SAN ANTONIO — A sellout crowd of 18,418 fans were on their feet in the AT&T Center Saturday as the streaking San Antonio Spurs were in the midst of a late comeback against the Utah Jazz.
Trailing 112-109, Spurs guard Patty Mills penetrated then looked to kick out to Manu Ginobili on the wing for a three, but Utah Jazz rookie Royce O’Neale quickly disrupted that.
O’Neale deflected the pass for a steal, which led to a transition dunk with 1:29 remaining and ultimately the fifth straight win for the Jazz, 120-111.
With at least 15 family members and friends in attendance, the Killen, Texas, native tallied a career-best 18 points, five rebounds and five assists, with one of his three steals coming at a critical moment.