Spurs snap 16-game losing streak with victory over Jazz
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Keldon Johnson scored 25 points and the San Antonio Spurs snapped a 16-game losing streak, beating the Utah Jazz 102-94 on Tuesday night.
Doug McDermott added 19 points for the Spurs, Jeremy Sochan had 13 and Devonte Graham 12. San Antonio improved to 15-47, winning for the first time this season after trailing to start the fourth quarter.
The Spurs also won on the road for the first time since mid-December.
“Ain’t nothing like it, man,” Johnson said. “We fought the same fight. We stayed together as a group and good things happened.”
Lauri Markkanen had 28 points and nine rebounds for Utah. Walker Kessler added 10 points and 15 rebounds, Talen Horton-Tucker had 16 points and Kris Dunn added 11.
The Jazz floundered on offense while playing shorthanded, making just five baskets over the entire fourth quarter.
“We were very stubborn tonight,” Jazz coach Will Hardy said. “We refused to adjust to what the game kept telling us over and over again.”
Blake Wesley, McDermott and Graham made 3-pointers to fuel an 11-0 run that erased a double-digit deficit early in the fourth and gave the Spurs an 88-82 lead.
Horton-Tucker tied it on back-to-back 3-pointers. The Jazz took a 92-91 lead on Dunn’s driving layup, but Johnson countered with a pair of baskets to put San Antonio up 98-93 with 2:06 remaining.
Johnson accounted for four of the Spurs’ nine fourth quarter baskets.
“I wanted to win,” Johnson said. “I feel like I had it going a little bit. I thought I’d make the right play. My coach and teammates trusted me. They put the ball in my hands. They trusted me to make the right decision.”
Utah did not score a basket over the final three minutes and shot a season-low 35% from the field.
San Antonio held an opponent under 100 points for just the fourth time this season.
“They played 48 minutes,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. “It obviously wasn’t perfect. It never is. But watching them give that effort for 48 was very satisfying.”
San Antonio forced the Jazz out of their usual offensive style and limited Utah to a single contested shot on many possessions down the stretch.
“We got stagnant,” Markkanen said. “We ended up with more iso’s and post-ups than we ever do.”
TIP INS Spurs: Charles Bassey had 10 rebounds. … The Spurs are 1-42 when trailing after three quarters this season. … San Antonio outscored Utah 56-36 in the paint.
Jazz: Jordan Clarkson did not play (right thumb sprain) and Collin Sexton missed his third straight contest (left hamstring strain). … Johnny Juzang made his NBA debut. He had three points in 15 minutes.
UP NEXT Spurs: Host Indiana on Thursday night. Jazz: At Oklahoma City on Friday night. ---
More AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba and https://twitter.com/AP-Sports
Copyright 2024 STATS LLC and Associated Press. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of STATS LLC and Associated Press is strictly prohibited.
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Zach Collins vs. Walker Kessler (Talen Horton-Tucker gains possession) | ||
| 11:42 | | +3 | Lauri Markkanen makes three point jump shot (Walker Kessler assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:24 |  | +2 | Malaki Branham makes two point driving layup | 2-3 |
| 11:13 | | +3 | Ochai Agbaji makes three point jump shot (Talen Horton-Tucker assists) | 2-6 |
| 11:00 | | Walker Kessler shooting foul (Jeremy Sochan draws the foul) | ||
| 11:00 | | Jeremy Sochan misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:00 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 11:00 | | Jeremy Sochan misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:56 | | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | ||
| 10:38 | | Ochai Agbaji turnover (bad pass) (Zach Collins steals) | ||
| 10:24 | | Zach Collins misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 10:22 | | Talen Horton-Tucker defensive rebound | ||
| 10:16 | | Talen Horton-Tucker turnover (bad pass) (Zach Collins steals) | ||
| 10:12 | | Talen Horton-Tucker blocks Keita Bates-Diop's two point running layup | ||
| 10:09 | | Jazz defensive rebound | ||
| 10:09 | | Jump ball. Talen Horton-Tucker vs. Keita Bates-Diop (Jazz gains possession) | ||
| 9:55 | | Talen Horton-Tucker misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:53 | | Keita Bates-Diop defensive rebound | ||
| 9:47 | | Walker Kessler blocks Keita Bates-Diop's two point layup | ||
| 9:46 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 9:45 | | Jeremy Sochan misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:42 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 9:35 | | Kelly Olynyk turnover (bad pass) (Zach Collins steals) | ||
| 9:29 | | Kelly Olynyk kicked ball violation | ||
| 9:22 | | +2 | Keldon Johnson makes two point driving layup | 4-6 |
| 9:14 | | +3 | Lauri Markkanen makes three point jump shot (Talen Horton-Tucker assists) | 4-9 |
| 8:56 | | Jeremy Sochan misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 8:56 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 8:53 | | +2 | Keldon Johnson makes two point jump shot (Malaki Branham assists) | 6-9 |
| 8:39 | | +2 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes two point turnaround hook shot | 6-11 |
| 8:27 | | +2 | Zach Collins makes two point floating jump shot (Keldon Johnson assists) | 8-11 |
| 8:15 | | Kelly Olynyk misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:13 | | Keita Bates-Diop defensive rebound | ||
| 8:05 | | Keita Bates-Diop turnover (bad pass) (Lauri Markkanen steals) | ||
| 7:57 | | +2 | Lauri Markkanen makes two point running dunk | 8-13 |
| 7:57 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:41 | | Zach Collins misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:39 | | Malaki Branham offensive rebound | ||
| 7:37 | | Malaki Branham misses two point layup | ||
| 7:37 | | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | ||
| 7:16 | | Zach Collins shooting foul (Lauri Markkanen draws the foul) | ||
| 7:16 | | +1 | Lauri Markkanen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 8-14 |
| 7:16 | | +1 | Lauri Markkanen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 8-15 |
| 7:07 | | +2 | Zach Collins makes two point floating jump shot (Keldon Johnson assists) | 10-15 |
| 6:54 | | Talen Horton-Tucker misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:51 | | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 6:46 | | Talen Horton-Tucker blocks Keldon Johnson's two point layup | ||
| 6:46 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 6:42 | | +2 | Devonte' Graham makes two point jump shot | 12-15 |
| 6:22 | | Talen Horton-Tucker misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 6:22 | | Spurs defensive rebound | ||
| 6:10 | | Walker Kessler blocks Jeremy Sochan's two point dunk | ||
| 6:10 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 6:03 | | Devonte' Graham misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 6:00 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 5:53 | | Simone Fontecchio misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:47 | | Walker Kessler offensive rebound | ||
| 5:47 | | +2 | Walker Kessler makes two point putback layup | 12-17 |
| 5:26 | | +2 | Keldon Johnson makes two point driving layup (Devonte' Graham assists) | 14-17 |
| 5:08 | | Jeremy Sochan shooting foul (Kelly Olynyk draws the foul) | ||
| 5:08 | | +1 | Kelly Olynyk makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-18 |
| 5:08 | | +1 | Kelly Olynyk makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-19 |
| 4:51 | | +2 | Keldon Johnson makes two point driving layup (Devonte' Graham assists) | 16-19 |
| 4:51 | | Kelly Olynyk shooting foul (Keldon Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 4:51 | | Keldon Johnson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:49 | | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | ||
| 4:40 | | Kelly Olynyk turnover (lost ball) (Charles Bassey steals) | ||
| 4:35 | | Ochai Agbaji blocks Charles Bassey's two point running layup | ||
| 4:32 | | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | ||
| 4:26 | | Kelly Olynyk turnover (lost ball) (Blake Wesley steals) | ||
| 4:22 | | +2 | Blake Wesley makes two point running reverse layup | 18-19 |
| 4:22 | | Jazz 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:02 | | +2 | Udoka Azubuike makes two point dunk (Simone Fontecchio assists) | 18-21 |
| 3:52 | | Devonte' Graham misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:50 | | Rudy Gay defensive rebound | ||
| 3:39 | | +3 | Ochai Agbaji makes three point pullup jump shot (Rudy Gay assists) | 18-24 |
| 3:20 | | Charles Bassey misses two point layup | ||
| 3:17 | | Charles Bassey offensive rebound | ||
| 3:16 | | +2 | Keldon Johnson makes two point cutting dunk (Charles Bassey assists) | 20-24 |
| 3:02 | | Ochai Agbaji misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:59 | | Charles Bassey defensive rebound | ||
| 2:53 | | Udoka Azubuike shooting foul (Blake Wesley draws the foul) | ||
| 2:53 | | Blake Wesley misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:53 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 2:53 | | +1 | Blake Wesley makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-24 |
| 2:37 | | +2 | Rudy Gay makes two point pullup jump shot | 21-26 |
| 2:26 | | Keita Bates-Diop misses two point layup | ||
| 2:24 | | Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound | ||
| 2:18 | | Lauri Markkanen misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 2:16 | | Keita Bates-Diop defensive rebound | ||
| 2:09 | | +3 | Blake Wesley makes three point jump shot (Keita Bates-Diop assists) | 24-26 |
| 1:50 | | +2 | Lauri Markkanen makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Kris Dunn assists) | 24-28 |
| 1:39 | | +3 | Doug McDermott makes three point jump shot (Devonte' Graham assists) | 27-28 |
| 1:20 | | Kris Dunn misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 1:17 | | Charles Bassey defensive rebound | ||
| 1:10 | | +2 | Doug McDermott makes two point driving layup (Blake Wesley assists) | 29-28 |
| 0:49 | | Simone Fontecchio misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:47 | | Blake Wesley defensive rebound | ||
| 0:36 | | Charles Bassey turnover (bad pass) (Kris Dunn steals) | ||
| 0:29 | | Simone Fontecchio misses two point running layup | ||
| 0:29 | | Lauri Markkanen offensive rebound | ||
| 0:29 | | +2 | Lauri Markkanen makes two point tip layup | 29-30 |
| 0:11 | | Blake Wesley turnover (bad pass) (Simone Fontecchio steals) | ||
| 0:08 | | Simone Fontecchio turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 0:01 | | Kris Dunn shooting foul (Devonte' Graham draws the foul) | ||
| 0:01 | | +1 | Devonte' Graham makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 30-30 |
| 0:01 | | +1 | Devonte' Graham makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 31-30 |
| 0:01 | | +1 | Devonte' Graham makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 32-30 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:39 | | Doug McDermott misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:35 | | Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound | ||
| 11:25 | | Lauri Markkanen misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 11:23 | | Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound | ||
| 11:18 | | +3 | Doug McDermott makes three point jump shot (Jeremy Sochan assists) | 35-30 |
| 10:52 | | Rudy Gay misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:51 | | Udoka Azubuike offensive rebound | ||
| 10:50 | | Zach Collins shooting foul (Udoka Azubuike draws the foul) | ||
| 10:50 | | Udoka Azubuike misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:50 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 10:50 | | Udoka Azubuike misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:48 | | Doug McDermott defensive rebound | ||
| 10:37 | | Jeremy Sochan turnover (bad pass) (Johnny Juzang steals) | ||
| 10:23 | | +3 | Lauri Markkanen makes three point jump shot (Kris Dunn assists) | 35-33 |
| 10:03 | | Malaki Branham misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:02 | | Rudy Gay defensive rebound | ||
| 9:52 | | Lauri Markkanen turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:34 | | Udoka Azubuike blocks Malaki Branham's two point floating jump shot | ||
| 9:32 | | Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound | ||
| 9:32 | | Jeremy Sochan personal foul (Kris Dunn draws the foul) | ||
| 9:32 | | +1 | Lauri Markkanen makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 35-34 |
| 9:21 | | Charles Bassey blocks Udoka Azubuike's two point cutting layup | ||
| 9:18 | | Doug McDermott defensive rebound | ||
| 9:15 | | Doug McDermott misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:12 | | Udoka Azubuike defensive rebound | ||
| 9:12 | | Jeremy Sochan personal foul (Udoka Azubuike draws the foul) | ||
| 9:02 | | Lauri Markkanen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:58 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 8:53 | | Rudy Gay misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:51 | | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:44 | | +2 | Keita Bates-Diop makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 37-34 |
| 8:31 | | Rudy Gay turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 8:09 | | Charles Bassey misses two point turnaround bank hook shot | ||
| 8:08 | | Keita Bates-Diop offensive rebound | ||
| 8:03 | | +2 | Malaki Branham makes two point driving reverse layup (Blake Wesley assists) | 39-34 |
| 7:51 | | Malaki Branham shooting foul (Johnny Juzang draws the foul) | ||
| 7:51 | | Johnny Juzang misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:51 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 7:51 |