The San Antonio Spurs are starting to feel better about their play, which is a welcome sign for the former defensive stalwarts following a series of blowout losses. DeMar DeRozan had 26 points and eight assists and Rudy Gay added 23 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Spurs to a 110-97 victory over the Utah Jazz on Sunday night. Donovan Mitchell scored 27 points for Utah, which had its two-game winning streak snapped.

Jakob Poeltl and Davis Bertans walked off the court to huge cheers and the embrace of San Antonio Spurs veterans Pau Gasol and LaMarcus Aldridge. In a game filled with All-Stars like Aldridge, DeMar DeRozan and LeBron James, the Spurs relied on a gritty effort from Poeltl, Bertans and their bench to salvage a victory.

Raptors president Masai Ujiri says he has never done anything malicious toward Kyle Lowry but that if it was wrong to deal DeMar DeRozan, "Yes, that's what I did wrong."

DeMar DeRozan had a spectacular night for the San Antonio Spurs. DeRozan’s game ended well, but it didn’t begin that way. DeRozan spoke to ESPN after the Spurs’ win over the Trail Blazers and revealed what Pop had said to him that kept replaying in his mind during the game.

Andre Snellings ESPN Read below for rest-of-season points-league ranks. For the second week in a row, the top 20 was very stable. Nikola Jokic and DeMar DeRozan moved the most, both down three slots, and Kemba Walker also slid two spaces. On the positive side, Russell Westbrook, James Harden and Kawhi