National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Golden State 95, Utah 90
When: 10:30 PM ET, Friday, January 31, 2014
Where: Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
Officials: #40 Leon Wood, #36 David Jones, #50 Olandis Poole
Attendance: 19911

Warriors 95, Jazz 90: Stephen Curry buried eight 3-pointers en route to a season-high 44 points to drag visiting Golden State past Utah.

Andrew Bogut added 16 points and 17 rebounds for the Warriors, who were without forward David Lee due to a shoulder injury. Curry went 14-of-26 from the field and 8-of-13 from beyond the arc to pick up his teammates, who combined to shoot 30.6 percent.

Alec Burks scored 26 points off the bench to lead the Jazz, who dropped to 0-3 against Golden State this season. Enes Kanter added 15 points and Diante Garrett chipped in 13 in a reserve role for Utah, which played without starters Derrick Favors (hip) and Marvin Williams (heel).

The Jazz took a five-point lead into the fourth quarter and pushed it out to 77-68 with 10:11 to play. Curry came back into the game on the next stoppage and began to take control, nailing two 3-pointers in a 12-0 burst that gave the Warriors an 80-77 edge.

Curry’s 3-pointer with 4:24 remaining made it an 85-81 gap before Utah made another push, grabbing an 88-87 lead on Burks’ layup before Curry answered right back. Klay Thompson’s free throws put Golden State in front 91-88 with 1:37 to play and Curry helped close it out at the line.

Curry’s third 3-pointer of the first six minutes gave the Warriors a quick 17-8 lead midway through the first quarter before Utah cut it to 23-21 at the end of the period. The Jazz ended the half on a 13-3 run to take a 48-41 lead into the break.

Utah led by as much as nine points early in the third quarter but Curry would not let the gap get too large. The All-Star scored seven straight points for Golden State to cut it back to 63-61 before the Jazz took advantage of the Warriors bench to make the cushion 71-66 heading to the fourth.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Curry has five career 40-point games and all five have come on the road. … The Warriors have won back-to-back games for the first time since a 10-game winning streak came to an end on Jan. 7. … Jazz G Gordon Hayward committed eight of the team’s 19 turnovers.
Top Game Performances
 
Golden State   Utah
Stephen Curry 44 Scoring Alec Burks 26
Andrew Bogut 5 Assists Trey Burke 6
Andrew Bogut 17 Rebounds Gordon Hayward 9
Stephen Curry 8 Free Throws Made Alec Burks 7
Draymond Green 4 Steals Diante Garrett 3
Andrew Bogut 3 Blocks Rudy Gobert 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Golden State 95 37.5 10-26 19-24 17 43 5 9 9
Utah 90 47.9 3-9 17-21 18 42 3 3 19
Upcoming Games
  • Utah will play their next game on the road against L.A. Clippers. The Jazz have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
  • Golden State will play their next game at home against Charlotte. The Warriors have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.