Game ID: 22400130
San Antonio Spurs @ Utah Jazz
Thursday, October 31, 2024 at 9:00 PM ET
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
UTA 30 23 14 21 88SAS 19 28 30 29 106
SAS @ UTA ScoutingSAS @ 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.
UTA availability going into 10/23 · season opener
full strength
UTA availability going into 10/25 · 1 day's rest
full strength
UTA availability going into 10/28 · 2 days' restOUT Mykhailiuk missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
UTA availability going into 10/29 · back-to-backOUT Mykhailiuk missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
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)
SAS availability going into 10/24 · season opener
full strength
SAS availability going into 10/26 · 1 day's rest
full strength
SAS availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's rest
full strength
SAS availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 2 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Mamukelashvili missed 2 since 10/26, returns tonight: 8 min (70% of 11)
OUT Bassey missed 2 since 10/26, out tonight
NEW Sochan 25 to 32 min over the last 3
SAS availability going into 10/31 · back-to-backOUT Jones missed 3 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Bassey missed 3 since 10/26, returns tonight: 0 min (5% of 10)
BACK Mamukelashvili back 10/30 after 2, 8 min since (70% of 11)
NEW Sochan 25 to 32 min over the last 4
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)
10/23 vs MEM 124-126 — UTA notes
UTA lost 124-126. UTA shot 47% (40 of 85) to MEM's 47%, 10 of 26 from three, and went to the line 45 times to MEM's 32 — 34 points from the stripe to their 23. Markkanen led with 35 (9 of 15, 4 of 7 from three, 13 of 14 at the line); Clarkson added 17, Kessler 16. Q4 was theirs, 38-33, the deficit cut from 7 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 93-86 against them. Sensabaugh's -12 in 12 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/25 vs GSW 86-127 — UTA notes
UTA lost 86-127. UTA shot 32% (29 of 92) to GSW's 48%, 9 of 42 from three, and went to the line 26 times to GSW's 6 — 19 points from the stripe to their 5. UTA turned it over 22 times to GSW's 13, and GSW turned those into 15 steals. The glass went 45-60 against them. Collins led with 14 (4 of 10, 1 of 3 from three); Markkanen added 13, George 12. Q2 was theirs, 18-24, but the other 3 periods went 103-68 against them. George's -37 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/28 @ DAL 102-110 — UTA notes
UTA lost 102-110. UTA shot 37% (34 of 92) to DAL's 45%, 10 of 35 from three, and went to the line 29 times to DAL's 17 — 24 points from the stripe to their 13. Sexton led with 23 (9 of 11, 2 of 3 from three); George added 17, Markkanen 17. Q4 was theirs, 32-28, the deficit cut from 12 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 82-70 against them. George's -10 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/29 vs SAC 96-113 — UTA notes
UTA lost 96-113. UTA shot 39% (35 of 89) to SAC's 52%, 14 of 48 from three. UTA turned it over 17 times to SAC's 11, and SAC turned those into 9 steals. Clarkson led with 21 (8 of 16, 2 of 7 from three); Collins added 18, Filipowski 12. Q4 was theirs, 30-23, the deficit cut from 24 to 17, but the other 3 periods went 90-66 against them. Collins's -18 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
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 — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 119, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 29 free throws a game; Jokić at 30 and Gordon at 19 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Utah comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 99 a night and allowing 116, shooting 39 percent and 27 from three, 27 free throws a game; Markkanen at 18 and Collins at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Hendricks (2 straight), Mykhailiuk (5 straight), Potter (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Utah giving it away 18 times a game to Denver's 12 and the arc, Denver at 36 percent from three to Utah's 27. Call it Denver 116, Utah 109.
11/04 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 116, shooting 43 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; LaVine at 22 and Vučević at 22 a game. Without Ball (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Utah comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 95 a night and allowing 117, shooting 38 percent and 27 from three, 24 free throws a game; Collins at 15 and George at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Markkanen (2 straight), Hendricks (3 straight), Potter (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the arc, Chicago at 39 percent from three to Utah's 27 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 20 times a game to Chicago's 15. Call it Chicago 117, Utah 105, Chicago by 12.
11/07 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 31 and Lillard at 27 a game. That is 5 straight losses. 2 days' rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 117, shooting 42 percent and 31 from three, 25 free throws a game; Collins at 18 and George at 18 a game. Without Markkanen (3 straight), Clarkson (2 straight), Hendricks (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Utah giving it away 18 times a game to Milwaukee's 14. Call it Milwaukee 115, Utah 110.
11/09 @ SAS — 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.
10/24 @ DAL 109-120 — SAS notes
SAS lost 109-120. SAS shot 45% (39 of 86) to DAL's 41%, 12 of 36 from three. SAS turned it over 19 times to DAL's 9, and DAL turned those into 9 steals. Champagnie led with 18 (7 of 12, 4 of 8 from three); Sochan added 18, Barnes 17. Q1 was theirs, 22-20, but the other 3 periods went 100-87 against them. Paul's -21 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/26 vs HOU 109-106 — SAS notes
SAS won 109-106. SAS shot 49% (39 of 79) to HOU's 41%, 8 of 20 from three, and went to the line 28 times to HOU's 21 — 23 points from the stripe to their 17. SAS turned it over 17 times to HOU's 10, and HOU turned those into 10 steals. The glass went 49-34 for them. Wembanyama led with 29 (10 of 17, 2 of 5 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Sochan added 17, Johnson 16. The hinge was Q2, 24-10: a lead of 7 became 21.
10/28 vs HOU 101-106 — SAS notes
SAS lost 101-106. SAS shot 43% (37 of 87) to HOU's 41%, 10 of 33 from three. SAS turned it over 17 times to HOU's 12. Sochan led with 22 (9 of 19); Paul added 16, Branham 15. Q4 was theirs, 26-19, the deficit cut from 12 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 87-75 against them. Sochan's -12 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/30 @ OKC 93-105 — SAS notes
SAS lost 93-105. SAS shot 41% (35 of 85) to OKC's 46%, 12 of 36 from three. SAS turned it over 22 times to OKC's 10, and OKC turned those into 18 steals. The glass went 52-39 for them. Barnes led with 18 (7 of 12, 2 of 3 from three); Sochan added 17, Branham 15. Q3 was theirs, 26-23, the deficit cut from 15 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 82-67 against them. Champagnie's -17 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/31 @ UTA 106-88 — SAS notes
SAS won 106-88. SAS shot 41% (38 of 92) to UTA's 39%, 12 of 43 from three. SAS turned it over 11 times to UTA's 26. The glass went 42-53 against them. Wembanyama led with 25 (9 of 20, 4 of 13 from three); Paul added 19, Johnson 13. The hinge was Q3, 30-14: SAS came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 10, and the lead reached 20. SAS trailed 47-53 at the half and won the second half 59-35. Wembanyama was the night's best plus/minus at +43.
11/02 vs MIN — 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 104 a night and allowing 105, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 22 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 18 and Sochan at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Jones (4 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Edwards at 30 and Randle at 23 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the arc, Minnesota at 40 percent from three to San Antonio's 32 and the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-5 a night and Minnesota minus-1. Call it San Antonio 110, Minnesota 107, Minnesota keeping it close.
11/04 @ 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 107 a night and allowing 109, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Powell at 27 and Harden at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. They have won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 102, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 20 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 18 and Sochan at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Jones (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, San Antonio allowing 102 a night to the Clippers' 109. Call it the Clippers 107, San Antonio 106, San Antonio keeping it close.
11/06 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 107, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 23 free throws a game; Green at 22 and Sengun at 15 a game. One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 103, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 19 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 17 and Paul at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Jones (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, San Antonio giving it away 14 times a game to Houston's 10. Call it Houston 109, San Antonio 105, San Antonio keeping it close.
11/07 vs POR — 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 103 a night and allowing 107, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 18 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 17 and Paul at 14 a game. Without Jones (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 111, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Simons at 18 and Ayton at 16 a game. Without Sharpe (8 straight), Thybulle (8 straight), Williams III (8 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: San Antonio wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it San Antonio 109, Portland 108, Portland keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
UTABS B. Sensabaugh
CS C. Sexton
CW C. Williams
DE D. Eubanks
JC J. Clarkson
JC J. Collins
JJ J. Juzang
KF K. Filipowski
KG K. George
PM P. Mills
WK W. Kessler
SASBW B. Wesley
CP C. Paul
HB H. Barnes
JC J. Champagnie
JS J. Sochan
KJ K. Johnson
MB M. Branham
SC S. Castle
SC S. Cissoko
SM S. Mamukelashvili
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 has 25 points and nine rebounds to lead Spurs to 106-88 win over Jazz
SALT LAKE CITY -- — Victor Wembanyama had 25 points and nine rebounds to lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 106-88 victory over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night.
Wembanyama also had seven assists, five steals, and five blocks, getting at least five in five categories for the second time in his career. Chris Paul added 19 points, 10 assists, and six rebounds for the Spurs.
Collin Sexton led the Jazz with 16 points, and John Collins added 14 points and 11 rebounds. Utah played without starting forward Lauri Markkanen who was out with back spasms.
Patty Mills made three straight 3-pointers to power a 13-0 run that gave Utah a 30-19 lead going into the second quarter. The Jazz did not trail again before halftime.
San Antonio erased a double-digit deficit twice and went ahead for good midway through the third behind a 12-0 run. Julian Champagine and Keldon Johnson combined for three baskets off steals over four possessions to cap the run and give the Spurs a 63-55 lead.
The Spurs led by 20 points in the fourth quarter.
Takeaways Spurs: Wembanyama and Paul made all the difference in blowing open a close game with their ability to make plays all over the court.
Jazz: Generating consistent offense in Markkanen’s absence was a chore at times for Utah. The Jazz had too many empty possessions at critical junctures.
Key moment After the Jazz cut the deficit to 73-67 when Brice Sensabaugh drove for a layup, Utah scored just two baskets over the next 6 minutes. San Antonio pulled away for good behind a 19-6 run capped by three baskets by Paul.
Key stat Keyonte George committed a career-high seven turnovers. The Jazz finished with 26 turnovers overall, leading to 35 points for San Antonio.
Up next The Spurs host Minnesota on Saturday while the Jazz visit Denver.