Pau Gasol inspired the Bulls with a double-double of 18 points and 13 rebounds, while he blocked three shots. They have two “traditional” bigs in the paint, and they don’t rely on the 3 point shot or small ball to win them games.
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After Curry missed a 3-pointer, the Jazz had a chance to take the lead, but Hood missed a 3 from the wing with five seconds left.
The Jazz (8-8), who return to action Thursday at home against Orlando, have more positives than negatives to take away from this slugfest between a heavyweight and an up-and-coming contender. Gordon Hayward leads in points with 17.7 per game.
When we analyze how each of these franchises, it is hard to believe that they play the same sport in the same league, but we are at this incredible point in which two record-breaking streaks are going in opposite directions at the same time.
To say that The Golden State Warriors started their season strongly would be an understatement. They turn the ball over less than anyone (12.1 per game) and can limit the Warriors’ transition opportunities with ball security.
The teams traded buckets until a 5-0 run (thanks to a baseline jumper by Hayward and a three-point play by Favors) gave Utah a 99-97 lead with 2:05 left. One tied the game while the other two gave the Warriors a lead. The current Hornets Ambassador, Special Project Advisor and color analyst for Fox Sports Southeast is the first honoree during the team’s opening Buzz City Night of the season.
Burns 6, Ketford 4, Peterson 15, Hainline 1, Rossman 2, Kramer 2. It was last night, about a minute to go in the game.
The Warriors went 18 for 38 from 3-point range while Minnesota was just 3 for 9.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Utah’s last 5 games when playing Golden State. Both the Warriors and Raptors average 8.8 blocks per game. Nobody could have gone home feeling cheated, that’s for sure.
Yahoo reported that Curry finished the three three-pointers on the night with forward Brandon Rush with three three-pointers in the third quarter. “Once their crowd got into it and they had their confidence going it was a good solid National Basketball Association game”.
Next up for the schedule is Utah Jazz with a record of 8 wins against 7 losses, the Golden State Warriors are expected to stretch their record to 19-0.
The Clippers barely outrebounded Portland 55-54, the first time in 18 games this season that they had the advantage in that department.
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Walton played in Arizona’s double-overtime win over Gonzaga in the NCAA Tournament at the Huntsman Center and some intense Jazz-Lakers playoff games in this building. Utah is even (6-6) when it puts up under 100 this season. He had a game that he scored 53 points earlier this season and four games that he scored 40 or more. Marvin Williams, Kemba Walker, Nicolas Batum and Jeremy Lamb each buried three 3-pointers in Sunday’s 87-82 triumph. 548 field goal percentage, made eight of 19 shots and grabbed eight boards.
