In the last game before the All-Star weekend, the Warriors challenged the Jazz back-to-back away games, and although they were almost defeated by the Jazz by 19 points, they still defeated the Jazz 140-137. In the last game, the Warriors were beaten by the Clippers to complete a 15-point comeback. The Warriors have also had a 10-2 record in their last 10 games, losing only to the Hawks and Clippers, with Curry scoring 60 and 41 points in both games, respectively.
The Warriors currently have a 27-26 record, a win percentage of more than 5 percent, and remain in 10th place in the West, 2.5 wins ahead of the 11th-placed Jazz and 1.5 wins behind the ninth-place Lakers. The win was also Kerr's 500th regular-season win in his coaching career, and Kerr's overall record in his coaching career is 500-264, a 65.4 percent win rate.
Due to a poor performance in the previous game, Thompson did not make the starting line-up today, but came off the bench again after 12 years. Although he had to play off the bench, Thompson ushered in a big explosion, playing 27 minutes off the bench, shooting 13 of 22, including 7 of 13 three-pointers and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring a team-high 35 points, plus 6 rebounds and 2 assists, with a plus/minus of +7, and 18 points in the third quarter on 6-of-7 shooting.
Curry was out of shape today, shooting only 4-of-14, including 2-of-8 three-pointers, 6-of-8 free throws, a double-double of 16 points, 2 rebounds and 10 assists, and also had 4 turnovers. With just two three-pointers hit today, Curry's streak of hitting at least seven three-pointers in four consecutive games was also interrupted.
Dream chasing is also quite powerful today, playing 28 minutes, 9 of 14, 3 of 5 three-pointers, 2 of 4 free throws, 23 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks, which is also the first time since 2019 that Dream has cut at least 20+5+5 data. Wiggins played 29 minutes and finished with 19 points, seven rebounds and two assists on 7-of-12 shooting, 3-of-4 three-pointers and 2-of-2 free throws. Kuminga played 25 minutes and finished with 13 points, five rebounds and four assists on 5-of-6 shooting and 3-of-4 free throws.
Rookie Podzemski started the game for 34 minutes, shooting 5-of-12 from the field and 3-of-7 from three-point range to finish with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. So far this season, Podzemski has scored at least 10 points, five rebounds and five assists in a single game 14 times, while Wembanyama and Holmgren combined for only 13 times.
On the Jazz side, Sexton performed well, playing 34 minutes, 10-of-18, 3-of-8 three-pointers, 12-of-13 free throws, 35 points, 3 rebounds and 9 assists, with a game-high plus/minus of +15. Rookie Kionte George was also very good, playing 41 minutes, shooting 11-of-22 from the field, 9-of-16 from three-point range, and 2-of-3 from the free-throw line, with 33 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals.
Markkanen played 34 minutes and finished with 20 points, 13 rebounds and three assists on 6-of-22 shooting, 4-of-11 three-pointers and 4-of-4 free throws. Collins played 31 minutes and finished with 18 points, 13 rebounds and two assists on 8-of-14 shooting, 1-of-3 three-point shooting and 1-of-1 free throw.