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The Spurs are looking to extend their win streak to a dozen on an odd single game road trip to Utah for a Sunday afternoon game. The Spurs have already played the Jazz twice this season (three times, if you count preseason), and will likely finish up
the season series this afternoon1. The Jazz are 1-12 on the season so far, with their only win being on Game 2 of the season against the Pelicans. Their two best players (Markkannen, Jackson Jr.) are injured, and the best player on the active roster right now might be rookie Darryn Peterson, who can score in bunches but doesn’t play of lot of defense. On paper, this looks like an easy win for the Silver and Black, coming off a 37 point wipeout of the Golden State Warriors on Friday night, who were without the services of their superstar player for the contest.
NBA games are played on the court, so a paper advantage only matters if you put the opponent away early. As we learned in the Bulls game earlier this week, this is a team that isn’t always focused to start games, and can let less talented squads gain confidence if they aren’t dedicated to playing with effort from the opening tip. One thing that we also saw in the Bulls game is that the Spurs can get away with only playing one half of good basketball against a bad team and still win going away. While that’s fun to watch for some fans, I kind of prefer the end-to-end blowout of the Warriors’ game. If the team can duplicate that kind of effort, we can watch another fourth quarter of Jordan McLaughlin, Carter Bryant, and Tarris Reed stuffing stats and getting some valuable game reps for most of the fourth quarter.
Victor Wembanyama should have a field day against Mo Bamba today, and the Spurs triumvirate of talented backcourt players should have an entertaining matchup against Keyonte George and Peterson. Devin Vassell is likely to have a big game as his speed and elite shotmaking should win out against the Jazz’s porous defense. With a solid effort, the starters can get plenty or rest and will be well rested for Tuesday’s game against the Pistons at the Frost Bank Center. Let’s Go SPURS, and De’Aaron must dominate Darryn.
- There are two games in the season that will be scheduled once the NBA Cup tournament field is set, and there are some unlikely scenarios that involve another meeting between the Jazz and Spurs.
Game Prediction:
Darryn Peterson sets a record for shot attempts in a game today, but will be nowhere near the record for made baskets.
San Antonio Spurs vs Utah Jazz
November 15, 2026 | 4:00 PM CT
Streaming: DAZN, NBA League Pass
TV: DAZN
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