Hot Spurs Off to Best-Ever Start

Utah still can't win in San Antonio, 104-98
By Katherine Thompson,  Newser Staff
Posted Dec 8, 2007 5:34 AM CST
Hot Spurs Off to Best-Ever Start
San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan, recovering from a sprained right ankle, watches the team's NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz in street clothes for the second consecutive game in San Antonio, Friday, Dec. 7, 2007. San Antonio won 104-98. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)   (Associated Press)

The Utah Jazz haven't won a game in San Antonio in nearly nine years, and if they thought they would have a better chance with Spurs' big man Tim Duncan benched last night, a 104-98 defeat soon dispelled that idea. Manu Ginobili outstripped everyone with 37 points, and Utah's scoring couldn't compete, reports the San Antonio Express-News.

Carlos Boozer and Deron Williams each reached 28 points, but Boozer's 17 rebounds couldn't make up for his nine turnovers. The Spurs' shooting percentage didn't impress (44% to Utah's 54%), but they hung on to the ball better than the Jazz, and turned three quarters of trailing into an advantage in the end. (More NBA stories.)

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