After easily dispatching an incredibly shorthanded Pistons team, the Spurs had a tougher challenge ahead, as a mostly healthy Jazz team waited for them in the second game of a back-to-back. The Silver and Black fought valiantly, but familiar issues put them in a hole early that they could never claw their way out of, en route to a 110-104 loss to a superior opponent.
As far as losses go, this one at least had some interesting moments and coaching decisions. Despite both teams having elite rim protectors and missing their main ball handlers, the start of the first quarter was characterized by the Jazz and the Spurs going at each other with drives to the rim.