Klay Thompson scored a season-high 35 points (21 on 7 3-pointers), and the Golden State Warriors held off the Utah Jazz 140-137.
The Warriors took control with a 26-9 run in the second quarter and led by as many as 19. The Warriors led 90-71 with 10:48 left in the third quarter, and the Jazz got within 138-137 with 41 seconds left.
The Jazz got within 138-137 on John Collins’ dunk with 41 seconds to play, but Stephen Curry answered with 2 free throws, and the Jazz got no closer. They had the ball down 3 after a timeout, but Collin Sexton missed a step-back 3-pointer at the buzzer that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Jazz outscored the Warriors 5-3.
Draymond Green had a season-high 23 points (12 in the paint) and 4 steals.
For the Jazz, Sexton had a season-high 35 points and 9 assists, and Keyonte George added a career-high 33 points, 6 assists, 3 steals and 9 3-pointers. Lauri Markkanen had 20 points and 14 rebounds but shot 6 for 23. Markkanen scored 15 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter. The Jazz had 2 30-point scorers.
The Warriors shot 53.3% from the field and 47.6% from 3 to the Jazz’s 46.2% and 44.9%. The Warriors made 20 3-pointers, 7 of them by Thompson. They had 42 assists on 49 baskets and outscored them 56-27 off the bench. The Jazz made 22 3-pointers, 9 of them by George and 4 by Markkanen. The Warriors did not make a field goal in the last 4:38. The Warriors were outscored 13-3 in 3 minutes with Curry, Thompson, Green, Wiggins and Kuminga on the floor together. George fouled out.