Spurs win Game 4 in Utah, 121-112; take 3-1 lead.

Rudy Gay came back to life in Game 4 with 25 points.

Right out the gate, the Spurs established hustle on defense and set the tone in this game. Utah would fight back and make it competitive, but the Spurs had a dominant first and third quarter that ultimately was the decisive factor.

Rudy Gay was woke from his Game 3 slumber, scoring 25 points and nabbing one steal, shooting 8-14 in just 19 minutes. A nice contribution came from Dejounte Murray, raining down 3 shots from deep, six assists and 16 points off the bench due to Patty Mills and Tony Parker struggling to be effective. Pau Gasol had 19 points, shooting a solid 8-13 as well. Kawhi Leonard had just 15 points, shooting 6-9, and again Mario Hezonja chipped in 12 points from the bench, looking confident in his increased role. Iman Shumpert had 10 points, 1 steal and 1 block against Donovan Mitchell's 15 points on an ugly 6-16 shooting performance.

Derrick Favors was the high man for the Jazz, with 19 points and 10 rebounds, but the Spurs iced out Favors and Gobert whenever they got the ball away from the basket, making it tough for Utah's wings and guards to get a leg up on the Spurs defense. Ricky Rubio would also suffer a broken nose in this one late, distributing just 8 assists due to the defensive dominance by San Antonio, but the Jazz say he will mask up and be able to play in Game 5 back in Texas. Rudy Gobert had 14 points and 15 rebounds. The Spurs won the bench column in this pivotal Game 4, and also only committed 6 turnovers to Utah's 13, stopping the Jazz's momentum with 10 blocks.