The Spurs will face the sixth-seeded Phoenix Suns in the first round. The Jazz will take on the Houston Rockets.
The Spurs’ win, coupled with Houston’s victory earlier Wednesday evening, firmed up seeds 3-6 in the West, which were still up in the air on the last day of the regular season.
While Utah was guaranteed either the third or fourth seed no matter what happened Wednesday, the Spurs had the potential to drop as low as sixth.
Tony Parker had 24 points and 12 assists for San Antonio in an easy win. Tim Duncan added 14 points and 11 rebounds, and four other Spurs scored in double digits.
C.J. Miles led the Jazz with 12 points. Mehmet Okur scored 11 and Carlos Boozer had 10 rebounds.
The San Antonio-Phoenix matchup could be the best of the first round. The two met in the second round last season and the Spurs eliminated the Suns in six games on their way to their fourth NBA title in nine seasons.
Phoenix won the season series against San Antonio 3-1, including a 96-79 rout April 9 in San Antonio.
Utah won the season series against Houston 2-1.
The Spurs put away the regular-season finale early with their first-half play. They shot 72 percent from the field in the opening two quarters and scored one more point than they did in the entire game against Utah less than two weeks ago, when the Jazz routed them 90-64 in Salt Lake City.
San Antonio outscored the Jazz 35-18 in the second quarter and went up by 28 points on Manu Ginobili’s reverse layup with 41 seconds left in the period. They were up 65-19 at the break.
In a sign of how important the game was, Ginobili played after sitting out three games with a strained left groin. Ginobili, who leads the team in scoring, finished with 12 points.
