San Antonio was surging again and, after the Jazz led for most of Thursday night’s game, everyone in Vivint Smart Home Arena expected them to keep fading in the fourth quarter.
Well, I did, anyway. Tony Parker hit a jump shot to cut the Jazz’s lead to 82-81 with 7:20 remaining, and I was prepared to deliver the next update: “Spurs’ first lead since it was 14-13.”
You know what they say: The best tweets are the ones you never send.
The Spurs never did retake the lead, thanks to the Jazz’s answer of nine straight points — including Rodney Hood’s seven in the critical phase of his 29-point effort.