Western Conference NBA Picks and Tips: San Antonio Spurs at Utah Jazz
Monday, February 20, 2012
Frank Martin
San Antonio Spurs shoots for its 11th straight victory when it visits Utah Jazz on Monday. The Spurs are 6-0 on their nine-game road trip, including Saturday's 103-100 overtime victory over the Clippers. Gary Neal hit a 3-pointer that tied the game in regulation and another 3-pointer in overtime to win it.
Utah dropped a 101-85 defeat in Houston on Sunday. "We knew how important this game was for us," forward Al Jefferson said. "We didn’t close it out. I don’t know why."
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San Antonio Spurs
@ Utah Jazz
When:
9:00 PM ET, Monday, February 20, 2012
Where:
EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
TV:
9 p.m. ET, FS Southwest (Spurs), ROOT Sports (Jazz)
The Spurs have opened as 3-point favorites on SBG Global Sportsbook’s Live NBA Basketball Odds.
San Antonio Spurs (22-9): It wasn't all good news for San Antonio on Saturday. Guard Manu Ginobili left the game in the fourth quarter with a strained left oblique. He was playing in his fifth game after missing 22 games with a broken bone in his left hand. Backup forward-center Tiago Splitter left in the first quarter with a strained right calf. Ginobili might return against the Jazz, but Splitter is unlikely to play.
Utah Jazz (15-15): It's been all downhill for Utah since starting the season 12-7. The Jazz have lost eight of 11 and will have to play better to stay in the Western Conference playoff race. Forward Paul Millsap broke out of his shooting slump with 22 points on 8-for-16 shooting against Houston. He shot 11 of 31 and scored 28 points in his previous three games.
1.
The Spurs haven't played at home since
Feb. 4 when they defeated Oklahoma City. San Antonio doesn't play at home again until
Feb. 28 against Chicago, its first game after the All-Star break.
2. San Antonio has
won four straight over Utah,
including a 104-89 home victory on Dec. 31.
3. Jefferson has scored 23 and 34 points while shooting 26 of 43 from the field
in the last two games.
NBA BASKETBALL PREDICTION: Spurs 93, Jazz 89
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