Warriors vs. Jazz: Play-by-play, highlights and reactions

The Golden State Warriors (28-7) play against the Utah Jazz (10-10) at Vivint Arena

Game Time: 9:00 PM EST on Saturday January 1, 2022

Golden State Warriors 123, Utah Jazz 116 (Final)

What’s the buzz on Twitter? Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater Klay Thompson’s return is nearing: Inside a 4-day, 2-city, 1-game Warriors road trip theathletic.com/3046180/2022/0… – 2:52 AM Golden State Warriors @warriors Closed out the win in Utah. Full recap ???? – 1:52 AM Andy Larsen @andyblarsen The Triple Team! 3 thoughts on 1. What happened defensively in that game? It’s super interesting, and reveals some Jazz weaknesses. 2. What was working with the 3rd-quarter offense 3. What happens if this game is played at full strength at even rest?sltrib.com/sports/jazz/20… – 1:37 AM Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron On a night the Warriors showcased their depth in coming back for a win at Utah: sfchronicle.com/sports/warrior… – 1:22 AM Chris Biderman @TheWarriorsWire After the Warriors snapped the Jazz’s six-game win streak with an impressive road victory in Utah, NBA Twitter chimed in with different reactions. warriorswire.usatoday.com/lists/nba-twit… – 1:22 AM Ryan Miller @millerjryan In the end, it was a battle of uniqueness: Gobert vs. Curry. Curry won the 4th and the game.ksl.com/article/503209… – 1:22 AM Chris Biderman @TheWarriorsWire For the first time in his injury rehab, Klay Thompson joined the Warriors’ starters in a scrimmage. warriorswire.usatoday.com/2022/01/01/kla… – 1:00 AM Josh Newman @Joshua_Newman Free advice: If you think you’re going to Utah-Florida in September, grab the hotel now. You’re welcome. – 12:45 AM Golden State Warriors PR @WarriorsPR FINAL: Warriors 123, Jazz 116 pic.twitter.com/z36rWAFoSx – 12:41 AM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe Donovan Mitchell’s 4-for-19 is his worst FG% of the season (21 percent). It’s his worst since going 3-for-15 against Memphis last January. – 12:38 AM Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater Steph Curry estimated 17 Klay Thompson shots in 12 scrimmage minutes the other night: “He shot over 50 percent” pic.twitter.com/ej0D7nwEQs – 12:29 AM Mark Haynes @markhaynesnba Stephen Curry believes Andrew Wiggins should be an All-Star this season. “Number 22 should be in Cleveland this year the way he’s hooping.” – 12:27 AM Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater Klay Thompson, Steve Kerr and now Steph Curry have trumpeted Andrew Wiggins for the All-Star game the last two days. It’s an organizational push. Curry unprompted tonight: “#22 should be in Cleveland this year.” – 12:25 AM Josh Newman @Joshua_Newman Finality can feel raw, it can feel sudden, and it can feel unfair. Beyond the postgame tears, this Utah football team will be remembered forever. pic.twitter.com/NkG8q1ERcG – 12:25 AM Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron Stephen Curry: “I don’t want to get ahead of myself, but No. 22 should be in Cleveland this year with the way he’s hooping.” This is the umpteenth time this week a Warrior has gone out of his way to lobby for Wiggins to get to the All-Star Game. – 12:24 AM Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron Steph Curry on whether he daydreams about what this team can be when Klay returns: “All the time. … There’s a lot of options with what we can do. … Once (Klay) gets back to who he is, it’s going to be fun.” – 12:23 AM Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron Curry said he counted 17 shot attempts from Klay in a 12-minute scrimmage the other night, and Klay made more than 50% of them. – 12:22 AM Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron Stephen Curry: “If we come with the right approach and execute defensively, don’t turn the ball over, we can beat obviously anybody. … It’s a good confidence-builder to win in these types of settings.” – 12:19 AM Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater Andre Iguodala on Otto Porter “He can really play basketball at a high level in his mind. He had eight assists tonight. It wasn’t a fluke.” pic.twitter.com/DDsaAr0eq9 – 12:18 AM Golden State Warriors @warriors TEAMWORK @StateFarm || Assist of the Night pic.twitter.com/QfOqBhNPQm – 12:16 AM Sarah Todd @NBASarah Instant analysis: Warriors close out strong to hand Jazz first loss of 2022 https://t.co/PAbbgrlScz pic.twitter.com/2pusDxWkBk – 12:15 AM Monte Poole @MontePooleNBCS ‘The league is gonna be in trouble when he gets back.’ Warriors F Andrew Wiggins, clearly eager to play alongside Klay Thompson – 12:12 AM Mike Prada @MikePradaNBA Feels like 2015 all over again watching these Warriors – 12:12 AM Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron Andrew Wiggins on what these recent wins over the Suns and the Jazz say about the Warriors: “They’re big wins, man. It just shows that we’re at the top for a reason. … We have a deep team.” – 12:11 AM Monte Poole @MontePooleNBCS ‘His legs are back. It’s almost that time.’ Otto Porter Jr., assessing Klay Thompson’s work in the Warriors’ scrimmage on Thursday. – 12:10 AM Ben Anderson @BensHoops The @Utah Jazz are 1-5 against teams with top four records in the Eastern and Western Conferences. – 12:09 AM Utah Jazz @utahjazz until next time, @Golden State Warriors pic.twitter.com/qJmjFm5SSu – 12:08 AM Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater Andre Iguodala gives his impressions of Klay Thompsons’s scrimmage the other day. Said he kept finding himself passing to Klay and had a conversation with Andrew Wiggins, who commented: “Bro, he doesn’t dribble” yet scores Full soundbite pic.twitter.com/S88RjQhBc1 – 12:05 AM David Locke @DLocke09 POSTCAST – Golden State sets the standard in the West with win over the Utah Jazz – lockedonjazz.net/jazz/postcast-… – 12:04 AM Mark Haynes @markhaynesnba Steve Kerr on if it’s possible Draymond Green will be ready for the next game: “There’s optimism… We’ll see if he clears protocols tomorrow, and we’re hopeful, but we don’t know yet.” – 12:00 AM Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron Andre Iguodala said his technical was rooted in a misinterpretation by the refs. “Hopefully I’ll talk to someone in the league and get some of that fine money back,” Iguodala said. “I’m on that ASAP.” – 12:00 AM Utah Jazz @utahjazz Carry over from 2021—Rudy being a beast. #PerformanceLeader | @UofUHealth pic.twitter.com/MYMP3LRj4R – 11:56 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors 25 & the dub @googlecloud || Player of the Game pic.twitter.com/8XaRDeearG – 11:56 PM Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron Kerr said “there’s optimism” that Draymond Green will return Monday against the Heat, but “we don’t know yet.” – 11:55 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba Donovan Mitchell said he liked 16 of the 19 shots he took. He said Andrew Wiggins and Gary Payton II deserve a lot of credit for defending him well – 11:55 PM Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater Steve Kerr said “there’s optimism” that Draymond Green could clear protocols and return for the Warriors against the Heat at home on Monday. Warriors will know more tomorrow. – 11:55 PM Andy Larsen @andyblarsen With Rudy Gobert on the court tonight: Jazz ORtg: 128.8 DRtg: 116.7 With Rudy Gobert off the court tonight: Jazz ORtg: 78.6 DRtg: 139.3 – 11:53 PM Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron Steve Kerr on what changed for the Warriors in the fourth quarter: pic.twitter.com/WFsKyYFVSO – 11:52 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe Warriors are 9-5 against teams currently with winning records, four coming on the road. And GSW has beaten every team it’s lost to, save for DEN The current winning teams the Warriors have yet to play: MIL, MIA, WAS Still gotta see CHI, MEM, DEN on the road – 11:52 PM Utah Jazz @utahjazz ????| Donovan’s 15th straight game with 20 points or more ⤵️ #TakeNote | @ZionsBank pic.twitter.com/pXO3dGxS1d – 11:47 PM Kendra Andrews @kendra__andrews The Warriors beat a fully healthy Jazz team in Utah 123-116 without Draymond Green. Exactly a week ago they beat a fully healthy Suns team in Phoenix without Wiggins and Poole. Pretty astounding they’re doing this all without Klay Thompson. – 11:45 PM Utah Jazz @utahjazz Rudy: 20p | 19r | 2a Don: 20p | 9a | 6r | 2 3pm Bojan: 20p | 6r | 4 3pm | 1a | 1s JC: 20p | 4 3pm | 4r Royce: 15p | 4r | 2a | 2 3pm Mike: 12p | 5r | 3a | 2 3pm | 1s Ocho: 7p 2s | 1r Joe: 2p | 2a | 1s #TakeNote pic.twitter.com/J22eL60027 – 11:44 PM David Locke @DLocke09 POSTCAST – Warriors set standard as best in West with win in Utah twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1… – 11:43 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba Quin Snyder said you have to tip your hat to Steph Curry – 11:42 PM Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater -Otto Porter in Phoenix starting in place of Wiggins: 19 points on 8/13 FG, four fourth quarter jumpers to put win away -Otto Porter in Utah starting in place of Draymond: 20 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 steals — this jumper, assist, assist sequence to put GSW ahead late pic.twitter.com/cfLcI2BNyy – 11:39 PM Rob Perez @WorldWideWob Radio Roulette hotline is LIVE @TwitterSpaces, presented by @UnderdogFantasy. What a night. DeMar DeRozan. Mann O’ War. Jazz/Dubs. Do i trust Andrew Wiggins? Jokic & Facu. MVP race. REDZONE. Operation Turkey Shoot. Taking your calls all night ⬇️twitter.com/i/spaces/1MnGn… – 11:34 PM Utah Jazz @utahjazz well we’re not starting our resolutions until monday anyway pic.twitter.com/9LbePekEbY – 11:33 PM Monte Poole @MontePooleNBCS Warriors on Christmas: beat the Suns in Phoenix On New Year’s Day: beat the Jazz in Utah – without Draymond Green. 123-116 – Curry 28p, Wiggins 25, Porter 20 – 11:33 PM Eric Walden @tribjazz FINAL: Warriors 123, Jazz 116. Golden State absolutely tears it up on both ends down the stretch — 13-18 FGs in 4Q compared to 10-24 for Utah. Six-game winning streak over. 20p apiece for Bogey, Don and Mike, the latter two on a combined 8-32 FGs. 20/19 for Rudy. 28/9 for Steph. – 11:32 PM Andy Larsen @andyblarsen Warriors win 123-116. Steph: 28 points, 9 ast, 6 rebs. Warriors overall shot 17-32 from 3. Bogdanovic, Mitchell, and Gobert all had 20 points. Gobert also had 19 rebs and was a +10. Mitchell had 9 assists. Really good, interesting, revealing game. @NO next on Monday. – 11:32 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba The Jazz fall to the Warriors 123-116….Utah falls to 26-10 on the season. The Jazz fall to 14-7 at home. A six game streak is snapped. Great game. A long road trip awaits. On to New Orleans and the Pelicans on Monday night – 11:32 PM Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron FINAL: Warriors escape with a 123-116 win over the Jazz. Quite the turnaround from Golden State, which was on the brink of a total meltdown after that rough third quarter. – 11:31 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors Starting off the year with a W pic.twitter.com/HIG9VIddNv – 11:31 PM Adam Lauridsen @GSWFastBreak No Dray, no Klay, no problem. – 11:31 PM Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater The Warriors won in Phoenix against a fully stocked Suns team on Christmas without Wiggins/Poole. They beat a fully stocked Jazz team tonight in Utah without Draymond Green. Record: 28-7. Klay Thompson’s return is “very close.” – 11:31 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors DUBS WIN pic.twitter.com/66utqnorL3 – 11:31 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA I believe this delay of game on Donovan Mitchell is because in trying to deny Curry he ran out of bounds and got into Iguodala’s passing lane. – 11:30 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba Curry’s shooting percentage is going to belie how well he played tonight. He broke every Jazz run with a big shot. He obviously made the back breaker. He was ridiculously good tonight – 11:27 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe Iguodala was 9-for-44 from 3 (20.4 percent) before making two big 3-pointers in the fourth-quarter in Utah – 11:26 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors COUNT IT ???? ???? @NBCSAuthentic pic.twitter.com/uUKruvSNCp – 11:26 PM Damion Lee @Dami0nLeepic.twitter.com/K6IawoY9oW – 11:25 PM Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS That’s a great win for Golden State but I don’t feel like it’s a bad loss for Utah. Third game in four nights, fought back from the deficit. I’m not coming away from this thinking “wow Utah can’t hang with Golden State.” – 11:25 PM Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps Even though Andre Iguodala has struggled to shoot the ball this year, he’s looked so much better being back with Golden State than he did in Miami. – 11:24 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba Iggy for three and the Jazz trail the warriors 119-112…and that will do it….the warriors were simply incredible in the last five minutes and that proved the difference in the game….they knew what they wanted on every possession and they got it – 11:24 PM Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater Andre Iguodala’s been great in some big road wins this season. At Lakers on opening night, in Boston a couple weeks ago, in Utah tonight: 12-7-8 and a +12 in 23 minutes, just hit the wing 3 over a sagging Gobert to ice it. – 11:24 PM Eric Walden @tribjazz Rudy makes the business decision not to fully close out on Iggy at the 3P line, and Iggy buries it to make him pay. 119-112 Warriors, 38.8 to go. Barring some Reggie Miller stuff, that should probably do it. – 11:24 PM Andy Larsen @andyblarsen Iguodala makes 3 on the next possession — he’s shooting 21% from deep this year. Warriors up 7 with 38 seconds left. – 11:23 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors ANDRE ???? – 11:23 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors THREEEEEEE #StephenCurry || #NBAAllStar ???? @NBCSAuthentic pic.twitter.com/i7catQhDN8 – 11:23 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA Golden State has an absurd 38 AST on 45 FGs. – 11:23 PM Eric Walden @tribjazz Warriors lead 116-112 and will have the ball with 58.7 seconds left. Jazz just haven’t been able to put enough stops and made shots together down the stretch. – 11:22 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba 58.7 seconds remaining: the Jazz trail the Warriors 116-112 – 11:21 PM Andy Larsen @andyblarsen Warriors lead 116-112 with 58 seconds left — Warriors ball. – 11:21 PM John Schuhmann @johnschuhmann Funny thing about the Jazz: They have 2 guys who finished top 3 in 6th man voting last season, but they almost always close games w/ their starters. Utah is in the middle of the pack in clutch games played, but the starting lineup leads the league in clutch minutes. – 11:19 PM Chris Herring @Herring_NBA Curry is a bad man – 11:19 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba Unreal shot by Curry – 11:19 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe Terrible sequences by Wiggins: turnover, forced shot, gamble in transition – 11:19 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors That’s cold. #StephenCurry || #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/6xWTh0IV1s – 11:19 PM Eric Walden @tribjazz Breaking news: Steph Curry remains incredible at shooting a basketball. – 11:19 PM Utah Jazz @utahjazz ‘ ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? ???? #NBAAllStar | @Donovan Mitchell pic.twitter.com/Mnvq4Gxp8V – 11:18 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA GPII hasn’t learned the pin-in for Steph yet. – 11:17 PM Utah Jazz @utahjazz #NBAAllStar | @Rudy Gobert pic.twitter.com/4r0Ch1RiC2 – 11:17 PM Matthew Tynan @Matthew_Tynan Going from Spurs-Pistons tonight to Warriors-Jazz is a borderline spiritual experience – 11:17 PM Sam Quinn @SamQuinnCBS Where would the Warriors be in the West standings if they hadn’t traded D’Angelo Russell for Andrew Wiggins and the Kuminga pick? Assume the rest of the roster is the same, they just have Russell. – 11:16 PM Brad Botkin @bradbotkincbs Otto Porter shoulder nudging his man, just enough, going left for the fadeaway 12 footer is beautiful – 11:15 PM Andy Larsen @andyblarsen Timeout, Utah, as Warriors go on 13-5 run to take 111-106 lead. – 11:15 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA Jazz individual defense getting hurt by Porter and Wiggins down the stretch. They’ve beaten Ingles and Bogdanovic. – 11:15 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba The warriors are making every play on both ends of the court they need to. They are up by five and the Jazz need timeout – 11:15 PM Tim Bontemps @TimBontemps Been some really fun endings today, and Warriors-Jazz is going the same way. Some big time plays at both ends, but especially by Golden State here in the fourth to rebuild this lead. – 11:15 PM Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron We’re seeing that, even with Draymond Green out, this Warriors team can’t be counted out. Suddenly, they’re up 111-106 with 3:49 left. – 11:15 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors ???? ???? @NBCSAuthentic pic.twitter.com/9hz9pIADNB – 11:14 PM Eric Walden @tribjazz Mike Conley about to check in. Jazz need his defense in a big way. – 11:14 PM Andy Larsen @andyblarsen Conley’s only at 24 minutes… Royce lost Steph on that cut leading to the easy layup. You just need Conley for his screen navigation – 11:13 PM Eric Walden @tribjazz Jazz are still in this right now cuz of their 2H O-rebounding. They’ve got 14 for the game and 25 2nd-chance points, as Don makes his third shot of the game. – 11:13 PM Andy Larsen @andyblarsen Where’s Conley? – 11:12 PM Rob Perez @WorldWideWob Jordan Clarkson quickly ascending to the divine stratosphere of J.R. Smith irrational confidence. I fully understand the magnitude of these words. He might be the one to pick up the flag. – 11:11 PM Utah Jazz @utahjazz Jordan’s 47th game of 20 points or more off the bench since being traded to the Jazz on Christmas Eve 2019. No one else has more than 30 such games in that time span. #TakeNote | @Jordan Clarkson pic.twitter.com/aFKskxLROa – 11:10 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe I’m getting Kuminga back in there if I’m Kerr. – 11:09 PM Andy Larsen @andyblarsen Okay, this is setting up to be a stellar finish. Jazz up 101-98, Warriors ball, 6:39 left. Big factors: Looney has 5 fouls, can Jazz get him #6? Mitchell’s 2-15 from the field, can he get going? Can Jazz continue to limit Steph (5-14 FG)? – 11:09 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA Warriors have been a great defensive rebounding team this year, but Jazz have destroyed them on the offensive glass in the 2nd half. 33% orebs for the game, 22 2nd chance points. – 11:08 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba 6:39 remaining in this one. The Jazz lead the warriors 101-98….great game – 11:08 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe Kuminga sits down and Clarkson immediately hits a 3 – 11:06 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors Attack mentality ???? @NBCSAuthentic pic.twitter.com/uAR8J9kbKo – 11:05 PM Eric Walden @tribjazz No communication on transition D, no one guards Kuminga, who gets a wide-open dunk. Related note: Rudy Gobert returns with 8:09 to play. – 11:05 PM Adam Lauridsen @GSWFastBreak Poole as the Warriors’ sixth man is going to give the league some trouble. An offensive-focused bench player like the Ws haven’t had since the early years of the dynasty. – 11:04 PM Ben Anderson @BensHoops Donovan Mitchell is 2-14 in this game His ability to get to the line has been monumental but the lid is absolutely on the rim. – 11:04 PM Utah Jazz @utahjazz ???????????????????????????????? #TakeNote pic.twitter.com/fhQmFELTkL – 11:03 PM Andy Larsen @andyblarsen Rudy Gay a -16, Rudy Gobert a +18 kind of shows you what’s been most important in this game – 11:03 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe Kuminga is giving Clarkson problems – 11:03 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors ANDRE WITH A 360 & A SLAM? ???? @NBCSAuthentic pic.twitter.com/UPV1lVuMe6 – 11:02 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe Curry at 28 minutes. Imagine Kerr would love to bring him back at the 8-minute mark. But if he brought him back now with 9:48 left, he’d finish at 38 minutes. That’s a reasonable number given the extra day of rest after the Nuggets game was postponed – 11:01 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba This is Golden State’s best defensive lineup against the Jazz by far. Four switchable defensive wings that are 6-6 to 6-9 and super athletic. No coincidence that the Jazz have had issues the last two minutes running offense. Nowhere to gain an advantage – 11:01 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA The Jazz use of the Eurofoul is unquestionably the right move, but there are times when guys seem to rely on it too much and don’t play transition D when they can’t/don’t take it. – 11:00 PM Eric Walden @tribjazz Joe does not do the multiple-pat Eurofoul, refs miss the contact, GSW ends the possession with a putback slam. Timeout Quin. 94-88 Jazz with 9:48to go. – 11:00 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba Iggy is still an incredible athlete – 10:59 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA It appears Quin Snyder is matching Rudy Gobert’s minutes with Steph Curry’s. Normally Gobert is out there for a stint late 3rd early 4th. – 10:59 PM Josh Newman @Joshua_Newman UPDATED: The Rose Bowl began feeling like a matter of survival in the third quarter. More specifically, surviving a number of factors, C.J. Stroud chief among them. The Utes, who nearly had Bryson Barnes be the hero, ran out of gas Ohio State 48, Utah 45 sltrib.com/sports/utah-ut… – 10:58 PM Utah Jazz @utahjazz Jordan Magic ✨ #Pura3Pointer | @pura pic.twitter.com/Re3xbt6do8 – 10:56 PM Monte Poole @MontePooleNBCS Warriors give up 41 in the third, trail Jazz 91-86 entering the fourth. Wiggins/OPJ 33pts in first half, 0 in the third – 10:56 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors Fourth quarter, let’s get it done ???? pic.twitter.com/gj3ubNqTbB – 10:56 PM Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron In that third quarter, the Warriors gave up 41 points — their most of any quarter this season. – 10:56 PM Utah Jazz @utahjazz SIXX!!! #TakeNote | @Jordan Clarkson pic.twitter.com/hb66vXOBRa – 10:56 PM Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater 41 third quarter points for the Jazz. Most the Warriors have given up in a quarter this season. – 10:55 PM Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron END OF Q3: Warriors trail the Jazz, 91-86. When Utah is knocking down 3’s, it’s really tough. Jazz has all the momentum, but Stephen Curry has a knack for turning it on when it matters most. – 10:55 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba The Jazz take a 91-86 lead over the Warriors into the fourth quarter. Utah went 12 minutes with incredible defense and incredible shotmaking. The game flipped by 19 points as a result – 10:54 PM Utah Jazz @utahjazz First “buckle up” call of the new year! #TakeNote pic.twitter.com/ihebNxZTgC – 10:54 PM Eric Walden @tribjazz End 3Q: Jazz 91, Warriors 86. Incredible quarter for Utah, in which it outscored Golden State 41-22. Jazz made 14-24 shots, GSW just 7-19. – 10:54 PM Andy Larsen @andyblarsen Jazz up 91-86 after the 3Q. What a quarter from Utah, outscoring the Warriors 41-22. Quin eschewing the middle minutes and just having Gobert play every Steph minute was huuuuge. Gobert was dominant in that quarter, even without a huge impact on the box score. – 10:54 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA Bjelica seems to be allergic to making the obvious play. – 10:52 PM Andy Larsen @andyblarsen Steph in; Gobert in. Mirrors. – 10:52 PM Mike Prada @MikePradaNBA A small window into Steph’s gravity: Royce O’Neale has his back to a guy driving right at him even though Steph is not open. (Wiggins missed so it worked out, just kinda funny). pic.twitter.com/LU0ReXI5xy – 10:51 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA With Gobert out and Gay at center, this is Golden State’s chance to get back into it, even with Curry out. – 10:50 PM Eric Walden @tribjazz And with 2:15 left 3Q, Rudy Gay is in for Rudy Gobert. Let’s see how this goes. – 10:48 PM Andy Larsen @andyblarsen Steph out; Snyder mirrors by taking Gobert out – 10:48 PM Utah Jazz @utahjazz Congratulations to Donovan Mitchell for making his way into the top 10 all-time in scoring for the Utah Jazz ???? #UltraMoment | @MichelobUltra pic.twitter.com/AjVnxRixo9 – 10:45 PM Ben Anderson @BensHoops The Warriors are 2-8 from the free-throw line tonight. – 10:42 PM Utah Jazz @utahjazz say something nice about royce o’neale #TakeNote pic.twitter.com/9FJTMnhorE – 10:41 PM Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron Feels like things are unraveling for the Warriors right now. Iguodala just got T’d up, and he went up to the ref and asked again and again, “What did I do?” – 10:41 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe Wiggins/Porter cool off big time. 0-for-6, 0-2 FTs so far in third – 10:40 PM Eric Walden @tribjazz And now a tech on Iguodala. No idea what for. – 10:40 PM Monte Poole @MontePooleNBCS Jazz score 28 points in first 7 minutes of Q3, move to 78-74 lead over Warriors. Whistles have been weird all night, but Utah now more patient on offense, finding holes in GSW D and making the open shots – 10:40 PM Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater 28-10 third quarter so far for Utah. Finally making 3s. Steve Kerr got a technical (and near ejection) after a no call on an Otto Porter hook. Kevon Looney upset after an illegal screen call. GP2 had to be pulled back from refs by Iguodala after timeout. Warriors frustrated. – 10:39 PM Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron So much for that 16-point lead. Jazz have used a 28-8 run to seize a 78-74 lead with 5 minutes left in the third. – 10:38 PM Draymond Green @Money23Green Living in a world, where someone can do something wrong and punish you for your reaction to their mistake. – 10:38 PM Andy Larsen @andyblarsen And now a Royce 3! Jazz up 78-74, timeout Kerr. Kerr does the “my eyes on you” two fingers to G-Lg referee Brent Haskill going into the timeout. But honestly? I don’t think the whistles have been egregious. Warriors just aren’t swarming on D like they were in 1H. – 10:38 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe 28-10 quarter for Utah – 10:38 PM Eric Walden @tribjazz An open 3 buried by Royce, some more words between Kerr and the refs, and the Viv comes alive with the Jazz up 78-74. They’ve outscored GSW 28-10 so far this quarter. 5 minutes yet to go in the third period. – 10:38 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba The Jazz are winning this quarter 28-10…..they have been ridiculously good on both ends – 10:37 PM Utah Jazz @utahjazz IT’S LOUD IN HERE – 10:37 PM Utah Jazz @utahjazz 1 RT = 1 VOTE! #NBAAllStar | @Rudy Gobert pic.twitter.com/PIjG9CO6UM – 10:37 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA Rudy Gobert completely shutting down the paint in the 3rd. He’s now +12 in the game. – 10:37 PM Andy Larsen @andyblarsen Jazz have the lead, 75-74. Terrific 3Q from the Jazz so far. – 10:36 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe Free throws: UTA 16-20 GSW 2-7 – 10:34 PM Utah Jazz @utahjazz As @Hassan Whiteside would say: when the pizza rolls are done pic.twitter.com/KrDxObGvg9 – 10:34 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA Steph knew to give up the ball as Conley came off his man GPII to foul Steph in transition, and GP gets the and one as a result. Jazz finally get burned trying to Eurofoul. – 10:33 PM Andy Larsen @andyblarsen Mitchell, after some really good games, now just 1-10 FG. – 10:33 PM Sarah Todd @NBASarah Still thinking about that after the whistle shot that earned the Jazz a DoG warning. Other NBA peeps… you seen that before? – 10:33 PM Eric Walden @tribjazz Jazz blew the Eurofoul there, then by the time Royce did commit a foul, it was too late. Not a great bit of transition defense. – 10:32 PM Utah Jazz @utahjazz BOG3Y! pic.twitter.com/dAcoHVGpbT – 10:32 PM Sarah Todd @NBASarah There’s just something about the way that Curry gets off the ball. It’s like one dribble and a half a second faster than other people and it creates so much more space – 10:31 PM Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron After seizing a 16-point lead early in Q3, the Warriors gave up a 15-3 run to let the Jazz within four. Golden State is missing a bunch of defensive rotations. – 10:30 PM Rob Perez @WorldWideWob Programming Note: Radio Roulette hotline will be live immediately following Warriors/Jazz. – 10:30 PM Utah Jazz @utahjazz climbing back … #NBAAllStar | @Mike Conley pic.twitter.com/9aNqWc1ChJ – 10:29 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA After 4-21 from 3 in the first half, Jazz are 3/3 in the 2nd half. They have 15 points in 3:25 on 7 possessions. – 10:29 PM Eric Walden @tribjazz That’s a 15-3 run for the Jazz, who are capitalizing on Mike Conley’s success getting by the point-of-attack defense, and the ensuing ball movement. Meanwhile, Warriors have gone a bit cold. 69-65 Warriors, 8:35 left 3Q. – 10:29 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba Hell of a run by the Jazz to get back into this one. Got some stops defensively. Making shots now. But most importantly, for the first time tonight they look comfortable running their offense through. Warriors up 69-65…. – 10:28 PM Andy Larsen @andyblarsen Much much much much better from Utah…. it’s a 15-3 run. Conley probing and dishing great, and then defensively they’re so much more connected than they were early. Jazz within 4 now. – 10:28 PM Utah Jazz @utahjazz fly by ✈️ #TakeNote pic.twitter.com/wO11Z3HjoX – 10:27 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors Throw it down GARY ???? @NBCSAuthentic pic.twitter.com/Ob1CAe9qJS – 10:25 PM Ben Anderson @BensHoops The Jazz perimeter defense has had its hands full with Anthony Edwards and Andrew Wiggins each of these last two nights. Big bodies who can shoot and put the ball on the floor and the defense hasn’t really been able to take away either of the two attacks. – 10:25 PM Eric Walden @tribjazz Former SLCC star Gary Payton II with a nice reverse dunk there – 10:23 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors Frames from the first half pic.twitter.com/Akxgd7BrTJ – 10:22 PM Utah Jazz @utahjazz Retired boxer @Deron Williams in the building ???? pic.twitter.com/KOeHkOlch2 – 10:19 PM Monte Poole @MontePooleNBCS At the half: Warriors 64, Jazz 50 – Wiggins 17, Porter 16, Curry 11 – 23-21 rebounding edge – FTA deficit: 18-4 – Warriors’ D over last 4 qtrs: 79 points, Nuggets/Jazz combine for 30.6 pct FG (26-85) – 10:13 PM CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA Warriors’ Stephen Curry breaks own NBA record by hitting 3-pointer in 158th consecutive gamehttps://t.co/ZIGgy2uUTv pic.twitter.com/rb7lDg0ZcS – 10:10 PM Utah Jazz @utahjazz ⚪️Q1 ????Q2 ⚪️Q3 ⚪️Q4 pic.twitter.com/upvfv6iKXV – 10:09 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA Warriors continue to come up with counters to teams denying and topsiding Steph. They get the Jazz with the blind pig here. More recognition needed from Gobert with 5 seconds left in the half, but he’s distracted by the initial pnr up top. pic.twitter.com/397VddJKxp – 10:09 PM Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron HALFTIME: Warriors up 64-50 on the Jazz. Really nice first half from Golden State, which is shooting 53.1% from the field (10-for-21 from 3-point range) with 22 assists to just seven turnovers. And keep in mind, Draymond Green isn’t playing. – 10:08 PM Eric Walden @tribjazz Halftime: Warriors 64, Jazz 50. GSW closes 2Q on a 13-4 run to blow the game open. Utah’s defense has been pretty lackluster all the way around. Entirely too many open looks for the Warriors, who are converting 53.1% overall and 10-21 from 3. Jazz at 36.4% and 4-21. – 10:08 PM Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater Otto Porter with a first half 16-5-5 stat line, plus two steals, starting in place of Draymond Green. Seventeen points for Andrew Wiggins. Warriors up 64-50 in Utah, holding the Jazz’s #1 ranked offense to 37% shooting without Draymond. – 10:07 PM Andy Larsen @andyblarsen Warriors lead Jazz 64-50 at the half. 119 ORtg for GSW, 94 ORtg for Utah. Wiggins has 17, Porter 16, Steph only 11, but the Jazz are just giving up wide open look after look. Meanwhile, on offense, Warriors have a 22-5 advantage in assists. – 10:07 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors Up at the half pic.twitter.com/iCl8yaCMHd – 10:07 PM Sarah Todd @NBASarah Mike Conley is still underrated. He’s so good at basketball – 10:06 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA This closeout by Andrew Wiggins is the type Warriors make that many do not. Look where he starts the play. pic.twitter.com/H2ThJqGNE7 – 10:02 PM Eric Walden @tribjazz Jazz were momentarily within 5. The Looney hit an open J, Bogey missed, Porter hit an open 3, Royce missed, and now Wiggins hit a 3 with a late contest by Royce. 59-46 Warriors, with a FTA coming. – 10:01 PM Monte Poole @MontePooleNBCS Wiggins had a bowl of firecrackers for lunch today – 10:01 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba Great performance from the warriors. They are up 13 after that Wiggins 3…..free throw coming…warriors are 9-18 from 3 and the Jazz are 4-19 – 10:01 PM Josh Newman @Joshua_Newman One thought, then we finish the gamer. Can’t take away what this Utah team was. That group, what they did, and what they went through to get it done, is forever. Among the best teams in the history of the program. Alright, let’s finish the gamer. – 9:59 PM Synergy Sports Tech @SynergySST DeMar DeRozan is scoring 1.39 points per possession in the last 2 minutes of games this season. That’s the rough equivalent of an open spot up 3 for Steph Curry and Kevin Love. – 9:59 PM Eric Walden @tribjazz JC getting into the paint has rejuvenated the Jazz offense. He’s up to 12p now. – 9:59 PM Utah Jazz @utahjazz ???????????????????? pic.twitter.com/g7xdiejjb6 – 9:58 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe Wiggins cooking – 9:55 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors That’s tough, Wiggs #AndrewWiggins || #NBAAllStar ???? @NBCSAuthentic pic.twitter.com/xybEtBu9Kw – 9:55 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba Mitchell missed the layup but that’s how you beat this defense. Break the paint off the dribble and create an advantage – 9:54 PM Adam Lauridsen @GSWFastBreak TV Announcer dusting off the “David Lee is a double double machine!” playbook for Wiggins all-star campaign. – 9:53 PM Monte Poole @MontePooleNBCS FT line opens for . . . Andrew Wiggins – 9:52 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba This game might be 15 plus before Gobert gets back – 9:52 PM Andy Larsen @andyblarsen Wiggins straight line drive blowby on Rudy Gay for the and-one – 9:51 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba The warriors are by far the best defensive team in the league that I’ve seen this season…. – 9:51 PM Andy Larsen @andyblarsen A) The Jazz aren’t playing well. B) The Warriors are so good defensively. They don’t have Draymond and they’re just stifling the Jazz. They’re in position for everything; doubling Clarkson great move, point of attack D great. Steve Kerr is brilliant. – 9:49 PM Eric Walden @tribjazz Jazz are just a step slow tonight — both physically and in their decision-making. Everything’s bogged down, and the Warriors’ excellent switching defense is only compounding the problem. Golden State leads 40-31 w/7:34 left 2Q. – 9:49 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe The Curry-Looney PNR – 9:48 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba It’s hard to actually run an offense against this warriors team because of how much they pressure and switch and help and recover. You just gotta go out there and beat your man to the rim. – 9:47 PM Ben Anderson @BensHoops The way the Jazz are using Gobert to trap Curry is just leading to layups over and over the Warriors offense and nobody is back to help him. – 9:47 PM Nate Duncan @NateDuncanNBA Nothing is more exciting than Steph Curry in transition. pic.twitter.com/gkrveEzEDY – 9:47 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors That Andre ➡️ Stephen connection ???? @NBCSAuthentic pic.twitter.com/9bsL9ZzDb4 – 9:46 PM Marcus Thompson @ThompsonScribe Two midrange jumpers for Curry in the first half. Good sign – 9:44 PM Sarah Todd @NBASarah Joe Ingles turns to side eye the ref for not calling something, stalls the offense, Warriors double Clarkson again. The little moments matter – 9:44 PM Josh Newman @Joshua_Newman Rising just walked out of the Utah locker room. Looked/moving fine, but I’m no doctor. – 9:43 PM Utah Jazz @utahjazz RUDY U N K #NBAAllStar | @Rudy Gobert pic.twitter.com/XIYdPYYvLD – 9:43 PM Andy Larsen @andyblarsen GSW given a delay of game warning for the “goaltend a shot after the whistle” KG move… I’ve never seen that – 9:41 PM Monte Poole @MontePooleNBCS After 1 in Salt Lake City: Warriors 29, Jazz 24 -Porter Jr.: 11p, 5a, 4r (burying his scoreless 26 minutes in last game) -Curry 3p (1/4 FG) -Holding Jazz to 30pct FG, 18.2pct 3p -Rebs: 11-11 – 9:39 PM Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron END OF Q1: Warriors up 29-24 on the Jazz. Otto Porter Jr., Golden State’s starting PF with Draymond Green out, has been sensational. At his best, he’s an elite role player. Does so many things well. – 9:38 PM Eric Walden @tribjazz End 1Q: Warriors 29, Jazz 24. Utah’s pretty lucky to be this close, all things considered. Lots of shots coming up short (7-21 overall, 2-11 from 3), lots of turnovers (5), not great success with small-ball defense in general and zone specifically. 11p/5a for Otto. 8p for Don. – 9:38 PM Andy Larsen @andyblarsen Jazz down 29-24 after 1Q. So, Jazz are shooting an uncharacteristic 18% from three. But the defense has been highly disappointing, in both small and big lineups. – 9:37 PM Kurt Helin @basketballtalk Watch Klay Thompson knock down 24 straight corner 3s nba.nbcsports.com/2022/01/01/wat… – 9:36 PM Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron Late in the first quarter, Otto Porter Jr. has 11 points on 5-for-6 shooting, 4 rebounds and 5 assists. That’s a season-high in assists for him, and his most in any quarter in his career. – 9:35 PM Eric Walden @tribjazz Otto Porter Jr. already has 5 assists — the most he’s had in any quarter in his career. – 9:34 PM Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater Gary Payton II keeps hitting 3s as his role grows. He’s made at least one in eight of the past nine games, now 25-of-59 (42.3 percent) on the season. Just hit an open one from the corner, Warriors up 26-19 in Utah. – 9:31 PM Eric Walden @tribjazz This zone look is not really doing much for the Jazz. Warriors are getting a lot of open looks and starting to make them. GSW up to 11-21 FGs, 4-8 from 3, and lead 26-19 with 2:24 left 1Q. – 9:30 PM Andy Larsen @andyblarsen Jazz are playing a box-and-one on defense right now… and it’s been spectacularly unsuccessful. – 9:30 PM Utah Jazz @utahjazz No notes. RT. #NBAAllStar | @Donovan Mitchell pic.twitter.com/MtQitkHvro – 9:29 PM Rob Perez @WorldWideWob Steph Curry has just set the NBA record for consecutive games with a three-pointer made (158). He dethrones Steph Curry, who once did it 157 games in a row. – 9:28 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors 158 straight games of SPLASH #StephenCurry || #NBAAllStar pic.twitter.com/MaAxxy9rqQ – 9:27 PM Golden State Warriors PR @WarriorsPR Stephen Curry has made at least one 3-point basket in an NBA-record 158 consecutive games, eclipsing his previous NBA-best streak of 157 such games. – 9:27 PM Ben Anderson @BensHoops Donovan Mitchell has already had a couple of moments where it looks like he’s tweaked something. First trying to block Gary Payton II shot early in the game, then after Curry slid under him on the three. He’s had a lot of these moments this season and seems to walk them off. – 9:27 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba Mitchell came down on Curry’s foot – who inadvertently slid into Don’s space – on that jumper for three…Jazz up 17-16…Mitchell walking it off – 9:26 PM Andy Larsen @andyblarsen Donovan Mitchell seemed to turn his ankle after making that last three, he’s walking it off now. – 9:25 PM Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater Warriors still significantly short staffed on the bench tonight in Utah. Kenny Atkinson isn’t yet traveling, Mike Brown, Chris DeMarco and Dejan Milojević still in protocols. – 9:25 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors 158 straight games with a splash Stephen Curry breaks his own record for consecutive games with a made three ???? pic.twitter.com/pGkDPK6i6l – 9:23 PM Eric Walden @tribjazz Small-ball Jazz – 9:22 PM Brad Botkin @bradbotkincbs Curry missing another wide-open, straight-on three to the left is just mystifying. His misses have been so much wilder than I’ve ever seen from him. These are not close misses – 9:21 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba The Jazz are getting a little lucky on some of these Curry looks….his shot quality is probably a little high for Utah’s liking at this point – 9:20 PM Eric Walden @tribjazz So, the Jazz are just 2-8 FGs, just 1-5 from 3, and have 3 TOs in 5:18 of action. And they’re still up 10-9 thanks to 5-5 FTs, and the Warriors shooting 4-11/1-3/0-0. – 9:20 PM Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba 6:42 remaining in the first quarter. The Jazz lead the Warriors 10-9 – 9:19 PM Connor Letourneau @Con_Chron Draymond Green as an MVP candidate? Quin Snyder wants to see it. sfchronicle.com/sports/warrior… – 9:18 PM Golden State Warriors @warriors That’s some beautiful basketball ???? @NBCSAuthentic pic.twitter.com/7TfTP5uFen – 9:18 PM Andy Larsen @andyblarsen Jonathan Sterling calling 2 Jazz games in a row, Brent Haskill c