SAN FRANCISCO _ For the first time since 2009, the Golden State Warriors were swept by the Utah Jazz in a 129-96 loss on Wednesday night at Chase Center.
The Jazz completed the four-game sweep in dominant fashion, too, sprinting off to a 14-point lead by the first quarter's end, sparked by a 13-2 run as the final two minutes approached, and expanding that into a 22-point lead at the half.
"I think we ran into a team that's playing about as well as they can, and clicking," Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said after the game. "So, we got demoralized in the first half. That was probably the biggest disappointment."
A handful of Jazz were consistent threats beyond the arc. Bojan Bogdanovic, Joe Ingles and Donovan Mitchell collected two 3s each. Center Rudy Gobert's length and size was no match for this iteration of the Warriors. He feasted at the rim for any scraps and had a double-double (15 points, 11 rebounds) by the half. Gobert finished the game with 22 points and 15 rebounds in 30 minutes.
"He's a big dude, so you definitely think you might have something and he may affect it because of his length," the Warriors' D'Angelo Russell said. "But he's been dominating the defensive end for years now."
Led by Gobert, the Jazz were far more aggressive on the boards and in the paint, compiling 54 rebounds to the Warriors' 35. The Jazz had 40 defensive rebounds to the Warriors' 24.
"They were making every shot," Kerr said. "We were missing every shot, so there were a lot more defensive rebounds for them than for us."
The Jazz shot 55% from the floor and 44% from 3-point range. The Warriors shot 40% and 27% from 3.
Russell finished the game with 26 points in 28 minutes on 10-of-21 shooting.
Draymond Green returned from his finger sprain and struggled on both ends, allowing the Utah defense to completely disregard him beyond the rim.
Green also got his 12th technical foul, four more and he gets a suspension. Green finished the game with five points, two assists and four rebounds.
