Salt Lake City, UT (Betting Express) - Deron Williams scored 25 points and doled out 15 assists, as Utah edged Golden State, 119-114, at EnergySolutions Arena.
Mehmet Okur added 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Jazz, who have beaten Golden State six consecutive times in Salt Lake City. Paul Millsap chipped in 19 points and 14 boards for Utah, which has won four straight over the Warriors.
Jamal Crawford scored 28 points and dished out six helpers for the Warriors, who have dropped three in a row. Corey Maggette, who missed the last 15 games with a hamstring problem, returned to drop 23 points. Andris Biedrins logged 14 points and 17 rebounds in defeat.
Andrei Kirilenko's steal and layup highlighted a 6-0 Utah run the Jazz used to open the fourth quarter. Kosta Koufos capped it off with a tip-in to give the Jazz their biggest lead of the game, 100-91, with just over 10 minutes left in the game.
C.J. Watson and Anthony Morrow nailed consecutive threes for Golden State to make it a three-point game moments later.
Millsap's block of Watson's layup and Ronnie Brewer's ensuing coast-to-coast dunk gave Utah a 112-105 lead with 3:17 left to play.
Crawford's jumper made it a four-point game with 1:35 showing on the clock but the Warriors failed to make it a one-possession game from there.
Golden State opened a 29-28 lead after the first quarter but Utah grabbed a 65-59 lead at the break.
Maggette's free throw gave the Warriors an 81-80 lead with 4:46 left in the third frame.
The lead went back-and-forth the rest of the third before Brevin Knight's jumper gave the Jazz a 94-91 lead heading into the final frame.
Game Notes
The Golden State Warriors concluded a three-game road trip at 0-3. Golden State has also dropped six straight on the road and fell to just 4-19 as the visitor this season...The Jazz continue to play without star power forward Carlos Boozer, who is scheduled to have arthroscopic knee surgery on Friday and will miss at least another month. Utah is a pedestrian 12-11 without Boozer in the lineup...Utah is a sterling 13-4 this season at EnergySoulutions Arena...Prior to the game, the Warriors signed forward Jermareo Davidson to a 10-day contract and waived guard DeMarcus Nelson.