The Spurs lost their 4th straight game, 110-99, at the hands of an overwhelming performance from the now 1st seeded Jazz. Even without two All-Star guards, as Donovan Mitchell and Mike Conley were still recovering from leg injuries, the Jazz dominated. Bojan Bogdanovic continued his recent stretch of hot play, leading all scorers with 25 points while Rudy Gobert added 24 of his own and DeMar DeRozan paced the Spurs with 22 points and 6 assists.
If ever the start of a game was an indicator of things to come, this was it. Coach Popovich had to call a timeout just 40 seconds into the contest after the Spurs found themselves down 5-0 after two poor defensive efforts and a careless turnover.