Game ID: 22400084
Golden State Warriors @ Utah Jazz
Friday, October 25, 2024 at 9:30 PM ET
Delta Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
UTA 24 18 28 16 86GSW 32 24 38 33 127
GSW @ UTA ScoutingGSW @ 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.
UTA availability going into 10/23 · season opener
full strength
UTA availability going into 10/25 · 1 day's rest
full strength
UTA availability going into 10/28 · 2 days' restOUT Mykhailiuk missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
UTA availability going into 10/29 · back-to-backOUT Mykhailiuk missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
UTA availability going into 10/31 · 1 day's restOUT Mykhailiuk missed 4 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Potter missed 4 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 4 since 10/23, out tonight
UTA availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restOUT Hendricks missed 2 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Mykhailiuk missed 5 since 10/23, returns tonight: 16 min (78% of 20)
OUT Potter missed 5 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Tshiebwe missed 5 since 10/23, out tonight
GSW availability going into 10/23 · season opener
full strength
GSW availability going into 10/25 · 1 day's rest
full strength
GSW availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's rest
full strength
GSW availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's rest
full strength
GSW availability going into 10/30 · back-to-back
full strength
GSW availability going into 11/02 · 2 days' restOUT Curry missed 2 since 10/29, out tonight
OUT Wiggins missed 2 since 10/29, returns tonight: 31 min (104% of 30)
OUT Melton missed 2 since 10/29, out tonight
10/23 vs MEM 124-126 — UTA notes
UTA lost 124-126. UTA shot 47% (40 of 85) to MEM's 47%, 10 of 26 from three, and went to the line 45 times to MEM's 32 — 34 points from the stripe to their 23. Markkanen led with 35 (9 of 15, 4 of 7 from three, 13 of 14 at the line); Clarkson added 17, Kessler 16. Q4 was theirs, 38-33, the deficit cut from 7 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 93-86 against them. Sensabaugh's -12 in 12 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/25 vs GSW 86-127 — UTA notes
UTA lost 86-127. UTA shot 32% (29 of 92) to GSW's 48%, 9 of 42 from three, and went to the line 26 times to GSW's 6 — 19 points from the stripe to their 5. UTA turned it over 22 times to GSW's 13, and GSW turned those into 15 steals. The glass went 45-60 against them. Collins led with 14 (4 of 10, 1 of 3 from three); Markkanen added 13, George 12. Q2 was theirs, 18-24, but the other 3 periods went 103-68 against them. George's -37 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/02 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 119, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 29 free throws a game; Jokić at 30 and Gordon at 19 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Utah comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 99 a night and allowing 116, shooting 39 percent and 27 from three, 27 free throws a game; Markkanen at 18 and Collins at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Hendricks (2 straight), Mykhailiuk (5 straight), Potter (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Utah giving it away 18 times a game to Denver's 12 and the arc, Denver at 36 percent from three to Utah's 27. Call it Denver 116, Utah 109.
10/23 @ POR 140-104 — GSW notes
GSW won 140-104. GSW shot 52% (48 of 93) to POR's 39%, 20 of 48 from three. The glass went 57-42 for them. Hield led with 22 (8 of 12, 5 of 7 from three); Wiggins added 20, Curry 17. The hinge was Q3, 38-22: a lead of 12 became 28, and the lead reached 38. Podziemski was the night's best plus/minus at +35.
10/25 @ UTA 127-86 — GSW notes
GSW won 127-86. GSW shot 48% (51 of 106) to UTA's 32%, 20 of 50 from three, and got to the line 6 times to UTA's 26. GSW turned it over 13 times to UTA's 22. The glass went 60-45 for them. Hield led with 27 (10 of 14, 7 of 9 from three); Curry added 20, Podziemski 15. The hinge was Q4, 33-16: a lead of 24 became 41. Podziemski was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
11/02 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 106, shooting 41 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; Green at 28 and Sengun at 15 a game. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 99, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 17 free throws a game; Hield at 21 and Wiggins at 20 a game. Without Curry (2 straight), Wiggins (2 straight), Melton (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Houston takes 26 free throws a game to Golden State's 17 and the arc, Golden State at 39 percent from three to Houston's 33. Call it Golden State 112, Houston 106.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
UTABS B. Sensabaugh
CS C. Sexton
CW C. Williams
DE D. Eubanks
JC J. Clarkson
JC J. Collins
KG K. George
LM L. Markkanen
PM P. Mills
TH T. Hendricks
WK W. Kessler
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BH B. Hield
BP B. Podziemski
DG D. Green
DM D. Melton
GP G. Payton II
GS G. Santos
JK J. Kuminga
KA K. Anderson
KL K. Looney
LW L. Waters III
MM M. Moody
SC S. Curry
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
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
Buddy Hield scores 27 points to help the Warriors coast past the Jazz, 127-86
SALT LAKE CITY -- — Buddy Hield scored 27 points, Steph Curry added 20 and the Golden State Warriors overpowered the Utah Jazz 127-86 on Friday night.
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.