The Chase Center in San Francisco Bay experienced a quarter of madness in the Golden State Warriors victory against the frayed Utah Jazz (111-107), who won by 21 points in the second period (28-49) and were up 16 (83-99) at the dawn of the fourth quarter. From that moment on, those from Salt Lake City were completely dry, they only scored 8 more goals with a break of 6:32 until they got a basket in play again.
In just over 9 minutes, the Warriors rocked it big. Without that fear that arises when you no longer have anything to lose. It was a 25-4 run to go from 83-99 to 105-103 with Klay Thompson as executioner. The shooting guard made 11 of his 36 points in that period with 3 triples (he finished with 8 of 17). Jordan Poole (31) also contributed, who without Stephen Curry has become fundamentally important in Golden State. And there was a victim: Rudy Gobert. The French center was the weak link used by the locals to ensure their presence in the next playoffs.
Bad idea
Time and time again, the Warriors attack tried to stay even with him. Why? Because the Frenchman sank every time the outside took the ball in the change, which left the shooter both space and time to charge, shoot and hit. Bad bet when you’re facing players as excellent from the perimeter as Klay Thompson. Bogdanovic’s entry for Juancho Hernangómez also unseated Utah. The Spaniard, 5 points and 3 rebounds in 17 minutes off the bench, gave greater defensive stability than the Croatian.
This is Utah’s 6th loss in the last seven games.. The only victim of him, the Lakers. A streak that has made them sink to the top of the Western Conference: Denver is tied with them and is one slip away from the Jazz to steal the 5th position. The Warriors, for their part, catch their breath in the 3rdwith the Dallas Mavericks on the prowl, just one game behind.
