The Spurs blew out Utah in their preseason opener, 111-85, riding their versatile defense and a scorching second-half scoring display to rally past the Western Conference’s top seed from a year ago.
Dejounte Murray led the Silver and Black with 17 points, three rebounds, and three assists, matched only by Josh Primo, who scored 17 points off the bench. Jared Butler paced the Jazz with 16 points.
Observations
- San Antonio and Utah were unsurprisingly rusty in the first frame of their preseason opener, going a combined 14-of-51 from the field. Both teams played relatively stingy defense, though a majority of their misses came on wide-open looks.