On April 8, Beijing time, the NBA game continued, the Warriors hosted the Jazz, because they had locked the top 10 in the West, and it was almost impossible to rush to the 9th place in the West, Cole simply arranged for the core players to rest, Curry and Wiggins did not play, and Kuminga ushered in a comeback. The Jazz have suffered 11 consecutive defeats, and they are not advantageous in the face of the Warriors, who are short of major generals, not to mention that the Jazz team is already in a mess, and losing is more conducive to competing for the top draft picks. Warriors starting lineup: Paul + Podemski + Tang Shen + Dream Green + Davis, Jazz starting lineup: George + Sexton + Sensaab + Hendricks + Utseven.
In the first quarter, the Warriors were on fire, shooting a 41-28 lead over the Jazz by 13 points, and although Curry and Wiggins were absent, Thompson exploded. In the second quarter, the Warriors continued to put pressure on the Jazz, going on a 27-26 run in the quarter, and at halftime, the Warriors led the Jazz by 14 points. Thompson scored 25 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists in two quarters to return to the top, and Podzemski and Kuminga also scored 12 points, and the Warriors played the perfect team basketball, which is what Kerr wants to see.
In the third quarter, the Warriors continued to widen the point difference, although the Jazz team was a fish belly, but they did not give up the game and have been chasing points, but after the Warriors blasted out 29-23, they led the Jazz by 20 points at the end of the third quarter, and the suspense of the game was not big. In the fourth quarter, the Jazz narrowed the gap to 16 points, but the game time was getting less and less, Kerr did not dare to be careless, the main players continued to be on the court, and after Paul hit a three-pointer, Kerr called the gold to close, and the dust of the game settled. In the end, the Warriors defeated the Jazz 118-110 and are still in 10th place in the West with a 43-35 record.
The Warriors' Paul cut 12 points, 1 rebound, 9 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, and his personal performance was still very good, Podzemski 16 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, Dream Green 3 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, Thompson exploded, cutting 32 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, playing the best game of the season, he was still in his prime, and he completely proved himself, Davis 16 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocks. Kuminga off the bench had 21 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists, and Moody had 8 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists. The Jazz's George had 25 points, two rebounds and one assist, and Sexton had 15 points, two rebounds and seven assists.
After beating the Jazz, the Warriors are in 10th place in the West with a 43-35 record, and the mentality of the Warriors players can be relaxed with the play-in already locked, and the Warriors have at least squeezed the Rockets out of the play-in tournament. And Warriors coach Kerr also earned, he rotated several main players, and finally won a victory, maybe you can consider letting Curry rest a few more games, if you are lucky, maybe you can still enter the top 8 in the West, after all, there are only 2 wins from the 8th king in the West, but to hope that the Lakers and the king continue to lose, the dream still has to be there, what if it comes true?