Warriors still flawless after close win vs Jazz
But we can not jump the gun and already crown them this season’s National Basketball Association champions just yet.
3-point goals: CC 1 (Burns); TFCA 5 (Scruggs, Wiest 4). It has become a must see exhibition and I can’t ever recall so many fans flocking to the warm-ups to get a glimpse of Curry.
DeMarcus Cousins (31 points) helped the Sacramento Kings past the Dallas Mavericks 112-98.
The Clippers shot 71 percent in the first quarter, when Paul scored 18 points and was flawless from the floor, the 3-point line and the free throw line.
In the first half against the Jazz, Curry came off a screen to the right of the top of the key. There are many that are already beginning to talk about the possibility of them beating the Chicago Bulls’ season best record of 72-10. Two Favors free throws gave the Jazz an 88-87 lead after he drew a foul that was the sixth personal for Bogut.
The Heat were led by guard Dwyane Wade, who posted season highs of 30 points and five steals, but matched a season high with seven turnovers. It was last night, about a minute to go in the game. He hit four 3-pointers in the third quarter and finished with 26 points. New Orleans bounced back and made a run in the 4th quarter to cut the lead down to just six points.
Brandon Knight and Eric Bledsoe added 21 points apiece for Phoenix.
The Jazz are a seven-point underdog in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is 201 points. Burks went 9-of-14 from the field to bust out of a slump that saw him shoot below 50 percent from the field in the previous four games.BUZZER BEATERS1. Leonard, who did most of his damage with 15 points in the first half, led the Spurs in scoring for the sixth consecutive contest. Stephen Curry held his follow-through after his shot gave the Warriors the league’s 3-point record before halftime.
Warriors: Dating to the start of last season, including the postseason, the Warriors are 100-20….With eight straight wins on the road, Golden State is two shy of the franchise record set last season. Who gets the credit for Warriors wins? Utah, meanwhile, gets a couple days off before hosting the Orlando Magic Thursday night. The Magic are now 9-ti8 on the season. If they’re 41 and 2 or something like that then I would say they probably have a good shot.
Saturday night the Jazz square off with the 11-5 Indiana Pacers.
The Utah Jazz rebound 43.1 times per game and are ranked 23rd. So the Thunder still lead the division. Their 22 in the game was one short of the league record. The Denver Nuggets are in last in the division just one game behind the Trailblazers.
Utah has allowed an average of 93.2 points per game this season. This is a great compliment to the Jazz defense which has been a strong point for them this season. The Jazz made the Warriors work like insane for this win, and they responded like champs.