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Utah Jazz hand San Antonio Spurs a third straight defeat

Trey Burke scored 23 points off the bench and the Utah Jazz picked up their second straight win over a playoff team with a 90-81 victory over the San Antonio Spurs.

The Jazz dismantled Portland 92-76 in their first game out of the All-Star break. They have won four of five overall.

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Gordon Hayward added 18 points, including 10-for-11 from the free throw line, Derrick Favors posted 14 points and 10 rebounds and Rudy Gobert pulled down a game-high 14 boards.

Utah forced 22 turnovers, more than eight over San Antonio's average.

Tim Duncan's 14-point, 10-rebound double-double led the way in the Spurs' third straight setback.

They fell to 2-4 on their annual rodeo road trip and 14-15 away from home on the season. Road games against Portland, Sacramento and Phoenix remain before finally returning home on March 4.

San Antonio trailed 73-64 after three quarters, then went nearly four minutes without scoring to open the fourth.

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Earlier, both teams shot 10-for-22 from the floor with a triple in the first quarter, but Hayward made seven free throws to help Utah to a 28-22 lead after one.

The lead hovered between six and 10 in the second, and Utah led by double digits for most of the third before taking an nine-point edge into the fourth.

Game Notes

Gobert and Duncan each blocked three shots ... Utah scored 17 points off of turnovers and outscored the Spurs 46-38 in the paint.

[SportsNetwork.com]

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