The Golden State Warriors suffered one of their worst losses of the season, getting blasted 129-96 by the Utah Jazz.
Utah is the hottest team in the NBA, winning 18 of their last 20 games, and looked the part in Chase Center against their overmatched opponents. Jazz center Rudy Gobert exploded for 22 points and 15 rebounds in only about three quarters of work. This was a game the Dubs really coulda used Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and the length of Kevon Looney, but injuries have taken them from us for the time being.
The shorthanded Warriors looked, well, short as the 7-foot-1 Gobert bullied them in the paint. That created opportunities for the Jazz to take a 56-37 rebounding advantage, leading to a 46-36 Utah edge in paint points. If you add that to the Jazz’s 17 made threes and their stifling defense (Golden State was held to 39% shooting from the field), it was a recipe for disaster for the home team.
First Half
Utah marched onto the Warriors’ home floor and immediately went to work, racing out to a 31-17 advantage after one quarter. It was clear early on that Utah’s size advantage with Gobert was going to pay immediate dividends. He was a brick wall screener during pick-and-rolls, and a terror on the glass.
The giant rolled to 15 points and 11 rebounds by the half. For reference, he came into this contest averaging around 15 points and 14 boards PER GAME!
Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell added 15 points of his own early as the Warriors defense feebly lost track of the well orchestrated Jazz attack. Utah outshot the Dubs from the field 52% to 36% while outscoring them in the paint 30 to 14.
The only bright side for Golden State at intermission? D’Angelo Russell leading the way with 15 points.
Utah stretched their lead as high as 31 in the third period. The beating was so thorough that I began to wonder exactly what Gobert’s career high in scoring was. Hmmm, 35 points against the Knicks in 2017.
Fortunately (depending how you look at it) for the Warriors, they were down damn near 35 points after three quarters, leading the Jazz to mercifully take Gobert out of the game.
In the grand scheme of things, the fourth quarter was basically a slow descent into yet another Golden State loss to a superior team. There would be no ferocious late game comeback that this feisty club is oftentimes known for. But it was not from a lack of effort; we even witnessed a big Marquese Chriss slam that got a sharply dressed Thompson up on his feet.
Brian Klopfer writes this: “while Green has looked like someone who, upon watching his two career-long All-Star teammates get injured, decided to take the year off.”. I don’t agree. Dray is spending a lot of energies as assistant coach and mentor. That’s exactly what the team needs, and it must be even more challenging and frustrating than a hard playoff run. I feel it: one day Dray will be a former best defensive player, and will be coach of the year. Warriors’ coach.
Utah’s basketball looks very good, efficient and logical. But GSW looked as good against Portland. Up and downs are natural with a 22yr old avg roster.
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Well, I can't post gifs or make bold texts on this website for now, but I will still post final stats and top player stats. I guess this is our new home for us Warrior fans.
That was pretty brutal but the Jazz are brutalizing most teams right now and the team must still be feeling the hangover from that emotional Portland game. Hoping for some better effort on Friday vs Indiana, especially around finishing in transition offense opportunities.
Brian Klopfer writes this: “while Green has looked like someone who, upon watching his two career-long All-Star teammates get injured, decided to take the year off.”. I don’t agree. Dray is spending a lot of energies as assistant coach and mentor. That’s exactly what the team needs, and it must be even more challenging and frustrating than a hard playoff run. I feel it: one day Dray will be a former best defensive player, and will be coach of the year. Warriors’ coach.
Anthony Slater, forgot Powell another bigs blasted the Warriors.... unfortunately he was injured right now. Get well soon!
Utah’s basketball looks very good, efficient and logical. But GSW looked as good against Portland. Up and downs are natural with a 22yr old avg roster.
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Russell (-24)
26 points 10/21 FGs 2/7 three pointers 4/4 FTs
3 rebounds (1 off.) 3 assists 1 turnover
Chriss (-16)
11 points 5/9 FGs 0/1 three pointer 1/2 FTs
8 rebounds (4 off.) 1 assist
Paschall (-11)
11 points 4/10 FGs 0/1 three pointer 3/5 FTs
4 rebounds (2 off.) 3 assists
Honorable mention
Robinson III (-24)
10 points 4/8 FGs 2/4 three pointers
3 rebounds (2 off.) 1 assist 1 block
Should Spellman be getting more of WCS minutes?
Good to see everyone
Kelli in the "cheep" seats. How awesome is that.
Is there any way to make the comment section size wider and/or the font size larger for both articles and comments like it was at the old site that shall not be named? Also, is there any way to turn "off" the avatars so you don't have to see them? I assume comment titles are gone too? Presumably something like comment history is gone as well?
I can make do without that stuff, just wondering.
Also OT... anyone catch Zion's 4th quarter? What package can we put together for the Pels ...
Brutal game but excited for the new spot! Thanks to everyone who made it happen. Swapped out the shortcut on my homescreen so it's official!
Well, I can't post gifs or make bold texts on this website for now, but I will still post final stats and top player stats. I guess this is our new home for us Warrior fans.
Top players:
Jazz:
Gobert: (+31)
22 points 10/13 FGs 2/7 FTs
15 rebounds (6 off.) 2 assists 1 turnover 1 steal 3 blocks
Mitchell: (+24)
23 points 8/13 FGs 4/8 three pointers 3/4 FTs
4 rebounds 3 assists 1 turnover 1 steal
Bogdanovic: (+31)
18 points 6/14 FGs 4/8 three pointers 2/3 FTs
4 rebounds 3 assists 1 steal
Honorable mention:
Niang: (+10)
11 points 4/7 FGs 3/5 three pointers
2 rebounds 3 assists 1 turnover 1 steal
Ingles: (+20)
11 points 4/7 FGs 2/3 three pointers 1/2 FTs
2 rebounds 8 assists 2 turnovers
Warriors:
Russell: (-24)
26 points 10/21 FGs 2/7 three pointers 4/4 FTs
3 rebounds (1 off.) 3 assists 1 turnover
Chriss: (-16)
11 points 5/9 FGs 0/1 three pointer 1/2 FTs
8 rebounds (4 off.) 1 assist
Paschall: (-11)
11 points 4/10 FGs 0/1 three pointer 3/5 FTs
4 rebounds (2 off.) 3 assists
Honorable mention:
Robinson III: (-24)
10 points 4/8 FGs 2/4 three pointers
3 rebounds (2 off.) 1 assist 1 block
Final stats:
Jazz:
53.8% shooting (50/93 FGs)
17/40 three pointers
12/23 FTs
56 rebounds (15 off.)
31 assists
11 turnovers
5 steals
3 blocks
Warriors:
39.8% shooting (35/88 FGs)
6/23 three pointers
20/24 FTs
37 rebounds (11 off.)
20 assists
8 turnovers
5 steals
5 blocks
Points in paint:
Jazz: 56
Warriors: 46
Fastbreak points:
Jazz: 17
Warriors: 10
Points off turnovers:
Jazz: 14
Warriors: 10
Bench points:
Jazz: 51
Warriors: 47
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That was pretty brutal but the Jazz are brutalizing most teams right now and the team must still be feeling the hangover from that emotional Portland game. Hoping for some better effort on Friday vs Indiana, especially around finishing in transition offense opportunities.
Ah, someday soon, I envision Servant of Luna stat posts in a place not unlike this one.
Personally, I’d give Russell, Paschall and Chriss top honors with an HM for Spellman.
It’s gonna take some time to change my habit from going to goldenstateofmind, but I’m happy to. Interested to see what happens during trade season