No Stephen Curry, no problem as Warriors rough up Jazz

Posted by watchmen
April 9, 2024
Posted in SPORTS

 

Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (right) drives the ball past Utah Jazz forward Brice Sensabaugh during the first half of an NBA game in San Francisco. (Nic Coury / AP photo)
Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (right) drives the ball past Utah Jazz forward Brice Sensabaugh during the first half of an NBA game in San Francisco. (Nic Coury / AP photo)

Klay Thompson scored 25 of his game-high 32 points in the first half. Jonathan Kuminga recorded a double-double and the Golden State Warriors took care of business with a 118-110 victory over the Utah Jazz in San Francisco yesterday (Philippine time).

Hitting nine of his 11 shots from the field, Kuminga finished with 21 points and a game-high 10 rebounds after missing the past six games with bilateral knee tendonitis. Rookies Brandin Podziemski and Trayce Jackson-Davis chipped in with 16 points apiece for Golden State (43-35), which won for the seventh time in their past eight games.

The Warriors played without star Stephen Curry (rest).

Johnny Juzang poured in a career-best 27 points for Utah (29-49), which lost their 12th straight.

Thompson’s first-half explosion featured 5-for-9 shooting from deep as Golden State led by as many as 23 before the break en route to a 68-54 advantage at intermission.

The Jazz never got within single digits in the second half until they scored the game’s final seven points in the last 72 seconds.

Thompson finished 12-for-23 overall and 6-for-13 on three-pointers, helping the Warriors shoot 53.3 percent from the floor and 14-for-35 (40 percent) from beyond the arc.

Golden State also sat Andrew Wiggins (left ankle) for a second straight game as they gear up for a showdown with the Los Angeles Lakers, one with major Western Conference play-in implications.

Podziemski complemented his 16 points with seven rebounds and six assists, while Jackson-Davis also collected seven rebounds and had four blocks. Chris Paul had a game-high nine assists, 12 points and four steals in Curry’s starting spot.

Juzang, a second-year pro who had never scored more than 19 points in a game in his NBA career, had 22 in the first half alone. He finished 7-for-8 on three-pointers as Utah outscored the hosts 45-42 from deep.

Keyonte George backed Juzang with 25 points, while Collin Sexton had 15 to go with a team-high seven assists. (Field Level Media / Reuters)

 

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