9:10 pm
December 4

Spurs @ Jazz

Who will WIN this matchup?

San Antonio Spurs (11-12)

@ Utah Jazz (11-13)

 

Current odds:

San Antonio Spurs: (+275)

Utah Jazz: (-350)

 

• The line for the game is Utah by 8 points.

• Shooting guard DeMar DeRozan was on the mark with a season-high 36 points against Portland after averaging just 14 in the two blowout setbacks. “That’s why he has been an All-Star for so long,” Popovich told reporters. “You just keep going. If you have a bad stretch, you know the percentages are probably with you. He’s been around a long time. He’s very confident, and he knows what he can do. That’s not going to bother him if he misses a few shots. Scorers shouldn’t have a conscience.” DeRozan has six 30-point outings this season and is teaming well with power forward LaMarcus Aldridge, who had 29 points and eight rebounds against the Trail Blazers.

• Point guard Ricky Rubio scored 23 points on 9-of-13 shooting against Miami after averaging 8.3 points on 7-of-28 shooting over a three-game span. “Ricky was really good,” Utah coach Quin Snyder told reporters after the win. “I thought he was poised with the ball and controlled the game for us on the offensive end, and he defended really well, too. That’s the kind of play we need from him, and that’s what he’s capable of doing.” Star shooting guard Donovan Mitchell was just 8-of-24 shooting while scoring 18 points after being 50 percent or better the previous two games when he averaged 29.5 points.

• The Jazz have won four of the past five meetings.

5/10
Confidence
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