Without Curry, Green, the Warriors beat the Jazz 123-116 and wind up with the 10th seed in the West
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Steve Kerr firmly believes his team still has a shot to make a splash this postseason - facing a familiar foe to start the uphill quest.
Klay Thompson scored 25 points with six 3-pointers, Andrew Wiggins added 19 points, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Utah Jazz 123-116 in the regular-season finale Sunday and wound up with the 10th spot in the Western Conference.
“We have a really good connection on this team, good chemistry, guys pulling for each other. So I've got a good feeling about what's ahead,” Kerr said. “I think we still have a chance to do something special. Now, obviously, it's NCAA Tournament, we've got to get out of the first weekend here, win the first two and get to the first round, but we have a shot, so we're excited about that.”
With the Lakers winning at New Orleans and the Kings beating Portland at home, Golden State will head to Sacramento on Tuesday as the No. 10 seed to face the ninth-seeded Kings in the Play-In Tournament. The Warriors won a thrilling first-round playoff series last year against their Northern California rival with Stephen Curry scoring 50 in the deciding Game 7.
“It’s going to be one of those games we’ve got to leave it all on the floor,” Wiggins said. “... It's win or go home, no second chances.”
The Warriors will get on a bus Monday and have a day to prepare for former top assistant coach Mike Brown's team.
“It'll be a great a great atmosphere, we were there last year,” Kerr said. “They'll have their crowd behind them.”
Golden State only could have moved up as high as eighth if it won and both the Kings and Lakers lost.
Kerr rested Draymond Green and Curry, whose 74 regular-season games and 2,421 total minutes are both the two-time MVP's most since 2016-17. The Warriors are 1-3 this season in games missing both Green and Curry.
“He could have played. If we had to play him, he would be playing,” Kerr said about Curry. “Given what we're facing, it made no sense to put him out there today.”
Golden State, coming off a home loss to New Orleans on Friday night for just its second defeat in 11 games, utilized its third starting combination in three games.
Chris Paul started for Curry and finished with six points, six assists and four rebounds in 22-plus minutes.
Keyonte George scored 21 points to lead a Jazz team that went 31-51 - 10-31 on the road - and missed the playoffs for a second straight season. Utah won two of its final three games following a 13-game losing streak and stretch that featured 16 defeats in 17 games.
“We need to be rethinking everything,” second-year coach Will Hardy said.
Jonathan Kuminga had a career-high seven assists as the Warriors recorded their 36th game with 30 or more assists dishing out 35. They have won the last eight home contests against Utah and swept the four-game season series from the Jazz.
Golden State guard Gary Payton II sat out his third straight game with tightness in his left calf and his status for the coming week was unclear.
No matter the rotation, Green put it plainly explaining the next task: “We just got to go win.”
“When this team's back is against the wall," he said, "I like how this group shows up.”
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Omer Yurtseven vs. Trayce Jackson-Davis (Johnny Juzang gains possession) | ||
| 11:39 |  | +2 | Omer Yurtseven makes two point hook shot (Taylor Hendricks assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:22 | | +2 | Andrew Wiggins makes two point stepback jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 2-2 |
| 11:02 | | Omer Yurtseven turnover (double dribble) | ||
| 10:51 | | Andrew Wiggins misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:45 | | Omer Yurtseven defensive rebound | ||
| 10:39 | | +2 | Keyonte George makes two point driving layup | 4-2 |
| 10:23 | | Klay Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:19 | | Luka Samanic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:10 | | Jonathan Kuminga blocks Omer Yurtseven's two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:09 | | Omer Yurtseven offensive rebound | ||
| 10:07 | | +2 | Omer Yurtseven makes two point floating jump shot | 6-2 |
| 10:07 | | Chris Paul shooting foul (Omer Yurtseven draws the foul) | ||
| 10:07 | | +1 | Omer Yurtseven makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 7-2 |
| 9:57 | | +2 | Trayce Jackson-Davis makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Chris Paul assists) | 7-4 |
| 9:42 | | Keyonte George turnover (bad pass) (Andrew Wiggins steals) | ||
| 9:34 | | Andrew Wiggins turnover (bad pass) (Luka Samanic steals) | ||
| 9:25 | | Luka Samanic misses two point turnaround bank jump shot | ||
| 9:25 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 9:17 | | Luka Samanic turnover (traveling) | ||
| 9:09 | | +2 | Chris Paul makes two point pullup jump shot | 7-6 |
| 8:52 | | Luka Samanic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:47 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | ||
| 8:40 | | +3 | Andrew Wiggins makes three point jump shot (Chris Paul assists) | 7-9 |
| 8:22 | | Omer Yurtseven misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:19 | | Klay Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 8:04 | | +3 | Klay Thompson makes three point jump shot (Jonathan Kuminga assists) | 7-12 |
| 7:51 | | Luka Samanic offensive foul (Charge) (Jonathan Kuminga draws the foul) | ||
| 7:51 | | Luka Samanic turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:38 | | Chris Paul misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:35 | | Taylor Hendricks defensive rebound | ||
| 7:18 | | +2 | Luka Samanic makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Johnny Juzang assists) | 9-12 |
| 7:18 | | Jonathan Kuminga shooting foul (Luka Samanic draws the foul) | ||
| 7:18 | | +1 | Luka Samanic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 10-12 |
| 7:06 | | Andrew Wiggins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:04 | | Omer Yurtseven defensive rebound | ||
| 6:55 | | Warriors 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:47 | | Johnny Juzang misses two point fadeaway bank jump shot | ||
| 6:45 | | Taylor Hendricks offensive rebound | ||
| 6:45 | | +2 | Taylor Hendricks makes two point tip dunk | 12-12 |
| 6:28 | | +3 | Brandin Podziemski makes three point jump shot (Jonathan Kuminga assists) | 12-15 |
| 6:10 | | +2 | Taylor Hendricks makes two point driving layup | 14-15 |
| 5:59 | | +2 | Brandin Podziemski makes two point stepback jump shot | 14-17 |
| 5:32 | | +2 | Taylor Hendricks makes two point pullup jump shot | 16-17 |
| 5:09 | | Chris Paul misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:09 | | Omer Yurtseven defensive rebound | ||
| 4:59 | | +3 | Keyonte George makes three point pullup jump shot (Omer Yurtseven assists) | 19-17 |
| 4:45 | | +2 | Chris Paul makes two point pullup jump shot | 19-19 |
| 4:29 | | Luka Samanic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:27 | | Warriors defensive rebound | ||
| 4:11 | | Gui Santos misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:07 | | Micah Potter defensive rebound | ||
| 3:49 | | +2 | Luka Samanic makes two point driving layup (Keyonte George assists) | 21-19 |
| 3:30 | | +2 | Kevon Looney makes two point driving layup (Brandin Podziemski assists) | 21-21 |
| 3:18 | | Keyonte George misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 3:17 | | Luka Samanic offensive rebound | ||
| 3:16 | | Luka Samanic turnover (lost ball) (Moses Moody steals) | ||
| 3:15 | | Jazz delay of game violation | ||
| 2:55 | | Jazz 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:53 | | Moses Moody misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:51 | | Brandin Podziemski offensive rebound | ||
| 2:49 | | Klay Thompson misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:47 | | Warriors offensive rebound | ||
| 2:47 | | Micah Potter personal foul (Loose ball) (Gui Santos draws the foul) | ||
| 2:39 | | +2 | Gui Santos makes two point reverse layup (Kevon Looney assists) | 21-23 |
| 2:14 | | +2 | Darius Bazley makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 23-23 |
| 2:00 | | Klay Thompson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:56 | | Warriors offensive rebound | ||
| 1:53 | | Darius Bazley shooting foul (Klay Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:53 | | +1 | Klay Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 23-24 |
| 1:53 | | +1 | Klay Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 23-25 |
| 1:53 | | +1 | Klay Thompson makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 23-26 |
| 1:39 | | +2 | Brice Sensabaugh makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 25-26 |
| 1:21 | | +3 | Moses Moody makes three point jump shot (Klay Thompson assists) | 25-29 |
| 1:11 | | Kenneth Lofton Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:07 | | Klay Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:01 | | Brice Sensabaugh personal foul (Klay Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 1:01 | | +1 | Klay Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 25-30 |
| 1:01 | | +1 | Klay Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 25-31 |
| 0:48 | | +2 | Kira Lewis Jr. makes two point fadeaway bank jump shot (Kenneth Lofton Jr. assists) | 27-31 |
| 0:38 | | Kenneth Lofton Jr. blocks Kevon Looney's two point cutting layup | ||
| 0:37 | | Jazz defensive rebound | ||
| 0:35 | | Kira Lewis Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:33 | | Moses Moody defensive rebound | ||
| 0:12 | | +2 | Klay Thompson makes two point driving reverse layup | 27-33 |
| 0:05 | | Gui Santos personal foul (Kira Lewis Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:40 | | +2 | Dario Saric makes two point driving reverse layup | 27-35 |
| 11:24 | | +2 | Brice Sensabaugh makes two point driving layup (Kenneth Lofton Jr. assists) | 29-35 |
| 11:10 | | Dario Saric turnover (bad pass) (Brice Sensabaugh steals) | ||
| 11:05 | | Kira Lewis Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 11:01 | | Klay Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:52 | | Moses Moody turnover (traveling) | ||
| 10:43 | | Kenneth Lofton Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Brandin Podziemski steals) | ||
| 10:30 | | +2 | Trayce Jackson-Davis makes two point cutting dunk (Klay Thompson assists) | 29-37 |
| 10:20 | | +2 | Kira Lewis Jr. makes two point driving layup | 31-37 |
| 10:06 | | Darius Bazley blocks Brandin Podziemski's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 10:03 | | Brice Sensabaugh defensive rebound | ||
| 9:57 | | +3 | Brice Sensabaugh makes three point jump shot (Kira Lewis Jr. assists) | 34-37 |
| 9:39 | | Brandin Podziemski misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:34 | | Kira Lewis Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:23 | | Kenneth Lofton Jr. misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:21 | | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | ||
| 9:16 | | +3 | Klay Thompson makes three point pullup jump shot (Brandin Podziemski assists) | 34-40 |
| 9:01 | | Micah Potter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:01 | | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | ||
| 8:49 | | Klay Thompson misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:45 | | Micah Potter defensive rebound | ||
| 8:34 | | Brice Sensabaugh misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:31 | | Dario Saric defensive rebound | ||
| 8:28 | | +3 | Klay Thompson makes three point running jump shot (Moses Moody assists) | 34-43 |
| 8:26 | | Warriors 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:08 | | Brice Sensabaugh turnover (bad pass) (Brandin Podziemski steals) | ||
| 8:01 | | +3 | Klay Thompson makes three point jump shot (Trayce Jackson-Davis assists) | 34-46 |
| 7:45 | | +3 | Micah Potter makes three point jump shot (Kenneth Lofton Jr. assists) | 37-46 |
| 7:22 | | Micah Potter blocks Dario Saric's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:21 | | Dario Saric offensive rebound | ||
| 7:19 | | Dario Saric turnover (bad pass) (Kira Lewis Jr. steals) | ||
| 7:02 | | +2 | Brice Sensabaugh makes two point driving layup (Micah Potter assists) | 39-46 |
| 6:42 | | +3 | Dario Saric makes three point jump shot (Moses Moody assists) | 39-49 |
| 6:24 | | Brice Sensabaugh misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:21 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | ||
| 6:14 | | Dario Saric turnover (bad pass) (Taylor Hendricks steals) | ||
| 6:10 | | +2 | Taylor Hendricks makes two point running dunk | 41-49 |
| 5:56 | | Kira Lewis Jr. shooting foul (Andrew Wiggins draws the foul) | ||
| 5:56 | | +1 | Andrew Wiggins makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-50 |
| 5:56 | | +1 | Andrew Wiggins makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-51 |
| 5:47 | | Taylor Hendricks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:42 | | Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound | ||
| 5:38 | | Kevon Looney misses two point running layup | ||
| 5:35 | | Micah Potter defensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | +3 | Brice Sensabaugh makes three point stepback jump shot | 44-51 |
| 5:10 | | Chris Paul misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:07 | | Omer Yurtseven defensive rebound | ||
| 5:01 | | Brice Sensabaugh misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:59 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | ||
| 4:57 | | Brice Sensabaugh personal foul (Moses Moody draws the foul) | ||
| 4:40 | | +2 | Andrew Wiggins makes two point turnaround jump shot (Kevon Looney assists) | 44-53 |
| 4:27 | | Keyonte George misses two point fadeaway bank jump shot | ||
| 4:25 | | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | ||
| 4:08 | | Chris Paul misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:03 | | Micah Potter defensive rebound | ||
| 4:00 | | Andrew Wiggins shooting foul (Micah Potter draws the foul) | ||
| 4:00 | | Micah Potter misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:00 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 4:00 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 4:00 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 4:00 | | Micah Potter misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:45 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:42 | | Keyonte George defensive rebound | ||
| 3:24 | | Omer Yurtseven misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 3:21 | | Omer Yurtseven offensive rebound | ||
| 3:19 | | Kevon Looney blocks Omer Yurtseven's two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 3:16 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 3:14 | | Jump ball. Micah Potter vs. Kevon Looney (Keyonte George gains possession) | ||
| 3:09 | | +2 | Keyonte George makes two point driving floating jump shot | 46-53 |
| 2:56 | | Andrew Wiggins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:54 | | Omer Yurtseven defensive rebound | ||
| 2:47 | | +3 | Keyonte George makes three point running pullup jump shot | 49-53 |
| 2:47 | | Chris Paul shooting foul (Keyonte George draws the foul) | ||
| 2:47 | | Warriors 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:47 | | Keyonte George misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 2:45 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | ||
| 2:45 | | Chris Paul turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:40 | | Luka Samanic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:38 | | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | ||
| 2:23 | | Chris Paul misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:21 | | Omer Yurtseven defensive rebound | ||
| 2:19 | | Keyonte George misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 2:17 | | Omer Yurtseven offensive rebound | ||
| 2:17 | | +2 | Omer Yurtseven makes two point tip dunk | 51-53 |
| 2:07 | | Chris Paul misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:06 | | Luka Samanic defensive rebound | ||
| 1:49 | | +2 | Luka Samanic makes two point driving layup (Keyonte George assists) | 53-53 |
| 1:40 | | Brandin Podziemski misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:40 | | Omer Yurtseven defensive rebound | ||
| 1:34 | | +2 | Keyonte George makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 55-53 |
| 1:15 | | +2 | Andrew Wiggins makes two point driving layup | 55-55 |
| 0:59 | | Luka Samanic offensive foul (Charge) (Brandin Podziemski draws the foul) | ||