The Utah Jazz (30-31, 19-12 Home), one of the NBA’s top scoring teams, play host to the San Antonio Spurs (14-46, 5-25 Away) on Saturday. San Antonio was outplayed by the Dallas Mavericks 142-116 at American Airlines Center on Thursday, their 15th loss in a row.
Malaki Branham was the scoring leader in defeat with 23 points. Charles Bassey added 16 points. The Spurs are the 14th seed in the Western Conference.Utah won a close one on Thursday at Vivint Arena, beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 120-119 in overtime.
Lauri Markkanen had 43 points and 10 rebounds, carrying the team. The Jazz are 11th in the Western Conference. This marks the final meeting of the season between the teams. San Antonio will be seeking a season sweep against Utah after taking the only prior meeting 126-122 at AT&T Center in December 2022.
Markkanen topped all players in scoring with 32 points and 12 rebounds in the loss. Devin Vassell had 24 points for the Spurs, while Jakob Poeltl contributed 16 points, nine rebounds, and four blocks. Keldon Johnson is averaging 21.8 points per game to lead the Spurs in scoring this season.
Meanwhile, Poeltl is grabbing 9.0 rebounds per game, and Tre Jones is dishing 6.3 assists. Markkanen’s 25.2 points per game have powered the Jazz on offense. Markkanen also has averaged 8.6 rebounds per game. Mike Conley has doled out 7.7 assists per game.
With 117.6 points per game, the Jazz are one of the highest-scoring offenses in the league (5th). The Spurs have come up short more often than not in recent trips to Vivint Arena, losing seven of the last 10. San Antonio is looking to avoid an 18th successive road loss this season.
San Antonio is 0-10 in the last 10 games with an average margin of -15.1 (111.4-126.5). Utah has split the last 10 (5-5), allowing 120.5 points per game on average while scoring only 117.2 (-3.3 margin).
SPURS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Malaki Branham: 26.8 | 13.5 | +13.3
Points per game:
Zach Collins: 15.2 | 10.1 | +5.1
Tre Jones: 8.0 | 12.8 | -4.7
Rebounds per game:
Charles Bassey: 8.7 | 5.4 | +3.3
Assists per game:
Keldon Johnson: 4.3 | 2.8 | +1.5
Tre Jones: 3.0 | 6.3 | -3.2
JAZZ HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Talen Horton-Tucker: 24.6 | 13.2 | +11.4
Points per game:
Kelly Olynyk: 16.8 | 12.1 | +4.7
Rebounds per game:
Walker Kessler: 12.2 | 7.8 | +4.4
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Utah Jazz -10.5 (-105)
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