San Antonio put an end to their two-game losing streak with a win over the sorely shorthanded Jazz on Friday afternoon. While it wasn’t the prettiest performance from the good guys, they picked up a dub on DeMar DeRozan’s birthday and took care of business in their first contest as favorites in the bubble.
The Silver and Black continued to limit their turnovers despite substantial coinciding minutes from their inexperienced young core, and their established vets provided a necessary scoring punch off the pine. As for their defense, it could have been better, but it was admittedly solid for most of the outing as San Antonio held Utah to 41.