On the night of November 3, in a regular season NBA matchup, the Utah Jazz played away against the San Antonio Spurs and lost 97:119. The game was controlled by the home team: the Spurs seized the initiative in the first quarter and did not relinquish it until the final buzzer. For the Ukrainian guard of the visiting team, Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, the game was played in a rotation role — he started on the bench and spent 14 minutes and 26 seconds on the court.
What Mykhailiuk Contributed
During his allotted time, Sviatoslav scored three points, making one of seven field goal attempts, including one of four from beyond the arc. His stat line also included two rebounds and two personal fouls, while his other indicators — assists, steals, blocks — remained at zero. The Ukrainian's efficiency rating in this encounter was low: poor shooting percentages and limited playing time prevented him from having a significant impact on the match, in which Utah trailed for almost all segments.
How the Game Unfolded
San Antonio immediately set a high tempo and won the first quarter with an 11-point advantage — 27:16. In the second 12-minute period, Utah tried to get back into the game and cut the deficit, but after the long break, the hosts increased the pressure again. The third quarter proved decisive: the San Antonio team scored 35 points to the opponent's 20, effectively sealing the victory before the final ten-minute stretch. Ultimately, it was a heavy defeat with a score of 119:97 in favor of the Spurs.
Team Leaders
The top scorer for the winners was Dylan Harper with 17 points. Victor Wembanyama recorded a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds, confirming his status as one of the key players for the Spurs. For Utah, Lauri Markkanen was the leading scorer with 22 points, but this was not enough to compensate for the overall gap in game class and scoring efficiency across all four quarters.
Team Streaks
For the San Antonio Spurs, this victory marks their fifth consecutive win in the regular season, emphasizing the stability and growing form of the hosts. The Utah Jazz, conversely, continue their slump: the defeat against the Spurs is the team's fifth in a row. Thus, the divergence in the current form of the two squads was clearly reflected in both the final score and the game's dynamics. Special attention is also deserved by a parallel storyline of Ukrainian basketball in Europe: in Spain, Maksym Shulga played his best match of the season for Real Madrid.
