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More Headlines • • • • • • Hood took over in the fourth quarter after San Antonio cut the lead to 82-81. Utah went on a 13-2 run with Hood scoring nine straight points, including a contested pull-up 3-pointer from the corner and a spinning, mid-range jumper to push the lead to 12. Ricky Rubio had 11 points and 11 rebounds, while Derrick Favors finished with 14 points and nine rebounds.

Bryn Forbes led the Spurs with 12 points. The Jazz led 50-38 at halftime thanks to a 14-point half by Hood. Utah used a 17-3 run spanning the end of the first quarter and the beginning of the second, highlighted by back-to-back 3s from Joe Johnson and Rubio, to take a 30-17 lead. The Spurs opened the third quarter with an 11-1 run as LaMarcus Aldridge warmed up and cut the lead to two. San Antonio answered each time the Jazz tried to pull away before Hood finally sealed it. The loss broke a three-game winning streak for the Spurs.

Nov 24, 2017 Rookie Donovan Mitchell scored 24 points and the Utah Jazz made a season-high 18 3-pointers in a 121-108 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.

TIP-INS Spurs: Pau Gasol did not play due to a right groin injury. Manu Ginobili sat out for rest.

Danny Green was held out due to a left groin injury. Jazz: Rookie guard Donovan Mitchell missed his second consecutive game with a bruised right big toe. Raul Neto missed his sixth straight game due to a concussion.

HOME SWEET HOME The Jazz returned from a six-game road trip against some of the most talented teams in the NBA, including the Celtics, Cavaliers, Rockets and Thunder. Utah went 1-5 during the trip. Coming home is nice, but the Jazz were still on the second night of a back-to-back and down two starters. 'I think there is a competitiveness to our group that is going to be there regardless,' Utah coach Quin Snyder said when asked about the team's energy level. 'Fatigue is something that everybody deals with. The challenge for us is not to lose any kind of emotional energy and to get despondent about schedule or lineups or injuries.

Just to power through and that's all you can do.' FINDING LaMARCUS Aldridge is having his best season since joining the Spurs before the 2015-16 season. He entered averaging team highs of 22.3 points and 8.4 rebounds per game. The five-time All-Star was the only individual player coach Gregg Popovich mentioned when asked what he likes about his team to this point.

Awaz Do Humko Hum Kho Gaye Mp3 Song on this page. 'I love that LaMarcus is having such a great year,' Popovich said. 'He's been just outstanding at both ends of the floor and really been the main factor in keeping our heads above the water. 'He's playing with confidence and playing freely. Less input from Popovich and it's working well for him.'