National Basketball Association
Golden State 111, Utah 107
When: 8:30 PM ET, Saturday, April 2, 2022
Where: Chase Center, San Francisco, California
Officials:
#72 JT Orr, #18 Matt Boland, #23 Tre Maddox
Attendance:
18064
By Field Level Media
Klay Thompson bombed in 12 of his game-high 36 points in an 18-0 fourth-quarter flurry Saturday night as the Golden State Warriors rallied for a 111-107 victory over the visiting Utah Jazz in San Francisco.
The improbable win, after they trailed by 21 points midway through the second quarter, allowed the Warriors (49-29) to clinch a postseason berth. They increased their lead over the Dallas Mavericks (48-30) to a full game atop a four-team duel for the No. 3 seed in West.
Thompson finished 8-for-17 on 3-pointers and the Warriors 20-for-48, including 6-for-8 in the 18-point barrage that turned a 16-point deficit into their first lead of the night at 105-103 with 3:33 remaining.
Utah never led again, but came close when, trailing 107-106 with 49.7 seconds left, Rudy Gobert got inside the Golden State defense for a point-blank attempt. But Draymond Green blocked the shot, allowing the Warriors -- with the help of two free throws apiece by Jordan Poole and Green -- to hold on and snap a four-game losing streak.
Poole finished with 31 points, making six of his 15 3-point attempts. Even without injured Stephen Curry, the Warriors outscored the Jazz 60-45 from beyond the arc.
Andrew Wiggins chipped in with 17 points for Golden State, while Green had a team-high seven assists and nine rebounds to complement 10 points. Gary Payton II added 10 points off the bench as the Warriors won the season series from the Jazz 3-1.
Guards Donovan Mitchell and Mike Conley had 26 points apiece for Utah, while Gobert recorded his third double-double in three tries against the Warriors this season with 14 points and a game-high 20 rebounds. Conley also found time for a game-high eight assists.
Bojan Bogdanovic put up 17 points and Jordan Clarkson 14 for Utah, which lost despite outscoring the Warriors 16-11 at the foul line and outrebounding them 47-41.
Seeking a second straight win after losing five in a row, the Jazz bolted to a 7-0 lead and went up by as many as 10 late in the first quarter and 21 in the second.
The Warriors were still down 103-87 with 7:54 to play before using their run of 3-pointers to grab the lead for good.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Utah |
|
Golden State |
|
Mike Conley 26 |
Scoring |
Klay Thompson 36 |
|
Mike Conley 8 |
Assists |
Draymond Green 7 |
|
Rudy Gobert 20 |
Rebounds |
Draymond Green 9 |
|
Donovan Mitchell 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Jordan Poole 7 |
|
Bojan Bogdanovic 2 |
Steals |
Andrew Wiggins 2 |
|
Danuel House Jr. 1 |
Blocks |
Draymond Green 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Utah
|
107 |
42.7 |
15-46 |
16-22 |
19 |
47 |
2 |
8 |
13 |
| Golden State
|
111 |
47.6 |
20-48 |
11-12 |
30 |
41 |
6 |
5 |
11 |
Upcoming Games
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Golden State will play their next game on the road against Sacramento. The Warriors have a W/L % of .673 after a win and .552 after a loss.
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Utah will play their next game at home against Memphis. The Jazz have a W/L % of .638 after a win and .516 after a loss.
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