams's -19 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/19 @ LAL 118-124 — UTA notes
UTA lost 118-124. UTA took 14 more shots (90 to 76), fed by 11 offensive rebounds, but shot 50% to LAL's 55%, 12 of 36 from three, and got to the line 19 times to LAL's 36. Markkanen led with 25 (9 of 16, 3 of 8 from three); Sexton added 19, Collins 18. Q4 was theirs, 43-27, the deficit cut from 22 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 97-75 against them. Collins's -12 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/21 @ SAS 118-126 — UTA notes
UTA lost 118-126. UTA took 10 more shots (98 to 88), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 42% to SAS's 47%, 13 of 45 from three, and got to the line 26 times to SAS's 46. Markkanen led with 27 (8 of 17, 3 of 10 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); George added 19, J. Collins 18. Q1 was theirs, 32-17, but the other 3 periods went 109-86 against them. They led by as many as 20. Markkanen's -19 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/23 vs NYK 121-106 — UTA notes
UTA won 121-106. UTA shot 51% (44 of 87) to NYK's 39%, 19 of 34 from three, and went to the line 19 times to NYK's 12 — 14 points from the stripe to their 11. UTA turned it over 18 times to NYK's 9, and NYK turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 52-40 for them. Markkanen led with 34 (11 of 15, 5 of 8 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Sexton added 25, Collins 20. The hinge was Q2, 38-23: from level to 15 ahead, and the lead reached 19. Kessler was the night's best plus/minus at +34.
11/26 vs SAS 115-128 — UTA notes
UTA lost 115-128. UTA shot 51% (43 of 84) to SAS's 48%, 13 of 35 from three, and got to the line 20 times to SAS's 26. UTA turned it over 21 times to SAS's 10, and SAS turned those into 12 steals. George led with 26 (9 of 16, 6 of 12 from three); Collins added 20, Sexton 20. Q1 was theirs, 35-32, but the other 3 periods went 96-80 against them. Markkanen's -18 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/27 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Markkanen at 24 and Sexton at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Hendricks (14 straight), Filipowski (2 straight), Mykhailiuk (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Jokić at 30 and Porter Jr. at 19 a game. Without Gordon (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-4 a night and Denver minus-1. Call it Denver 118, Utah 115, Utah keeping it close.
11/30 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Markkanen at 25 and Sexton at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Clarkson (2 straight), Hendricks (15 straight), Williams (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Dallas comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Irving at 24 and Marshall at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Dončić (4 straight), Thompson (2 straight), Edwards (10 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Dallas wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Dallas allowing 113 a night to Utah's 121 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 17 times a game to Dallas's 13. Call it Dallas 119, Utah 114.
12/01 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Markkanen at 24 and Sexton at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Clarkson (3 straight), Hendricks (16 straight), Williams (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Lakers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Davis at 22 and James at 19 a game. They have lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Hayes (2 straight), Vanderbilt (13 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-5 a night and the Lakers minus-5 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 17 times a game to the Lakers' 13. Call it the Lakers 114, Utah 113, Utah keeping it close.
12/03 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 104, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 34 and Jal. Williams at 22 a game. Without Holmgren (10 straight), Caruso (4 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 113, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Markkanen at 22 and Sexton at 20 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Clarkson (4 straight), Hendricks (17 straight), Williams (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Utah giving it away 17 times a game to OKC's 12 and the glass, where Utah has been plus-6 a night and OKC minus-1. Call it OKC 116, Utah 104, OKC by 12.
11/16 @ DAL 93-110 — SAS notes
SAS lost 93-110. SAS shot 32% (28 of 88) to DAL's 47%, 11 of 40 from three, and went to the line 30 times to DAL's 18 — 26 points from the stripe to their 14. Collins led with 20 (6 of 13, 0 of 5 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Mamukelashvili added 14, Champagnie 13. Q4 was theirs, 24-17, the deficit cut from 24 to 17, but the other 3 periods went 93-69 against them. Barnes's -25 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/19 vs OKC 110-104 — SAS notes
SAS won 110-104. SAS shot 47% (39 of 83) to OKC's 41%, 19 of 46 from three, and went to the line 19 times to OKC's 7 — 13 points from the stripe to their 6. SAS turned it over 21 times to OKC's 13, and OKC turned those into 16 steals. Johnson led with 22 (7 of 15, 6 of 12 from three); Barnes added 20, Paul 14. The hinge was Q3, 33-20: a lead of 3 became 16, and the lead reached 21. Barnes was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
11/21 vs UTA 126-118 — SAS notes
SAS won 126-118. SAS shot 47% (41 of 88) to UTA's 42%, 9 of 32 from three, and went to the line 46 times to UTA's 26 — 35 points from the stripe to their 23. Barnes led with 25 (8 of 13, 4 of 5 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Castle added 18, Collins 18. The hinge was Q3, 34-22: the deficit went from 16 to 4. SAS trailed 51-67 at the half and won the second half 75-51. Bassey was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
11/23 vs GSW 104-94 — SAS notes
SAS won 104-94. SAS shot 45% (38 of 85) to GSW's 38%, 13 of 47 from three, and went to the line 19 times to GSW's 13 — 15 points from the stripe to their 8. Wembanyama led with 25 (9 of 21, 4 of 13 from three); Barnes added 22, Castle 19. The hinge was Q4, 33-13: SAS came in trailing by 10 and left it ahead by 10. SAS trailed 38-50 at the half and won the second half 66-44. Wembanyama was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
11/26 @ UTA 128-115 — SAS notes
SAS won 128-115. SAS shot 48% (45 of 93) to UTA's 51%, 18 of 48 from three, and went to the line 26 times to UTA's 20 — 20 points from the stripe to their 16. SAS turned it over 10 times to UTA's 21. Wembanyama led with 34 (13 of 23, 6 of 14 from three); Castle added 23, Champagnie 15. The hinge was Q4, 32-22: a lead of 3 became 13. Wesley was the night's best plus/minus at +34.
11/27 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 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 108, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 28 free throws a game; Castle at 16 and Barnes at 16 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Vassell (5 straight), Sochan (11 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Lakers come in 2-3 over their last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Davis at 27 and James at 23 a game. That is 3 straight losses. They have lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Vanderbilt (11 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been minus-2 a night and the Lakers minus-9 and the defense, San Antonio allowing 108 a night to the Lakers' 118. Call it San Antonio 116, the Lakers 109.
12/01 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 30 from three, 24 free throws a game; Fox at 24 and Monk at 23 a game. Without DeRozan (2 straight), Lyles (2 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 25 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 26 and Barnes at 19 a game. Without Sochan (12 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the arc, San Antonio at 34 percent from three to Sacramento's 30. Call it Sacramento 112, San Antonio 111, San Antonio keeping it close.
12/03 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Booker at 27 and Durant at 25 a game. 2 days' rest. San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 28 and Barnes at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Sochan (13 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-1 a night and San Antonio minus-4 and the line, where San Antonio takes 26 free throws a game to Phoenix's 20. Call it Phoenix 115, San Antonio 113, San Antonio keeping it close.
12/05 vs CHI — 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 111 a night and allowing 111, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 26 and Vassell at 20 a game. One day's rest. Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 125, shooting 51 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Vučević at 23 and LaVine at 20 a game. Without Williams (7 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the defense, San Antonio allowing 111 a night to Chicago's 125 and the arc, Chicago at 38 percent from three to San Antonio's 34. Call it San Antonio 118, Chicago 116, Chicago keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
UTABS B. Sensabaugh
CS C. Sexton
DE D. Eubanks
IC I. Collier
JC J. Collins
JJ J. Juzang
KG K. George
LM L. Markkanen
WK W. Kessler
SASBW B. Wesley
CB C. Bassey
CP C. Paul
HB H. Barnes
JC J. Champagnie
KJ K. Johnson
SC S. Castle
SM S. Mamukelashvili
TJ T. Jones
VW V. Wembanyama
ZC Z. Collins
UTA/SAS 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
Wembanyama, Castle lead Spurs to 128-115 win over Jazz
SALT LAKE CITY -- — Victor Wembanyama scored 34 points, rookie Stephon Castle matched a season high with 23 and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Utah Jazz 128-115 in an NBA Cup game on Tuesday night.
The 7-foot-3 Wembanyama made six 3-pointers and shot 13 of 23 from the field. Julian Champagnie scored 15 points and made three 3s in the fourth quarter to help the Spurs pull away.
Utah's Lauri Markkanen had to be helped from the court after banging knees with Wembanyama in the fourth quarter.
Keyonte George led Utah with 26 points and shot 6 of 12 from 3. Collin Sexton and John Collins each scored 20 for the Jazz, who were eliminated from the NBA Cup quarterfinals.
Takeaways Jazz: Shot 51% from the field but had 21 turnovers. Utah leads the league in turnovers per game.
Spurs: Finished with 30 assists after entering with an average of 27.9 per game. The Spurs outrebounded Utah 25-15 in the second half.
Key moment Chris Paul hit a 3-pointer to beat the shot clock with 1:43 left to give the Spurs a 121-109 lead. San Antonio held Utah to 22 points in the fourth quarter.
Key stat Markkanen was 0 for 6 from 3 before he was injured. After shooting 45% from 3 in the first half, Utah made 4 of 14 from long range in the second half.
Up next The Spurs host the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday and the Jazz host Denver on Wednesday.