San Antonio Spurs defeated Utah Jazz 117-111 in OT

The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Utah Jazz 117-111 on the road Wednesday at Delta Center in overtime.

The margin of victory was 6 points, and the two teams combined for 228 points. The win moves the Spurs to 3-2 on the season.

The Jazz fall to 1-4. It is their 3rd straight loss, and they are 1-4 over their last 5 games.

In the standings, the Spurs sit 6th in the Western Conference, while the Jazz are 13th in the same group. Because both clubs play in the same conference, the result carries extra weight for tiebreakers later in the season.

Across the season so far, the Spurs are scoring 116.6 points per game and allowing 110, while the Jazz are scoring 112.4 and allowing 120.2. That gives the Spurs the better point differential, +33 to -39.

Up next, the Spurs host the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday, October 31. The Jazz host the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday, October 31.

The 228 combined points were below the 229.6 points these two teams’ games have averaged this season.

By the numbers

• Final: San Antonio Spurs 117, Utah Jazz 111 (OT)
• Margin: 6 points · Combined: 228 points
• Spurs: 3-2 overall · 1-2 at home · 2-0 on the road · last 5: L-L-W-W-W
• Jazz: 1-4 overall · 1-3 at home · 0-1 on the road · last 5: L-W-L-L-L
• Venue: Delta Center

Over an 82-game season, NBA standings are about consistency. Finishing in the top six of a conference avoids the Play-In Tournament, where seeds seven through ten compete for the last two playoff places.

After this result, the top of the Western Conference reads: Houston Rockets (5-0), Memphis Grizzlies (4-0), Portland Trail Blazers (3-0), Los Angeles Lakers (4-1), Oklahoma City Thunder (4-1).

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