Golden State Warriors at Utah Jazz
· National Basketball AssociationJordan Clarkson scores 31 points to lift Jazz to 131-128 win over Warriors
Isaiah Collier added 20 points and 11 assists. Walker Kessler chipped in 15 points and 18 rebounds and John Collins added 19 points.
Stephen Curry led Golden State with 32 points and seven assists. Brandin Podziemski added a career-high 29 points and Buddy Hield chipped in 18.
Golden State played with a shortened rotation after Jimmy Butler earlier in the day.
Trailing Utah 100-96 following a jumper by Collier, Golden State went ahead when Curry and Hield combined to make three straight 3-pointers during an 11-0 run. Two more back-to-back 3s from Curry and Hield made it 120-110 with 3:30 left.
Utah made four straight baskets — highlighted by a pair of 3-pointers from Clarkson — and took a 127-126 lead on George’s 3-pointer with 27 seconds left.
Jazz: Kessler has 46 rebounds over his last three contests.
Regular Season Series
GS wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 128 - 131 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 128 - 131 |
| 4th 7.0 |  |
Draymond Green bad pass (Keyonte George steals) | 128 - 131 |
| 4th 9.0 |  |
John Collins makes free throw 2 of 2 | 128 - 131 |
| 4th 9.0 | |
Walker Kessler enters the game for Svi Mykhailiuk | 128 - 130 |
Statistics
 GS |
 UTAH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 46-100 | FG | 48-92 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 17-48 | 3PT | 13-37 |
| 35 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 19-27 | FT | 22-27 |
| 70 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 36 |
| 33 | Assists | 30 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 9 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 1 |
| 12 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 54 |
| 24 | Fouls | 23 |
| 11 | Largest Lead | 14 |
Utah Jazz Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Georges Niang, F | Out | Dec 15 |
| Walker Kessler, C | Out | Nov 5 |
Golden State Warriors Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| L.J. Cryer, G | Out | Dec 25 |
| Seth Curry, SG | Out | Dec 24 |
Game Information
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Attendance: 18,175 · Capacity:
2025-26 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
19 | 10 | .655 | - | L3 |
 Phoenix |
16 | 13 | .552 | 3 | W1 |
 Golden State |
16 | 15 | .516 | 4 | W3 |
 LA Clippers |
8 | 21 | .276 | 11 | W2 |
 Sacramento |
7 | 23 | .233 | 12.5 | L1 |
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
26 | 5 | .839 | - | L2 |
 Denver |
21 | 8 | .724 | 4 | L1 |
 Minnesota |
20 | 10 | .667 | 5.5 | W3 |
 Portland |
12 | 18 | .400 | 13.5 | L2 |
 Utah |
10 | 19 | .345 | 15 | L4 |
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