National Basketball Association
Utah 119, Golden State 79
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Where: Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials:
#63 Derek Richardson, #30 John Goble, #56 Mark Ayotte
Attendance:
18306
By Field Level Media
Donovan Mitchell scored 22 points and Derrick Favors added 16 points and nine rebounds to help the Utah Jazz cruise to a 119-79 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night.
Mitchell went 4-for-5 from 3-point range, pushing his season total to 186 3-pointers. It helped him pass Damian Lillard to set a new NBA rookie record.
Rudy Gobert and Ricky Rubio added 13 points apiece for the Jazz. Utah won the season series 3-1 over Golden State and can claim the Western Conference's No. 3 seed with a win over Portland on Wednesday night.
Klay Thompson scored 23 points and Kevin Durant added 13 for the Warriors, who already clinched the No. 2 seed in the West. Golden State never led in the game and lost to Utah by a double-digit margin for the third time this season.
The Jazz outscored the Warriors 62-38 in the paint and scored 25 points off 15 turnovers.
Utah dominated on both ends of the court during the first quarter. The Jazz used an 18-3 run to stake out an early 24-9 lead. Rubio took a steal in for a layup and Favors scored on a pair of dunks to ignite the run.
Mitchell rained down baskets to keep momentum with Utah. He scored on back-to-back possessions and then followed with a 3-pointer to help push the lead to 33-16 after one period. The rookie totaled 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting in the first quarter alone.
Golden State appeared ready to mount a comeback after Durant scored back-to-back baskets to cut Utah's lead to 35-22 early in the second quarter. That's as close as the Warriors got. Jonas Jerebko and Royce O'Neale combined to score three straight baskets to push the lead to 43-24.
Utah led by as many as 45 points in the second half. The Jazz took their largest lead at 103-58 when Jerebko buried a pair of 3-pointers and Dante Exum added a dunk to polish off a 10-2 run to open the fourth quarter.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Golden State |
|
Utah |
Klay Thompson 23 |
Scoring |
Donovan Mitchell 22 |
Shaun Livingston 4 |
Assists |
Joe Ingles 8 |
Zaza Pachulia 6 |
Rebounds |
Derrick Favors 9 |
Quinn Cook 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Jae Crowder 3 |
Kevon Looney 2 |
Steals |
Ricky Rubio 3 |
David West 2 |
Blocks |
Rudy Gobert 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Golden State
|
79 |
34.9 |
5-19 |
14-16 |
14 |
39 |
3 |
7 |
16 |
Utah
|
119 |
53.3 |
13-35 |
10-13 |
25 |
54 |
6 |
10 |
15 |
Upcoming Games
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Utah will play their next game on the road against Portland. The Jazz have a W/L % of .646 after a win and .515 after a loss.
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Golden State will play their next game at home against San Antonio. The Warriors have a W/L % of .678 after a win and .783 after a loss.