The San Antonio Spurs walked into Friday’s matchup vs. the Utah Jazz with must-win in mind. Especially against a team that beat them every time this season. These two squads were separated by just one game, with the Spurs at No. 6 and the Jazz at No. 8 and 1.5 games ahead of the No. 9 Denver Nuggets.
This game turned into a four-man performance for San Antonio, as LaMarcus Aldridge, Manu Ginobili, Patty Mills and Rudy Gay all crossed 15 points, with no other player exceeding 5. The star, easily, was Aldridge, whose 45 points was a career-high.