Gobert's solid double-double not enough to overcome Thompson's Warriors / News - Basketnews.com

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Klay Thompson bombed in 12 of his game-high 36 points in an 18-0 fourth-quarter flurry Saturday night as the Golden State Warriors (49-29) rallied for a 111-107 (23-30, 22-28, 36-29, 30-20) victory over the visiting Utah Jazz (46-32) in San Francisco.

Player of the Game EFF 25 Klay Thompson Points 36 Accuracy 14-28 Rebounds 5 Assists 2

The improbable win, after they trailed by 21 points midway through the second quarter, allowed the Warriors (49-29) to clinch a postseason berth. They increased their lead over the Dallas Mavericks (48-30) to a full game atop a four-team duel for the No. 3 seed in West.

Thompson finished 8-for-17 on 3-pointers and the Warriors 20-for-48, including 6-for-8 in the 18-point barrage that turned a 16-point deficit into their first lead of the night at 105-103 with 3:33 remaining.

Utah never led again, but came close when, trailing 107-106 with 49.7 seconds left, Rudy Gobert got inside the Golden State defense for a point-blank attempt. But Draymond Green blocked the shot, allowing the Warriors -- with the help of two free throws apiece by Jordan Poole and Green -- to hold on and snap a four-game losing streak.

Poole finished with 31 points, making six of his 15 3-point attempts. Even without injured Stephen Curry, the Warriors outscored the Jazz 60-45 from beyond the arc.

Andrew Wiggins chipped in with 17 points for Golden State, while Green had a team-high seven assists and nine rebounds to complement 10 points. Gary Payton II added 10 points off the bench as the Warriors won the season series from the Jazz 3-1.

Guards Donovan Mitchell and Mike Conley had 26 points apiece for Utah, while Gobert recorded his third double-double in three tries against the Warriors this season with 14 points and a game-high 20 rebounds. Conley also found time for a game-high eight assists.

Bojan Bogdanovic put up 17 points and Jordan Clarkson 14 for Utah, which lost despite outscoring the Warriors 16-11 at the foul line and outrebounding them 47-41.

Seeking a second straight win after losing five in a row, the Jazz bolted to a 7-0 lead and went up by as many as 10 late in the first quarter and 21 in the second.

The Warriors were still down 103-87 with 7:54 to play before using their run of 3-pointers to grab the lead for good.

Warriors: Klay Thompson 36 (6/11 2PT, 8/17 3PT, 5 REB), Jordan Poole 31 (3/7 2PT, 6/15 3PT, 7/7 FT, 6 REB, 6 AST, 5 TO), Andrew Wiggins 17 (4/6 2PT, 3/4 3PT), Draymond Green 10 (9 REB, 7 AST), Gary Payton 10 (2/5 3PT, 5 AST).

Jazz: Mike Conley 26 (5/7 2PT, 5/11 3PT, 5 REB, 8 AST), Donovan Mitchell 26 (4/9 2PT, 4/10 3PT, 6/7 FT), Bojan Bogdanovic 17 (4/8 2PT, 2/7 3PT), Rudy Gobert 14 (5/7 2PT, 20 REB), Jordan Clarkson 14 (2/8 3PT).

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