![]() The Jazz entered the game as the only team to post a winning record against the defending champions in the last two seasons, by an average margin of nearly 30 points per game, but came up short this time around after a game-winning tip-in by former Jazzman Jonas Jerebko with 0.3 seconds remaining off a Kevin Durant miss. “This year is a totally different year,” he added. “Hopefully we cut it to 20 (points) this year,” Kerr responded when asked about the previous three-game losing streak to Utah which included losses of 30 and 40 points to the Jazz in Salt Lake City. All rights reserved.SALT LAKE CITY - Ahead of the Utah Jazz’s home opener Friday against the Golden State Warriors, Coach Steve Kerr joked with the media during shootaround. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and Safety Information / Your California Privacy Rights are applicable to you. ^ Back to Top ^ © 2023 ESPN Internet Ventures. Jazz: Utah hosts a Sacramento Kings team on Saturday that has lost eight of 12 on the road. Warriors: Golden State travels to face the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday in the third game of a five-game trip. When you're number's called, you've got to be ready regardless of the circumstances." "This is our profession, man," Johnson said. Snyder said roles morph, but Joe Johnson added that shouldn't be a difficult thing night-to-night. It honestly makes no difference to us." - Kerr. "This team, my first year was kind of a surprise and everybody seemed to love us. We've got some guys that are getting minutes that may not be getting otherwise." Over a longer period of time it becomes more challenging. "That's something you have to just fight against and make a decision to do the best with where we are. "It's easy to be frustrated," Snyder said. Utah has been dealing with injuries all season, but Thursday was their most depleted lineup to date. ![]() The Jazz were without four starters - Gordon Hayward (finger), Rodney Hood (hamstring), George Hill (toe) and Derrick Favors (knee). Ingles hit a career-high five 3-pointers. Jazz: Utah started the combination of Joe Johnson, Mack, Dante Exum, Gobert and Boris Diaw for the first time this season. Green tweaked his ankle, but he and Kerr didn't seem overly concerned. Draymond Green was two assists shy of his 15th career triple-double. Shaun Livingston took the night off to rest. Warriors: Rookie Patrick McCaw scored a career-high 10 points, all in the first half. Hopefully, on a team, guys are willing to evolve and adjust to what the team needs. They widen, they can narrow, they can do anything. "What we've discussed is just roles," Jazz coach Quin Snyder said about surviving the injuries. The urgency from the first quarter disappeared in the second half and the Jazz crept within five in the fourth quarter thanks to buckets from Mack and Ingles, but Durant closed the game with 11 in the final period. Golden State led 65-46 at halftime as the second unit allowed the Jazz to hang around and, technically, remain within striking distance. ![]() "I didn't do a good job of attacking throughout the game and I thought that was a good opportunity for me to attack," Durant said about the fourth quarter. ![]() The Jazz have four starters sidelined by injuries, including their top three scorers. Jazz center Rudy Gobert had 20 points and 17 rebounds, Joe Ingles scored a career-high 21 points, and Shelvin Mack added a season-high 19. Kevin Durant added 21 points and 11 rebounds for Golden State. Some defensive mistakes not getting out on shooters and they took advantage." "We didn't really have an idea of what we were trying to accomplish. We started turning it over some careless, purposeless plays. "Our first quarter was great, we pushed the ball and our defensive intensity was fantastic. "Loss of focus," Warriors coach Steve Kerr said about the second half. The Jazz's only lead of the game was 4-2. Stephen Curry scored 26 points and the Warriors controlled the Jazz from start to finish in a 106-99 victory.Ĭurry had 14 points during a 29-1 run that made it 29-5. SALT LAKE CITY - The Golden State Warriors needed less than nine minutes to open a 24-point lead over the short-handed Utah Jazz on Thursday night. Curry scores 26, Warriors beat Jazz 106-99
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