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Monday night’s game between the Golden State Warriors and Utah Jazz was not the highest level of basketball we’ve ever witnessed. The Jazz were playing without stars Lauri Markkanen and Jaren Jackson Jr., while giving limited minutes down the stretch to franchise cornerstones Keyonte George and Kyle Filipowski in what would generously be described as ambivalence towards winning. The Warriors were without Steph Curry, Jimmy Butler III, Moses Moody, Will Richard, Al Horford, and Kristaps Porziņģis. And so, while the game was entertaining, it wasn’t exactly high-level hoops.
More importantly, the Warriors team that shocked the Houston Rockets on Thursday, and kept things close against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday, was nowhere to be found on Monday in Salt Lake City, as the Dubs lost 119-116.
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Even with Jackson out, the Warriors were at quite a size disadvantage with Horford and Porziņģis sidelined (neither player was at the arena, either, as they flew home in anticipation of playing Tuesday’s home game against the Chicago Bulls). At times, Golden State didn’t seem to be, though. The hung tough with Utah on the glass, nearly playing the Jazz even there, with just a slight 55-53 disadvantage. After settling for threes early, they relentlessly attacked the unprotected late late, and actually outscored Utah 48-46 in the paint.
All of that and still a loss? You’d assume that the Dubs were once again plagued by their turnover woes, but it turns out that wasn’t the case either. The Warriors actually took great care of the basketball, turning the ball over just 10 times on the night, while forcing 17 Jazz giveaways.
So what was it? Much of it was just shooting. The Warriors had the legs of a team on the end of a road trip (which they are), and missing their best shooters. They shot just 30.8% (16-for-52) from three-point range, and while they shot a very respectable 57.4% (27-for-47) on twos, they got stuck in their ways by hoisting too many triples. Utah, on the other hand, shot a much fewer amount at higher clip — 35.3% (12-for-34) — but shot two more shots inside the arc, and…
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Publish date : 2026-03-10 04:09:00
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