The defending champion Golden State Warriors went on a 10-0 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Utah Jazz 112-107.
The Jazz led 101-97 with 7:21 left in the fourth quarter. Ty Jerome’s pull-up 3-pointer put the Warriors ahead for good with 5:18 left. They took a 107-101 lead with 4:44 left.
The Jazz got within 107-106 on Jordan Clarkson’s step-back 3-pointer with 1:37 to play, but Jordan Poole answered with a driving layup, and the Jazz got no closer than 109-107.
Donte DiVincenzo’s 2 free throws with 19.3 seconds left made it 111-107 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Warriors outscored the Jazz 8-4. DiVincenzo scored 5 of the Warriors’ 8 on 1 for 1 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Poole scored 26 points but shot 7 for 22, and Kevon Looney added 6 points and 12 rebounds.
For the Jazz, Lauri Markkanen had 29 points (21 on 7 3-pointers) and a season-high 16 rebounds, and Mike Conley went 1 for 8 from 3. Clarkson scored 22 points.
The Warriors shot 42.5% from the field and 35.6% from 3 to the Jazz’s 40.7% and 32.6%. The Jazz got 10 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Warriors outscored the Jazz 23-2 on the fast break. Jonathan Kuminga fouled out.