A win would equal one win. While it wasn’t the worst shot the Jazz could have taken, it would have been a lot better to see the ball in Hayward’s, Burks’ or Favors’ hands as they had all been in a better shooting rhythm that night.
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A pair of Favors free throws tied the game at 101.
“I don’t want to build one game into a championship”, Snyder said over the weekend.
– Utah had only nine turnovers, held the juggernaut Warriors to their third-lowest offensive output of the season and kept it close despite being outrebounded (45-35) and outshot beyond the arc (14 3-pointers to six). It seemed whenever the Jazz were about to make a big run, a turnover or sloppy defense allowed the Warriors to instantly regain control. Their 8-8 record is now good enough to put them in the top 8 in the Western Conference. So I would say this – I would say certainly Golden State right now is the best team in the league by far and there is no reason to expect them not to remain the best team in the league.
Suffering that elusive first loss will be viewed in the locker room not as a defeat or a dethroning, but more as a sign that their effort and hustle has to be even better the next night.
Based from the team player’s performance, the Warriors continuously outshines the game with forward Draymond Green’s record of first back-to-back triple-double in 51 years with 13 points, 11 rebounds, and 12 assists. That’s a credit to the team’s confidence in its identity as a bruising, interior-focused team at a time when that approach has often been called outdated. Gordon Hayward had another outstanding night leading the team with 33 points, including five 3-pointers.
Blake Griffin scored 23 points, DeAndre Jordan had 18 with 24 rebounds, and the Clippers (10-8) overcame the third quarter loss of All-Star guard Chris Paul to a rib muscle strain to beat the visiting Trail Blazers for their third straight win. The Jazz will take on the Orlando Magic and Pacers at home in their next two games. Other than last night and a couple of other games, they’ve blown everybody out. COVERS POWER RANKINGS: Warriors (-16.5) + Hornets (-8.5) + home court (-3.0) = Warriors -5.5 WHAT CAPPERS SAY: “What else can be said?” After falling to the Memphis Grizzlies on the road, the Philadelphia 76ers tied the worst start in National Basketball Association history, with a 0-18 mark that is a disgrace for a franchise that has failed dramatically in their attempt to rebuild from the ground up. “It was a tough environment against a team that plays the style they do”. Kawhi Leonard led San Antonio (14-4) with 25 points. “They hit a lot of shots”, Warriors guard Shaun Livingston said. I don’t know. I tend to think they won’t. “But we’re deep and it’s tough to get him out there”.
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For the Utah Jazz to end the Warriors streak would be very monumental for Utah and would be remembered for years to come.
