3 takeaways from the Utah Jazz’s 129-96 win over the Golden State Warriors
The hottest team in the NBA looked the part Wednesday night in San Francisco
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Utah Jazz forward Royce O’Neale, right, drives the ball against Golden State Warriors’ D’Angelo Russell (0) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, in San Francisco. Ben Margot, AP
Trent Wood is a sports writer for the Deseret News.
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The hottest team in the NBA looked the part Wednesday night in San Francisco.
Coming into their late night contest against the Golden State Warriors, the Utah Jazz had won 17 of their last 19 games. Thanks to more of the same, the Jazz have now won 18 of their last 20. Utah defeated Golden State 129-96, powered by strong outings by Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell.
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Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert, right, shoots over Golden State Warriors' Marquese Chriss (32) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) | Ben Margot, AP
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Utah Jazz forward Royce O'Neale, left, shoots against Golden State Warriors' Draymond Green, center, and Glenn Robinson III (22) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) | Ben Margot, AP
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Utah Jazz forward Royce O'Neale, right, drives the ball against Golden State Warriors' D'Angelo Russell (0) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) | Ben Margot, AP
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Utah Jazz forward Bojan Bogdanovic, left, looks to shoot against Golden State Warriors' D'Angelo Russell (0) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) | Ben Margot, AP
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Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson, center, shoots between Golden State Warriors' Marquese Chriss (32) and Jordan Poole in the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) | Ben Margot, AP
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Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell, right, shoots over Golden State Warriors' Alec Burks (8) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) | Ben Margot, AP
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Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert, left, reaches for a rebound past Golden State Warriors' Willie Cauley-Stein (2) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) | Ben Margot, AP
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Utah Jazz forward Bojan Bogdanovic (44) shoots over Golden State Warriors' Eric Paschall in the first half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) | Ben Margot, AP
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Golden State Warriors' D'Angelo Russell, right, drives the ball around Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles (2) in the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) | Ben Margot, AP
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Golden State Warriors coach Stever Kerr, left, and Draymond Green (23) speak to referee Jacyn Goble after Green was called for a technical foul in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Utah Jazz, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) | Ben Margot, AP
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Golden State Warriors' Jordan Poole, right, drives the ball against Utah Jazz guard Rayjon Tucker in the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) | Ben Margot, AP
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Golden State Warriors' Eric Paschall shoots against the Utah Jazz in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2020, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Ben Margot) | Ben Margot, AP
Here are three takeaways from the Jazz’s win over the Warriors.
Quin Snyder and company would never admit it, but the Jazz put the game away in the first quarter. Utah wasted no time taking control of the game, thanks to some stellar shooting. The Jazz shot 65% from the field in the first quarter, 50% from the 3-point range, and that hot shooting enabled them to hold a 31-17 lead at the close of the quarter. Gobert and Mitchell both had seven points in the opening period, while Joe Ingles had five assists.
It was a record-setting kind of night for Mitchell. The third-year guard finished with 23 points scored, points which pushed him past the 4,500 point mark in his NBA career. He became just the fifth guard in NBA history to score at least 4,500 points over the course of the first 200 games their career, joining the likes of Michael Jordan, Allen Iverson, Dwyane Wade and Mitch Richmond.
While he didn’t join the likes of Jordan, Wade and Iverson, Gobert did record his 33rd double-double of the season. Gobert finished with 22 points and 15 rebounds and added 3 blocks and 2 assists. Truth be told, Gobert had a double-double at the close of the first half, with 15 points and 11 rebounds, including five dunks. He finished the game with seven dunks. He has now recorded five dunks in seven straight games.
