After blowing double-digit leads in recent losses, the Spurs hold on this time against the Jazz to pick up their fifth win in the past nine games after an 11-game losing streak. NBA
Devin Vassell scored 24 points and Tre Jones hit two shots in the lane in the final seconds to allow the San Antonio Spurs to outlast the visiting Utah Jazz and earn a 126-122 win to snap a two-game losing streak on Monday, December 26 .
The Jazz clawed to within 121-117 after a free throw by Jarred Vanderbilt with 1:23 to play. Jones hit a running floater in the lane with 34.7 seconds left that pushed San Antonio’s lead to 6 points. Vassell made a free throw with one second left to secure the win that put the Spurs, who are running near-bottom in the Western Conference, at 11-22Keldon Johnson added 21 points for the Spurs, with Malaki Branham scoring a career-high 20, Jakob Poeltl hitting for 16, Doug McDermott tallying 14, Jones contributing 11 and Zach Collins racking up 10.
The Spurs led by as many as 9 points while dominating the first quarter and hitting 50% of their shots. Johnson had 11 points in the first quarter, after which San Antonio was up 31-26.