Overview

• Harper logged 18 minutes with nine points, three assists and a game-best plus-minus around +20 in a 134-130 overtime win over the Jazz.
• He tossed an alley-oop to Victor Wembanyama and set up Luke Kornet, drawing praise for early playmaking chemistry.
• Coaches kept him on a restriction after September surgery to repair a partially torn ligament in his left shooting thumb.
• He entered mid-first quarter, scored quickly on a backdoor cut, applied full-court pressure on defense and finished without setbacks.
• Barring issues, he is expected to be available for opening night as San Antonio evaluates rotations with De'Aaron Fox still recovering from a hamstring.