CONTINUING SUCCESS AT CHASE CENTER
Winners of three of their last four games, the Golden State Warriors host the Utah Jazz on Friday night at Chase Center. It will be the first of three meetings between the two teams this season. Last year, the Warriors won three of the four matchups, including an April 2 win where the Dubs went on a 18-0 run in the fourth quarter to overcome a 16-point deficit for a 111-107 win.
Warriors vs. Spurs
Friday, November 25 | Tipoff: 7 p.m.
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LAST TIME OUT
The Dubs extended their home winning streak to seven games after a 124-107 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. Andrew Wiggins scored a season-high 31 points in the win and Draymond Green added nine points, 12 assists and seven rebounds. » Full Game Recap
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MATCHUP AT A GLANCE
| GSW | UTA |
| 9-10 | 12-8 |
| 11th in West | 4th in West |
| PTS: 116.2 (6th) | PTS: 117.4 (4th) |
| REB: 41.6 (25th) | REB: 44.2 (13th) |
| AST: 29.4 (1st) | AST: 27.7 (7th) |
PREVIOUS GAME STARTERS
GSW: Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins, Draymond Green and Kevon Looney
UTA: Collin Sexton, Jordan Clarkson, Lauri Markkanen, Kelly Olynyk and Jarred Vanderbilt
INJURY & ROSTER NOTES
GSW: Andre Iguodala (Left Hip; Injury Management) and James Wiseman (G League Assignment) are out. Team Notes
UTA: Leandro Bolmaro (Concussion Protocol), Mike Conley (Left Leg), Rudy Gay (Left Hand), Johnny Juzang (Right Wrist) and Micah Potter (G League - Two-Way) are out. Team Notes
KLAY'S QUICK STARTS
In Klay Thompson's first 12 games of the season, he scored 43 first quarter points, an average of 3.6 points per game in the first frame. In his last three contests, Thompson has more than doubled that total, recording 46 first quarter points in that span, an average of 15.3 first quarter points per game. Thompson has shot 15-for-20 (75%) in the first quarter in the past three games, including 9-for-13 (69.2%) from 3-point range, as the Dubs have won the last three games he has appeared in.
"The last couple of games he’s been hoopin’," Andrew Wiggins said of Thompson after Wednesday's game. "I'm happy for him, the whole team's happy for him and this is just the beginning. I know he's just gonna keep going and going.”
TEAM LEADERS
| GSW | UTA |
| PTS: Curry (31.6) | PTS: Markkanen (22.0) |
| REB: Looney (6.6) | REB: Markkanen (8.5) |
| AST: Curry (7.2) | AST: Conley Jr. (7.9) |
UTAH SCOUTING REPORT
The 12-8 Utah Jazz come into Friday night's game on a two-game losing streak and have lost five of their last seven games. Malik Beasley scored a season-high-tying 29 points off the bench in the Jazz's most recent defeat, a 125-116 loss to the Detroit Pistons. Collin Sexton added 17 points and 12 assists.
The Jazz have been led this season by Lauri Markkanen. The sixth-year forward is averaging a career-high 22 points per game on career-best 52.9 percent field goal percentage. Utah boasts one of the most potent offenses in the league, ranking fourth in offensive rating (115.6) this season. The Jazz also rank fourth in the NBA in 3-pointers made per game, averaging 14.8 makes from distance on 37.4 percent shooting on the season.