Warriors still ideal after close win vs Jazz

Every player on the opposing team is locked in and no one is cruising through a game.

MCEVERS: And we will talk to you at the All-Star break. And I say that knowing that LeBron James is incredibly talented and gifted and is a great player, but what Curry’s doing is remarkable. “He deserves a lot of credit, because that’s not easy when you don’t play consistently and you get thrown in there to be professional enough to stay ready.”… You know a month from now, hopefully what we come away from this game with is more significant than one win.

Forward Draymond Green and guard Klay Thompson each scored 20 points for the defending champions. After Rodney Hood’s basket brought the Jazz within 104-103, Curry missed a triple, giving the hosts a chance to take the lead.

Jabari Parker had 16 points and Michael Carter-Williams added 12 points and nine assists for the Bucks, who won for only the second time in eight games. Marvin Williams, Kemba Walker, Nicolas Batum and Jeremy Lamb each buried three 3-pointers in Sunday’s 87-82 triumph. “Had a shot at the end”. “We played hard and gave it our best shot”.

The Warriors are led by reigning MVP Stephen Curry.

– Hayward (24 points, six rebounds) and Favors (23 points, 10 rebounds) were simply brilliant.

Andre Drummond supplied 24 points and 13 rebounds despite shooting four-for-18 from the free-throw line. Guard Alec Burks contributed 19 points. And Trevor Booker gave the Jazz some energy in his 19-minute outing.

The Golden State Warriors look poised for another title run this season but Charlotte is no slouch, boasting an impressive 8-2 record at home so far this season. They will have their work cut out for the them against the Pacers, who have the No. 4 scoring defense (95.6 points per game) and are third best at forcing turnovers (17.1). The team used a small-ball style lineup to beat the Cavaliers in the Finals, but the team can also play big and physical.

The Panthers would be 19-0 if they remained unbeaten through the Super Bowl. “Like tonight. Hard-fought win to start the road trip”. “It was a tough environment against a team that plays the style they do”. Since Gobert lacks a true post game, the Warriors could get creative in the way they neutralize him on the offensive end, and if Golden State has five shooters on the floor at once, it’ll leave Utah with quite the dilemma: either pull Gobert from the rim (where he’s at his best) or leave him protecting the rim and leave a deadly Warrior shooter open. The Warriors shot well from deep (14-of-29) and have faced deeper deficits over the early days of this season, but no team has forced them out of their comfort zone as often as the Jazz did on Monday.

Brad Stevens is the most valuable part of this team, and his ability to put the team where they need to be at the right time is a major part of why I believe the Celtics could upset the Golden State Warriors. I don’t know. I tend to think they won’t. The fact that the Jazz didn’t get absolutely blown out of the water by such an elite team is a testament in and of itself that they are growing.

Added Green: “That’s a very good basketball club and guys who have been together for about three or four years now”. “What gets lost in the record are the tough games that we have had to claw our way out of”.