Darryn Peterson helps Jazz hold off Spurs 119-109 at Delta Center

Peterson leads Utah

Darryn Peterson posted 14 points and five assists, helping the Utah Jazz defeat the San Antonio Spurs 119-109 in a preseason game Monday at Delta Center. Utah improved to 2-1 in the preseason, while San Antonio dropped to 0-3.

Peterson also helped set the tone during Utah’s strongest stretch, which came after halftime. Mo Bamba added nine rebounds for the Jazz. Ja’Kobi Gillespie led the Spurs with 25 points, while Jordan McLaughlin had six assists and Tarris Reed Jr. collected 17 rebounds.

Jazz build early margin

Utah opened a 33-26 lead after the first quarter. The Jazz extended the advantage through a second quarter in which both teams scored 35 points, taking a 68-61 lead into halftime.

Jaren Jackson Jr., Keyonte George and Jaxson Hayes were among the Jazz players who scored during the opening half, while San Antonio received early contributions from McLaughlin, Harrison Barnes and Keldon Johnson. The quarter-by-quarter edge gave Utah a seven-point halftime cushion.

Third-quarter separation

The Jazz pulled away in the third quarter, outscoring the Spurs 31-17. Utah led 99-78 entering the final period after baskets from Peterson, Isaiah Collier, Bamba, Svi Mykhailiuk and others widened the margin.

San Antonio responded with a 31-point fourth quarter. Gillespie scored repeatedly during the period, including three 3-pointers, and helped the Spurs trim the deficit. David Jones Garcia, RJ Davis and Jon Elmore also scored for San Antonio in the final quarter.

Utah scored 20 points in the fourth and held on for the 10-point victory. The final quarter included Jazz baskets from Brice Sensabaugh, Jonas Aidoo, Tamar Bates and Harrison Ingram before Gillespie’s driving layup closed the scoring at 119-109.

At Delta Center

The game was played at Delta Center, with an attendance of 15,495. The result left Utah with a 2-1 record and San Antonio at 0-3.

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