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Golden State Warriors at Utah Jazz

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127 - 86

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Buddy Hield scores 27 points to help the Warriors coast past the Jazz, 127-86

Splash zone! Buddy Hield goes off in Warriors' blowout win

Hield had 24 points in the first half, hitting 6 of 7 3-pointers, to help the Warriors improve to 2-0. The Jazz dropped to 0-2.

From the early first quarter to the early third, the Warriors outscored the Jazz 68-32. Trayce Jackson-Davis’ inside shot made it 74-47 with 8:15 left in the third.

John Collins led Utah with 14 points. The Jazz opened with a 15-6 lead, but the Warriors took a double-digit lead early in the second quarter.

Utah shot 31.5%. The Jazz are 0-26 in games shooting below 33%.

Takeaways Warriors: Golden State had its second straight blowout win over a team that may be battling for lottery position after beating Portland 140-104 in the opener. The Warriors employed a trapping defense to force the Jazz into turnovers and crisp passing to get Hield and Curry open jumpers. Curry and most of the starters sat out the fourth quarter.

Jazz: After a competitive loss to Memphis, the Jazz couldn’t shoot or handle the pressure from the Warriors. Simple rotations were bungled and the Jazz misfired from the 3-point line all the way to the lane.

Key moment Hield came off the bench midway through the first quarter with the Warriors trailing by nine and immediately hit a 3-pointer off a pass from Curry and followed it with a layup. Hield then became a facilitator and found Curry for a 3 and Gary Payton II for a layup to give the Warriors a 22-21 lead.

Key stat Hield has made 12 of 16 3-pointers in his first two games, the most in NBA history for a player with a new team.

Up next The Warriors host the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday, while the Jazz are at Dallas on Monday night.

Regular Season Series

GS leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 127 - 86
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 127 - 86
4th 1.0 shot clock turnover 127 - 86
4th 23.1 Gui Santos defensive rebound 127 - 86
4th 26.2 Keyonte George misses 25-foot three point jumper 127 - 86

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/gs.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originGS https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/utah.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originUTAH
51-106 FG 29-92
48.1 Field Goal % 31.5
20-50 3PT 9-42
40.0 Three Point % 21.4
5-6 FT 19-26
83.3 Free Throw % 73.1
60 Rebounds 45
19 Offensive Rebounds 14
41 Defensive Rebounds 31
35 Assists 18
15 Steals 8
6 Blocks 5
13 Turnovers 22
2 Team Turnovers 0
15 Total Turnovers 22
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
13 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 29
13 Fast Break Points 0
54 Points in Paint 34
25 Fouls 11
41 Largest Lead 9
Utah Jazz Utah Jazz Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
John Tonje, F Day-To-Day Jul 9
Brice Sensabaugh, F Day-To-Day Jul 9
Ace Bailey, G Day-To-Day Jul 9
KJ Martin, F Day-To-Day Jul 3
Lauri Markkanen, PF Day-To-Day Jul 3
Golden State Warriors Golden State Warriors Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Brandin Podziemski, G Day-To-Day Jul 3
Moses Moody, SG Day-To-Day Jul 3
Stephen Curry, PG Day-To-Day Jul 3

Game Information

Delta Center

Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 18,175 · Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 50 32 .610 - L1
LA Clippers 50 32 .610 - W8
Golden State 48 34 .585 2 L1
Sacramento 40 42 .488 10 W1
Phoenix 36 46 .439 14 L1

2024-25 Northwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Oklahoma City 68 14 .829 - W4
Denver 50 32 .610 18 W3
Minnesota 49 33 .598 19 W3
Portland 36 46 .439 32 W1
Utah 17 65 .207 51 L2
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