In a tale of two very disparate offensive halves, San Antonio maintained a sizable lead for much of the first 2 1⁄2 quarters before the Utah Jazz stormed back in the second half to rip away their hard-earned lead and extend the Spurs’ Rodeo Road trip misery to eight straight losses and 16 straight overall.
A San Antonio team rejuvenated by the return of several key contributors scurried out to a 17-4 lead and stifled the Utah offensive attack for huge swaths of the first quarter on the way to an impressive 33-24 upper hand.