![]() ![]() Still, Golden State had too much firepower to go away quietly.Ĭurry finally got cooking, scoring seven straight in one sequence that included one of his patented shimmy-shakes. Later, Mitchell tried to tie Green up along the sideline, and got Green called for a foul on an extended elbow, leading to more unpleasantries.Ĭrowder came to Mitchell’s aid, getting in Green’s face, then hit a 3 on the next possession for good measure, flexing in the direction of the Warriors’ bench as he ran back downcourt. ![]() The third quarter was less prolific offensively, but no less intense.Īfter Gobert and Draymond Green got tangled up for the second time, words, shoves and technical fouls were exchanged. The most unguardable player in the league would hit a basket, only for Exum to answer with a 3. And yet, he was a minus-12 on the floor at the time. Two-time Finals MVP Durant did all he could to keep the Warriors close, scoring 24 points on 9-for-13 shooting. The Jazz’s 81 points marked the fourth time in franchise history the team managed at least 80 points in a half, and were a team-record for the first halfīy the break, Utah already had five players in double-digit scoring: Ingles with 14, Rudy Gobert 13, Donovan Mitchell and Jae Crowder 12 apiece, and Dante Exum 11. Things after that, though, were absolutely nuts.Īn incendiary second quarter saw Utah hit a franchise-record 10 shots from deep and score 47 points - tied for the most ever allowed by the Warriors in a second quarter (along with Atlanta on Nov. The quarter closed with Golden State’s Durant being whistled for a foul on an Alec Burks 3-point try with 0.1 seconds left, and the Jazz guard converted all three attempts. Though the Jazz got off to another stilted start, hitting 9 of 21 from the field in the opening quarter, including going 1 for 8 on 3-pointers, they still held a 34-32 lead, courtesy of a 17-4 advantage in free throws attempted. That they only scored 42 in the second half proved their undoing. the Warriors … yeah, that was a pretty big deal. So when the Jazz scored 81 - yes, you read that right, 81 - first-half points vs. When Utah scored 68 first-half points in its season-opening victory Wednesday, well, everyone figured it was because they were playing the perpetually defense-poor and lottery-bound Kings. “Of course we’re gonna be frustrated because we lost, but at the same time, we played a really, really good game.”Īnd a really, really, REALLY good first half. But we played really good and we competed against them toe to toe,” said point guard Ricky Rubio, who finished with 13 points and 10 assists. “We gotta be realistic - they’re the champs from the last two years. The loss was a disappointment, considering the Jazz had been in control for much of the action, but the team was keeping it in perspective afterward. Joe Ingles led the Jazz with a career-high 27. Durant scored a game-high 38 points on 14-for-25 shooting. Golden State shot 56.3 percent for the game. Donovan Mitchell’s desperation running 3 at the buzzer went off the top of the backboard. ![]()
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