Game ID: 22301198
Utah Jazz @ Golden State Warriors
Sunday, April 14, 2024 at 3:30 PM ET
Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
GSW 33 30 32 28 123UTA 27 29 33 27 116
GSW vs UTA ScoutingGSW vs UTA Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
GSW availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 6 since 3/27, returns tonight: 27 min (103% of 26)
OUT Šarić missed 9 since 3/22, out tonight
BACK Quinones back 4/04 after 2, 4 min since (36% of 11)
NEW Moody 18 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 26 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Wiggins missed 2 since 4/05, returns tonight: 29 min (106% of 27)
OUT Šarić missed 10 since 3/22, out tonight
BACK Kuminga back 4/07 after 6, 27 min since (103% of 26)
BACK Quinones back 4/04 after 2, 3 min since (31% of 11)
NEW Moody 18 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 24 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restOUT Šarić missed 11 since 3/22, returns tonight: 6 min (33% of 17)
BACK Wiggins back 4/09 after 2, 29 min since (106% of 27)
BACK Kuminga back 4/07 after 6, 24 min since (92% of 26)
BACK Quinones back 4/04 after 2, 3 min since (26% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 4/12 · back-to-backBACK Wiggins back 4/09 after 2, 29 min since (108% of 27)
BACK Kuminga back 4/07 after 6, 28 min since (105% of 26)
BACK Šarić back 4/11 after 11, 6 min since (33% of 17)
BACK Quinones back 4/04 after 2, 3 min since (26% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 24 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 4/14 · 1 day's restOUT Quinones missed 2 since 4/11, returns tonight: 17 min (162% of 11)
BACK Wiggins back 4/09 after 2, 31 min since (114% of 27)
BACK Kuminga back 4/07 after 6, 28 min since (105% of 26)
BACK Šarić back 4/11 after 11, 6 min since (33% of 17)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 23 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restBACK Lofton Jr. back 4/05 after 12, 12 min since (53% of 23)
BACK Horton-Tucker back 3/27 after 3, 14 min since (72% of 20)
BACK Dunn back 3/29 after 2, 24 min since (126% of 19)
BACK Preston back 4/05 after 7, 17 min since (166% of 10)
NEW George 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Sexton 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Hendricks 21 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Juzang 19 to 26 min over the last 3
NEW Yurtseven 11 to 17 min over the last 4
UTA availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restBACK Lofton Jr. back 4/05 after 12, 12 min since (53% of 23)
BACK Horton-Tucker back 4/02 after 2, 20 min since (98% of 20)
BACK Dunn back 3/29 after 2, 24 min since (126% of 19)
BACK Preston back 4/05 after 7, 17 min since (166% of 10)
NEW Juzang 19 to 28 min over the last 4
NEW Sensabaugh 18 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Yurtseven 11 to 21 min over the last 4
UTA availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restOUT Lofton Jr. missed 2 since 4/07, returns tonight: 27 min (121% of 23)
BACK Horton-Tucker back 4/02 after 2, 24 min since (120% of 20)
BACK Preston back 4/05 after 7, 11 min since (112% of 10)
NEW Bazley 24 to 30 min over the last 3
NEW Dunn 19 to 25 min over the last 3
NEW Juzang 19 to 29 min over the last 4
NEW Sensabaugh 18 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Yurtseven 11 to 24 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 4/12 · back-to-backBACK Lofton Jr. back 4/05 after 12, 20 min since (87% of 23)
BACK Horton-Tucker back 4/02 after 2, 25 min since (127% of 20)
BACK Preston back 4/05 after 7, 11 min since (112% of 10)
NEW Juzang 19 to 30 min over the last 4
NEW Yurtseven 11 to 25 min over the last 5
UTA availability going into 4/14 · 1 day's restBACK Lofton Jr. back 4/05 after 12, 25 min since (110% of 23)
BACK Preston back 4/05 after 7, 14 min since (133% of 10)
NEW Horton-Tucker 20 to 29 min over the last 4
NEW Juzang 19 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Yurtseven 11 to 22 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 109, shooting 50 percent and 43 from three, 17 free throws a game; Curry at 26 and Thompson at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Horton-Tucker at 17 and Lofton Jr. at 16 a game. One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 43 percent from three to Utah's 32 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-7 a night and Utah minus-3. Call it Golden State 119, Utah 110.
4/07 vs UTA 118-110 — GSW notes
GSW won 118-110. GSW shot 53% (49 of 92) to UTA's 47%, 14 of 35 from three, and got to the line 6 times to UTA's 21. The glass went 47-29 for them. Thompson led with 32 (12 of 23, 6 of 13 from three); Kuminga added 21, Podziemski 16. The hinge was Q1, 41-28: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 23. Looney was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
4/09 @ LAL 134-120 — GSW notes
GSW won 134-120. GSW shot 59% (47 of 80) to LAL's 46%, 26 of 41 from three. GSW turned it over 15 times to LAL's 7, and LAL turned those into 8 steals. Thompson led with 27 (10 of 16, 5 of 10 from three); Curry added 23, Wiggins 17. The hinge was Q1, 38-29: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 18. Paul was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
4/11 @ POR 100-92 — GSW notes
GSW won 100-92. GSW shot 47% (36 of 77) to POR's 36%, 12 of 35 from three. Curry led with 22 (8 of 22, 5 of 16 from three); Kuminga added 19, Wiggins 15. The hinge was Q4, 25-18: a lead of 1 became 8. Looney was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
4/12 vs NOP 109-114 — GSW notes
GSW lost 109-114. GSW shot 47% (40 of 86) to NOP's 47%, 13 of 34 from three. GSW turned it over 16 times to NOP's 8, and NOP turned those into 11 steals. The glass went 53-38 for them. Curry led with 33 (12 of 23, 7 of 13 from three); Thompson added 19, Wiggins 18. Q1 was theirs, 26-17, but the other 3 periods went 97-83 against them. They led by as many as 11. Podziemski's -25 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/14 vs UTA 123-116 — GSW notes
GSW won 123-116. GSW shot 48% (45 of 94) to UTA's 52%, 14 of 43 from three, and went to the line 23 times to UTA's 16 — 19 points from the stripe to their 10. GSW turned it over 9 times to UTA's 19. Thompson led with 25 (7 of 13, 6 of 12 from three); Wiggins added 19, Santos 13. The hinge was Q1, 33-27: from level to 6 ahead. Santos was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
4/07 @ GSW 110-118 — UTA notes
UTA lost 110-118. UTA shot 47% (39 of 83) to GSW's 53%, 15 of 35 from three, and went to the line 21 times to GSW's 6 — 17 points from the stripe to their 6. The glass went 29-47 against them. Juzang led with 27 (9 of 12, 7 of 8 from three); George added 25, Sexton 15. Q4 was theirs, 33-21, the deficit cut from 20 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 97-77 against them.
4/09 vs DEN 95-111 — UTA notes
UTA lost 95-111. UTA shot 40% (36 of 91) to DEN's 49%, 10 of 31 from three. UTA turned it over 14 times to DEN's 9, and DEN turned those into 12 steals. Horton-Tucker led with 24 (10 of 23, 4 of 8 from three); Yurtseven added 20, Samanic 15. Q2 was theirs, 36-31, the deficit cut from 17 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 80-59 against them. Samanic's -24 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/11 vs HOU 124-121 — UTA notes
UTA won 124-121. UTA shot 51% (44 of 87) to HOU's 42%, 14 of 39 from three. The glass went 49-39 for them. Samanic led with 22 (7 of 17, 1 of 7 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); George added 20, Sensabaugh 17. The hinge was Q2, 36-29: the deficit went from 10 to 3. UTA trailed 64-67 at the half and won the second half 60-54.
4/12 @ LAC 110-109 — UTA notes
UTA won 110-109. UTA shot 47% (41 of 88) to LAC's 45%, 6 of 35 from three, and went to the line 25 times to LAC's 19 — 22 points from the stripe to their 13. Lofton Jr. led with 27 (10 of 16, 0 of 5 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); George added 14, Horton-Tucker 12. The hinge was Q2, 34-22: UTA came in trailing by 11 and left it ahead by 1.
4/14 @ GSW 116-123 — UTA notes
UTA lost 116-123. UTA shot 52% (46 of 89) to GSW's 48%, 14 of 34 from three, and got to the line 16 times to GSW's 23. UTA turned it over 19 times to GSW's 9, and GSW turned those into 10 steals. George led with 21 (8 of 11, 5 of 6 from three); Hendricks added 16, Samanic 14. Q3 was theirs, 33-32, the deficit cut from 7 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 91-83 against them. Sensabaugh's -20 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
UTABS B. Sensabaugh
DB D. Bazley
JJ J. Juzang
KG K. George
KL K. Lewis Jr.
KL K. Lofton Jr.
LS L. Samanic
MP M. Potter
OY O. Yurtseven
TH T. Hendricks
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BP B. Podziemski
CP C. Paul
DŠ D. Šarić
GS G. Santos
JK J. Kuminga
JR J. Robinson
KL K. Looney
KT K. Thompson
LQ L. Quinones
MM M. Moody
PS P. Spencer
SA Saric
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
UG U. Garuba
UTA/GSW the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Without Curry, Green, the Warriors beat the Jazz 123-116 and wind up with the 10th seed in the West
SAN FRANCISCO -- — Steve Kerr firmly believes his team still has a shot to make a splash this postseason — facing a familiar foe to start the uphill quest.
Klay Thompson scored 25 points with six 3-pointers, Andrew Wiggins added 19 points, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Utah Jazz 123-116 in the regular-season finale Sunday and wound up with the 10th spot in the Western Conference.
“We have a really good connection on this team, good chemistry, guys pulling for each other. So I've got a good feeling about what's ahead,” Kerr said. “I think we still have a chance to do something special. Now, obviously, it's NCAA Tournament, we've got to get out of the first weekend here, win the first two and get to the first round, but we have a shot, so we're excited about that.”
With the Lakers winning at New Orleans and the Kings beating Portland at home, Golden State will head to Sacramento on Tuesday as the No. 10 seed to face the ninth-seeded Kings in the Play-In Tournament. The Warriors won a thrilling first-round playoff series last year against their Northern California rival with Stephen Curry scoring 50 in the deciding Game 7.
“It’s going to be one of those games we’ve got to leave it all on the floor,” Wiggins said. “... It's win or go home, no second chances.”
The Warriors will get on a bus Monday and have a day to prepare for former top assistant coach Mike Brown's team.
“It'll be a great a great atmosphere, we were there last year,” Kerr said. “They'll have their crowd behind them.”
Golden State only could have moved up as high as eighth if it won and both the Kings and Lakers lost.
Kerr rested Draymond Green and Curry, whose 74 regular-season games and 2,421 total minutes are both the two-time MVP's most since 2016-17. The Warriors are 1/3 this season in games missing both Green and Curry.
“He could have played. If we had to play him, he would be playing,” Kerr said about Curry. “Given what we're facing, it made no sense to put him out there today.”
Golden State, coming off a home loss to New Orleans on Friday night for just its second defeat in 11 games, utilized its third starting combination in three games.
Chris Paul started for Curry and finished with six points, six assists and four rebounds in 22-plus minutes.
Keyonte George scored 21 points to lead a Jazz team that went 31-51 — 10-31 on the road — and missed the playoffs for a second straight season. Utah won two of its final three games following a 13-game losing streak and stretch that featured 16 defeats in 17 games.
“We need to be rethinking everything,” second-year coach Will Hardy said.
Jonathan Kuminga had a career-high seven assists as the Warriors recorded their 36th game with 30 or more assists dishing out 35. They have won the last eight home contests against Utah and swept the four-game season series from the Jazz.
Golden State guard Gary Payton II sat out his third straight game with tightness in his left calf and his status for the coming week was unclear.
No matter the rotation, Green put it plainly explaining the next task: “We just got to go win.”
“When this team's back is against the wall," he said, "I like how this group shows up.”