NBA: Warriors post season-best point total in 140-124 win over Jazz

Stephen Curry scored 27 points and Moses Moody added 26 as the Golden State Warriors secured a 140-124 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City.

Golden State recorded its highest point total of the season, while Utah allowed 140-plus points for the ninth time this campaign.

Gui Santos contributed a season-best 16 points on 6-of-7 shooting, and fellow reserves Buddy Hield and Will Richard added 13 points each as the Warriors defeated the Jazz for the 10th time in their last 11 meetings.

De’Anthony Melton scored 12 points off the bench, while Brandin Podziemski added 11 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists as Golden State improved to 6-3 over their last nine games.

For the Jazz, Brice Sensabaugh led with 22 points, Keyonte George recorded 19 points and seven assists, and Ace Bailey contributed 19 points and seven rebounds. Utah has now dropped eight of its past nine games.

Lauri Markkanen added 18 points, while reserves Isaiah Collier and Kyle Filipowski chipped in 12 points each. Jusuf Nurkic also scored 11 points for Utah.

Golden State put the game out of reach with a 15-0 run in the fourth quarter. Santos scored seven points during the burst, and Moody added six as the Warriors extended a 12-point lead into a commanding 136-109 advantage with 3:29 remaining.

The Warriors shot 53.5% from the field, including 23 of 54 (42.6%) from three-point range. Quinten Post contributed 10 points, and Al Horford led the team with eight assists. Moody sank five three-pointers, and Curry made four as Golden State reached 23 or more three-pointers for the seventh time this season.

Utah connected on 48.9% of its field goals and made 15 of 38 (39.5%) from beyond the arc.

Curry scored eight points in just 78 seconds of the third quarter to give the Warriors an 86-67 lead just before the midway point. He later made two free throws to extend the lead to 91-69 with 4:49 left in the period, finishing with 12 points in the quarter.

Utah closed the quarter strongly, with back-to-back baskets by Markkanen and Collier bringing the Jazz within 101-93 heading into the fourth. Sensabaugh scored 11 points in the period.

Will Richard and Moody opened the fourth with three-pointers, giving Golden State a 14-point lead. Utah later got as close as 116-107 after a Markkanen three-pointer with 8:13 remaining, but the Warriors quickly pulled away.

Moody scored 13 first-half points as Golden State led 68-55 at the break. George had 12 in the first half for Utah.

–Field Level Media/Reuters