San Antonio Spurs vs. Utah Jazz
December 27, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Jazz beat the Spurs 127-114 on 2025-12-27 on the road against the Spurs. The Spurs started Harrison Barnes, Devin Vassell, Julian Champagnie, Victor Wembanyama, and Stephon Castle. The Jazz started Jusuf Nurkić, Lauri Markkanen, Svi Mykhailiuk, Keyonte George, and Brice Sensabaugh. Keyonte George (Jazz) scored 7 points (2/12) in his matchups, with Devin Vassell as his primary defender. Victor Wembanyama (Spurs) scored 23 points (8/18) in his matchups, with Jusuf Nurkić as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
114
Did not play: Bismack Biyombo (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kelly Olynyk (DNP - Coach's Decision)
UTA
Utah Jazz
127
Did not play: Kyle Anderson (DNP - Coach's Decision), Oscar Tshiebwe (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Harrison Barnes · Devin Vassell · Julian Champagnie · Victor Wembanyama · Stephon Castle Starter 10.4 min
- Luke Kornet · Keldon Johnson · Devin Vassell · Stephon Castle · Dylan Harper 5.1 min
- Keldon Johnson · Devin Vassell · Victor Wembanyama · Dylan Harper · Carter Bryant 3.2 min
- Keldon Johnson · Devin Vassell · Victor Wembanyama · Stephon Castle · Dylan Harper 3.2 min
- Harrison Barnes · Luke Kornet · Devin Vassell · Julian Champagnie · Stephon Castle 2.3 min
UTA
Utah Jazz
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Jusuf Nurkić · Lauri Markkanen · Svi Mykhailiuk · Keyonte George · Brice Sensabaugh Starter 10.4 min
- Taylor Hendricks · Keyonte George · Cody Williams · Kyle Filipowski · Walter Clayton Jr. 6.4 min
- Jusuf Nurkić · Lauri Markkanen · Brice Sensabaugh · Cody Williams · Walter Clayton Jr. 5.3 min
- Taylor Hendricks · Keyonte George · Brice Sensabaugh · Isaiah Collier · Kyle Filipowski 5.1 min
- Jusuf Nurkić · Lauri Markkanen · Keyonte George · Brice Sensabaugh · Walter Clayton Jr. 3.7 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Spurs defense
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Keyonte George 7 pts (2/12) in 66 possessions
Guarded by: Devin Vassell (30 %, 0 pts) · Stephon Castle (18 %, 0 pts) · Julian Champagnie (12 %, 0 pts)
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Lauri Markkanen 14 pts (5/9) in 65 possessions
Guarded by: Harrison Barnes (31 %, 0 pts) · Keldon Johnson (17 %, 4 pts) · Devin Vassell (11 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Stephon Castle | Keyonte George: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/4) · Svi Mykhailiuk: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Devin Vassell | Keyonte George: 20 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Cody Williams: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Dylan Harper | Isaiah Collier: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Walter Clayton Jr.: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Victor Wembanyama | Jusuf Nurkić: 26 poss., 12 pts (4/10) · Kyle Filipowski: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Keldon Johnson | Lauri Markkanen: 11 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Brice Sensabaugh: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Julian Champagnie | Brice Sensabaugh: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Keyonte George: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/3) |
| Harrison Barnes | Lauri Markkanen: 20 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Brice Sensabaugh: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Luke Kornet | Kyle Filipowski: 20 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Taylor Hendricks: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Carter Bryant | Brice Sensabaugh: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Taylor Hendricks: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jeremy Sochan | Taylor Hendricks: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Keyonte George: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Lindy Waters III | Brice Sensabaugh: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Keyonte George: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jordan McLaughlin | Brice Sensabaugh: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Walter Clayton Jr.: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Jazz defense
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Victor Wembanyama 23 pts (8/18) in 56 possessions
Guarded by: Jusuf Nurkić (49 %, 12 pts) · Lauri Markkanen (13 %, 7 pts) · Brice Sensabaugh (11 %, 0 pts)
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Stephon Castle 20 pts (7/11) in 71 possessions
Guarded by: Keyonte George (45 %, 9 pts) · Walter Clayton Jr. (12 %, 2 pts) · Lauri Markkanen (10 %, 7 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Keyonte George | Stephon Castle: 32 poss., 9 pts (2/6) · Julian Champagnie: 8 poss., 6 pts (2/3) |
| Brice Sensabaugh | Devin Vassell: 18 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Julian Champagnie: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Lauri Markkanen | Harrison Barnes: 21 poss., 8 pts (3/4) · Devin Vassell: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Jusuf Nurkić | Victor Wembanyama: 27 poss., 12 pts (4/9) · Stephon Castle: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kyle Filipowski | Luke Kornet: 14 poss., 4 pts (1/4) · Keldon Johnson: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Walter Clayton Jr. | Dylan Harper: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Stephon Castle: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Cody Williams | Devin Vassell: 11 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Keldon Johnson: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Taylor Hendricks | Keldon Johnson: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Luke Kornet: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Svi Mykhailiuk | Julian Champagnie: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Devin Vassell: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Isaiah Collier | Dylan Harper: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Devin Vassell: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |