The Golden State Warriors overcame maybe their toughest test yet against the Utah Jazz Monday night, winning 106-103 at Vivint Smart Home Arena to advance to 19-0.
The contest stayed close throughout, with the Jazz actually taking leads at a few points in the fourth quarter. They hung tough after letting the Warriors open up an 11-point lead early in the third quarter on some hot shooting.
However, a tie-breaking Stephen Curry three-pointer with 51 seconds left was the big shot for Golden State. The reigning MVP added two clutch free throws for good measure with 2.4 seconds remaining in the game.
Curry, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson led the way for the Warriors with a combined 66 points, although only Thompson shot 50 percent from the field in the trio. Curry struggled for most of the game to find any decent looks against a Utah defense that aggressively tried to get the ball out of his hands, but Green took advantage and stuffed the stat sheet with 20 points, nine rebounds and seven assists.
Keeping Utah in the game was its length and athleticism inside, which caused tough shots inside for Golden State and created some good Jazz l ...
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