Warriors top Jazz for No. 19

“We’re a young team, very hungry and we’ve got great veterans that won’t let us be complacent”, Thompson said. “We’re just having fun”.

For the Jazz, both guard Trey Burke and guard Rodney Hood are experiencing back spasms.

The Mavericks will likely need to play at the height of their game to have a chance in the playoffs against the Warriors and might also need some good luck, but if there is a team in the Western Conference that has the skill-set and perimeter defense that could make life miserable for them, it might be Dallas. Draymond Green grabbed the rebound, and Curry hit two free throws to seal the win. Hayward also scored his season high five 3-pointers and three steals against the Clippers.

During the Warriors’ streak, interim head coach Luke Walton has continually reminded the media that the team is planning on resting certain players. “That’s a good shot for him….” The team already has beat their franchise record for 3-pointers and assists in a season.

Utah’s points came through Gordon Hayward (24) and power forward Derrick Favors (23) while center Rudy Gobert had 13 points and 11 rebounds.

The Warriors had a season-high in points and made a season-high 22 three-pointers and shot 56.8 percent from the field, 57.9 on three-point attempts.

ATLANTA – Jeff Teague scored 25 points, six of them during a 10-2 fourth-quarter run, to help Atlanta outlast Oklahoma City. “Sometimes it’s a little easier when you get someone bigger because you got to get it over top of them”. Now they can tie and break the mark against two losing clubs, first the 6-7 Nuggets and then the 2-10 Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night at Oracle to set the record.

According to ESPN, the Warriors are without Harrison Barnes for at least the next three games because of a sprained ankle he suffered against the Phoenix Suns on Friday.

“He does so much for us”, Walton said. And maybe it’s a different outcome, but can’t complain.

Still, they won by 19, 135-116. That’s why he’s the MVP. The Warriors traded Richard Jefferson, Andris Biedrins, Brandon Rush and the first-rounder away for Kevin Murphy and Randy Foye in 2013 to clear way for Andre Iguodala. Their next 5 games include: Phoenix, Sacramento, Utah, Charlotte and Toronto (4 games on the road).

The Jazz lost their chance to cut the lead of Oklahoma City Thunder last week. The Utah Jazz are shooting 36 percent from beyond the arc and 74 percent from the free throw line.

“Just playing my game and being aggressive when I’m out there”, he told the media afterward.

“I could have scored 80 tonight, it wouldn’t have made a damn difference”, Bryant said. “I definitely feel like I’m a better player than I was last year, more efficient”, he added, “We, as a team, are definitely better than we were last year, so we’re just trying to manage that for 66 more games and the rest of that will take care of itself”. He finished 9 for 16 overall from long distance, including a 4-point play. The Warriors are known for their small-ball lineups. “We’ll try to figure out who those five best defenders are and those will be the guys who are going to be out there for us because putting up all of those points – and I’m not just saying this about T.J., just any of our guys – we don’t care about the points, we’ve got to get stops and the points will come”.