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The San Antonio Spurs attempt to win their fourth straight game when they visit the Utah Jazz tonight at the Delta Center. San Antonio opens a season-long eight game road trip this evening. On Saturday, Tim Duncan had 28 points and 16 rebounds to lead the Spurs to a 102-88 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves at the AT&T Center. Tony Parker scored 25 points and Manu Ginobili returned to action with 14 points for the Spurs, who have won seven of their last eight games overall. Ginobili had missed three games with a sprained ankle. The Spurs are 13-7 on the road this season. They will also visit Portland, Golden State, Toronto, New Jersey, Indiana, Cleveland and Philadelphia on the trip. San Antonio is tied with the red-hot Dallas Mavericks for first place in the Southwest Division. Utah will try and halt a two-game losing streak as it begins a three-game homestand. On Saturday, Josh Howard netted 24 points on 8-of-13 shooting to lead the streaking Mavericks over the Jazz, 103-89, at American Airlines Center. Devin Brown ended with 18 points in the loss to Dallas for the Jazz, who have dropped four of their last five games overall. Andrei Kirilenko finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds, while Mehmet Okur contributed 16 points in defeat. The Jazz, who will also host Denver and Sacramento on the current stand, are just 10-11 at the Delta Center this season. This is the first meeting of the season between the clubs. The Jazz have won two of the last three contests in this series, while San Antonio has lost two straight at Utah.
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