The Utah Jazz returned home and picked up a hard-fought 100-89 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night in their first game at Vivint Arena in two weeks.
Turning point: San Antonio closed within a point twice in the fourth quarter, inclduing the last time at 82-81 with 7:20 to play, but Utah responded with a 9-0 spurt, including seven points from Rodney Hood, to make it 91-81.
3 keys:
- Utah had the edge at the free-throw line, hitting 20 of 24 compared to 11 of 16 for the Spurs.
- While the rebounding was close — the Jazz had 41 and San Antonio 38 — Utah had an 8-1 advantage in second-chance points.