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The second quarter showcased the Spurs ability to get into the paint, as Dejounte was able to glide past his defender over and over again. The Spurs were up 6 at the first quarter break 24-18.ĭoug McDermott was added to this team this off-season for his shooting and cutting ability, so it was kind of ironic that his first basket for the squad was on a floater in the lane. Pop used a 9-man rotation in the first quarter which included Bryn Forbes and Devin Vassell alongside of Drew and Lonnie. Drew like always brought physically to the contest. Both were able to come in and hit some outside shots, while helping increase the pace of the game. San Antonio started to get going late with the help of two of their bench players, Drew Eubanks and Lonnie Walker IV. Just like you would expect from two sides who are playing their first game of competitive ball in a few months, the start of the game was messy as turnovers and missed shots were prevalent. The Spurs started Dejounte Murray, Derrick White, Keldon Johnson, Doug McDermott & Jakob Poeltl For the Spurs Zach Collins and Tre Jones missed out through injury, while Thaddeus Young and Al-Farouq Aminu were healthy scratches.
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Joe Ingles and Bojan Bogdanovic also sat out. Rudy Gay along with his namesake Rudy Gobert were missing for the Jazz. The Jazz were relatively quiet in the off-season bringing back most of their guys and only adding a few pieces around the edges, including former Spur Rudy Gay. The Jazz were the first seed last year and were expected to be in for the chance to win the NBA championship, before they melted down and lost 4 straight to the LA Clippers in the second round of the playoffs. In their first preseason game the San Antonio Spurs took on the Utah Jazz at the AT&T Centre. A lot has happened in the franchise in those 4 and a half months, but it for sure was nice to get back to some basketball action. … Utah outscored Toronto 57-20 in bench points.138 days later and the Spurs are back in action. … Ingles had a season-high seven rebounds. Jazz: Bojan Bogdanovic had a season-high six assists. … Chris Boucher had a team-high eight rebounds. … Pascal Siakam scored a season-low four points on 2-of-14 shooting. Raptors: OG Anunoby (left hip) and Precious Achiuwa (right shoulder tendonitis) were inactive for Toronto.
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Joe Ingles fed Gobert for a pair of dunks and drained a pair of 3-pointers to fuel a 15-2 run that put the Jazz up 98-80 early in the fourth quarter. It opened the door for Utah to rebuild a double-digit lead. Toronto made only three baskets over the final nine minutes of the quarter. The Jazz tightened up on defense in the third quarter, allowing them to create some separation. Van Vleet made 3-pointers on three straight possessions to erase Utah’s lead and put the Raptors ahead 53-51 shortly before halftime. He made three 3-pointers and assisted another basket to help the Jazz rally and take a 42-31 lead early in the second quarter. Gay gave Utah an immediate lift even while playing on a minutes restriction. He made back-to-back baskets to kickstart a 9-2 run that gave the Raptors a 23-17 lead in the first quarter. Toronto lost for the sixth time in seven games despite scoring 33 points off 21 Jazz turnovers.īirch gave Toronto an early spark, scoring all 14 of his points before halftime. scored a season-high 31 points for Toronto, and Fred Van Vleet added 24s. Rudy Gobert chipped in 14 points and 11 rebounds. He missed Utah’s first 14 games while recovering from offseason surgery on his right heel.ĭonovan Mitchell also scored 20 points, and Royce O’Neale added a season-high 16. Gay also had five rebounds while playing just 18 minutes. SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Rudy Gay hit five 3-pointers and scored 20 points in his season debut to help the Utah Jazz beat the Toronto Raptors 119-103 on Thursday night.