LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Jakob Poeltl knew the Utah Jazz were going to try to take away the perimeter.
So he took advantage of the interior scoring repeatedly on pick-and-roll and interior moves.
Derrick White scored 24 points, Poeltl added 19 points and 10 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs got a much-needed win over the short-handed Utah Jazz 119-111 on Friday.
"I was a little more aggressive," Poeltl said. "We knew they were going to stay out with our shooters, so there was a little more room in the paint for me to move around. So I got going early today."
Lonnie Walker and Rudy Gay both finished with 14 points for the Spurs, who moved into sole possession of 10th place in the Western Conference, a half-game ahead of surging Phoenix. The Suns are 4-0 since the NBA restart, but were idle Friday.
San Antonio got a huge lift in the third quarter from the 33-year-old Gay, who scored 10 points during one stretch to help open a 16-point lead.
Jordan Clarkson scored 24 points off the bench to lead the Jazz, while Tony Bradley had 15 points on 7-of-9 shooting and 11 rebounds.
Rudy Gobert (rest), Donovan Mitchell (left peroneal strain) and Mike Conley (right knee soreness) did not play for the Jazz, who were held to 41.8% shooting from the floor. Royce O'Neale (right calf soreness) and Nigel Williams-Goss (left ankle sprain) also sat out.
Clarkson said he may have tried to do too much with so many other players out.
"I was trying to be more aggressive and make plays for teammates," he said. "At one point, I was playing too fast and aggressive and coach told me to trust the plays."
But he said the experience the young players gained is important.
"It makes everybody pick their game up," Clarkson said.
Added Jazz coach Quin Snyder: "They competed and that is our expectation for our whole group. For a player, every minute you are on a court matters."
The Jazz fell a half-game behind Houston in the battle for fourth place in the West. The Rockets played the Lakers on Friday night.
Tip Ins
Jazz: Joe Ingles played 16 minutes in the first half and finished with 12 points on 4-of-8 shooting from the field. He did not play in the second half as the Jazz just wanted to help him condition.
Spurs: Will play the Jazz again on Aug. 13
Morgan Injured
Utah's Juwan Morgan injured his right knee after hauling in an offensive rebound with 2:32 left and was taken to the locker room.
"I thought there was a foul on the previous play and it wasn't called," Snyder said. "It was unfortunate. Any time you get a player who has worked his way into the rotation, to see him take an injury like that, it hurts. And it hurts for him. We are keeping our fingers crossed the praying he is OK."
On Racial Injustice
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich spoke about racial injustice during his pregame press conference.
"A great amount of what we want to spend our time here (in Orlando) on is the great social injustices that are being experienced by our Black population," Popovich said. "And this moment in time, we all believe, is an opportunity to really emphasize this and try to make people learn more and understand more about why the movement is so important. There is no time to wait. It's already been too long."
Up Next
Jazz: Play the Nuggets on Saturday.
Spurs: Play the Pelicans on Sunday.
NETS 119, KINGS 106
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Caris LeVert scored 22 points, Jarrett Allen added 17 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists and the patchwork Brooklyn Nets clinched a playoff berth by beating the Sacramento Kings 119-106 on Friday.
The surprising Nets came to the bubble without stars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving but continued to display plenty of fight, improving to 3-2 since coming to Florida. Joe Harris added 21 points, shooting 8 of 11 from the field, including 5 of 7 from 3-point range.
The Kings were one day removed from an impressive 140-125 win over the New Orleans Pelicans but couldn't string together two wins and fell further behind in a crowded race for the final Western Conference playoff spot. Sacramento is 1-4 in the bubble.
GRIZZLIES 121, THUNDER 92
Dillon Brooks scored 22 points, and Memphis claimed its first win since the restart, beating Oklahoma.
Jonas Valanciunas had 19 points and 11 rebounds and Ja Morant had 19 points and nine assists for the Grizzlies.
Memphis shot 55% and avoided falling into a tie with Portland for eight place in the Western Conference standings.
Chris Paul scored 17 points and Luguentz Dort added 16 for the Thunder. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City's leading scorer this season, finished with 10 points on 3 for 13 shooting.
76ERS 108, MAGIC 101
Tobias Harris had 23 points and 15 rebounds, Joel Embiid turned in a strong second half and finished with 23 points and 13 rebounds and Philadelphia held off Orlando in their first game without All-Star Ben Simmons.
Simmons is out indefinitely after injuring his knee Wednesday night.
Alec Burks had 22 points off the bench and Al Horford stepped into the starting lineup and finished with 21 points and nine rebounds.
Evan Fournier had 22 points and Nikola Vucevic had 21 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Magic, which have lost three straight games in the NBA bubble after starting 2-0.
PELICANS 118, WIZARDS 107
Jrue Holiday scored 28 points, and New Orleans defeated Washington without star rookie Zion Williamson, improving its chances of earning a Western Conference playoff spot.
Williamson, the top pick in the 2019 NBA draft, rested.
The Pelicans shot 48 percent. New Orleans is 2 1/2 games behind eighth-place Memphis in the West and 1 1/2 games behind ninth-place Portland with three games remaining. To force a play-in, a team must be in ninth place and within four games of the eighth-place team.
Rui Hachimura scored 23 points, Thomas Bryant scored 22 and Troy Brown Jr. added 20 points and 10 rebounds for Washington. The Wizards fell to 0-5 in the restart and are too far behind Orlando in the Eastern Conference standings to force a play-in.