National Basketball Association
Utah 130, San Antonio 109
When: 7:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 3, 2021
Where: AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas
Officials:
#70 Phenizee Ransom, #30 John Goble, #21 Dedric Taylor
Attendance:
N/A
By Field Level Media
Bojan Bogdanovic scored 28 points to lead six Utah players in double-figure scoring as the visiting Jazz waltzed past the San Antonio Spurs 130-109 on Sunday in the Alamo City.
The Jazz won their second straight game by taking control in the second quarter, leading by as many as 21 in that period and taking a 14-point edge into halftime. San Antonio never got closer than 12 points the rest of the way.
Donovan Mitchell added 22 points for Utah, with Jordan Clarkson hitting for 18 off the bench, Mike Conley scoring 15, reserve Joe Ingles adding 13, and Royce O'Neale contributing 11 points and 11 rebounds. Rudy Gobert grabbed 16 rebounds for the Jazz, which garnered a 57-45 edge on the glass.
Keldon Johnson paced the Spurs with 22 points while DeMar DeRozan scored 19. Lonnie Walker IV and Jakob Poeltl tallied 11 each, and Rudy Gay added 10. The loss was the fourth straight for San Antonio after beginning the season with two victories.
The Jazz led 33-23 after 12 minutes as Mitchell hit for eight points in the first quarter and Ingles had seven. San Antonio was led by DeRozan's nine points in the quarter.
Utah pushed its advantage to 21 points, at 50-29, by running off 17 of the first 23 points of the second quarter. The Spurs answered with a 13-0 run, capped by a pair of free throws by Walker, to get back in the game.
The Jazz led 65-51 at halftime behind Mitchell's 14 points. Utah outshot the Spurs 51.2 percent to 43.1 percent, making 11 of its 22 shots from beyond the arc.
The Spurs made a mini-run early in the third quarter but could get no closer than 12 points, at 67-55, two minutes into the period. Utah drove the lead to 25 points late in the period and never looked back, taking a 98-76 advantage into the final quarter.
San Antonio played without center LaMarcus Aldridge (sore knee, illness) for the third straight game and without guard Derrick White, who on Friday reinjured the toe he had surgically repaired in the offseason.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Utah |
|
San Antonio |
|
Bojan Bogdanovic 28 |
Scoring |
Keldon Johnson 22 |
|
Donovan Mitchell 9 |
Assists |
Dejounte Murray 5 |
|
Rudy Gobert 16 |
Rebounds |
Trey Lyles 9 |
|
Rudy Gobert 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Drew Eubanks 3 |
|
Jordan Clarkson 2 |
Steals |
Dejounte Murray 3 |
|
Rudy Gobert 6 |
Blocks |
Drew Eubanks 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Utah
|
130 |
55.1 |
21-41 |
11-19 |
29 |
57 |
11 |
4 |
20 |
| San Antonio
|
109 |
41.9 |
6-19 |
15-21 |
23 |
45 |
4 |
13 |
7 |
Upcoming Games
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San Antonio will play their next game on the road against L.A. Clippers. The Spurs have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .250 after a loss.
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Utah will play their next game on the road against Brooklyn. The Jazz have a W/L % of .500 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
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