When Keldon Johnson first encountered new teammate Chris Paul this summer at the San Antonio Spurs’ Victory Capital Performance Center, he knew he shared a pair of significant traits with the 39-year-old so-called Point God: ownership of Olympic gold medals and entire careers spent wearing uniform No.

The sixth-year forward offered a team-high 20 points on 9-of-13 shooting from the floor, and added two steals and a block, with only a single turnover. An area of focus for Johnson, and the rest of the young Spurs, has been cutting down on costly, repetitive mistakes. Johnson credited a changed mindset with his preseason success.

With Tre Jones, Jeremy Sochan and Stephon Castle flying all over the place, the Spurs rattled off a 10-0 run to begin the fourth. The Jazz coughed up four turnovers in that span. By the time Johnson finished the spurt with his crowd-pleasing slam, the Spurs held a 98-91 lead. They would not trail again.