SALT LAKE CITY -- The San Antonio Spurs showed why they're the top defensive team in the league Thursday, stifling a Utah team that had found an offensive groove recently.
Kawhi Leonard scored 29 points and the Spurs shut down the Jazz 96-78 for their fourth straight road victory.
"This is the best game since we came back from break," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "We had been really spotty and undisciplined, but what really helped us is that they are so good at execution. It actually helped us tonight because they used the whole clock and we had to play (defense) over and over.