Smith made all five of his 3-pointers and scored 29 points ? on only 10 shots ? as the Spurs ended their two-game losing streak by beating Utah for the eighth straight time, 98-92 in front of 19,623 at the Delta Center.

"When Steve gets on a roll, he gets on a roll," Popovich said. "It's not like we call something for him ... so when he gets going we just shut up, sit there, and watch and try not to screw it up."

When the Spurs almost botched Wednesday's win, it took a simple head fake from Smith ? not a shot ? that saved the game.