Buddy Hield scores 27 points to help the Warriors coast past the Jazz, 127-86
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Buddy Hield scored 27 points, Steph Curry added 20 and the Golden State Warriors overpowered the Utah Jazz 127-86 on Friday night.
Hield had 24 points in the first half, hitting 6 of 7 3-pointers, to help the Warriors improve to 2-0. The Jazz dropped to 0-2.
From the early first quarter to the early third, the Warriors outscored the Jazz 68-32. Trayce Jackson-Davis’ inside shot made it 74-47 with 8:15 left in the third.
John Collins led Utah with 14 points. The Jazz opened with a 15-6 lead, but the Warriors took a double-digit lead early in the second quarter.
Utah shot 31.5%. The Jazz are 0-26 in games shooting below 33%.
Warriors: Golden State had its second straight blowout win over a team that may be battling for lottery position after beating Portland 140-104 in the opener. The Warriors employed a trapping defense to force the Jazz into turnovers and crisp passing to get Hield and Curry open jumpers. Curry and most of the starters sat out the fourth quarter.
Jazz: After a competitive loss to Memphis, the Jazz couldn’t shoot or handle the pressure from the Warriors. Simple rotations were bungled and the Jazz misfired from the 3-point line all the way to the lane.
Hield came off the bench midway through the first quarter with the Warriors trailing by nine and immediately hit a 3-pointer off a pass from Curry and followed it with a layup. Hield then became a facilitator and found Curry for a 3 and Gary Payton II for a layup to give the Warriors a 22-21 lead.
Hield has made 12 of 16 3-pointers in his first two games, the most in NBA history for a player with a new team.
The Warriors host the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday, while the Jazz are at Dallas on Monday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Trayce Jackson-Davis vs. Walker Kessler (Keyonte George gains possession) | ||
| 11:40 | | +3 | Keyonte George makes three point jump shot (Walker Kessler assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:24 |  | +2 | Stephen Curry makes two point cutting layup (Trayce Jackson-Davis assists) | 2-3 |
| 11:13 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point driving layup | 2-5 |
| 10:54 | | Stephen Curry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:50 | | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | Taylor Hendricks misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:30 | | Keyonte George offensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | Lauri Markkanen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:19 | | Trayce Jackson-Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 10:13 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:09 | | Taylor Hendricks defensive rebound | ||
| 10:07 | | Walker Kessler turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 10:01 | | Taylor Hendricks personal foul (Draymond Green draws the foul) | ||
| 9:53 | | Draymond Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:51 | | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | ||
| 9:42 | | +2 | Lauri Markkanen makes two point layup (Keyonte George assists) | 2-7 |
| 9:34 | | Taylor Hendricks personal foul (Jonathan Kuminga draws the foul) | ||
| 9:28 | | Stephen Curry turnover (bad pass) (Keyonte George steals) | ||
| 9:23 | | Jonathan Kuminga blocks Collin Sexton's two point running layup | ||
| 9:23 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 9:13 | | +3 | Lauri Markkanen makes three point jump shot (Collin Sexton assists) | 2-10 |
| 8:56 | | +2 | Trayce Jackson-Davis makes two point alley-oop dunk (Draymond Green assists) | 4-10 |
| 8:31 | | Collin Sexton misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:27 | | Trayce Jackson-Davis defensive rebound | ||
| 8:22 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:20 | | Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound | ||
| 8:15 | | +3 | Keyonte George makes three point jump shot (Lauri Markkanen assists) | 4-13 |
| 7:57 | | Stephen Curry misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:54 | | Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound | ||
| 7:44 | | Collin Sexton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:44 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 7:44 | | Trayce Jackson-Davis personal foul (Loose ball) (Walker Kessler draws the foul) | ||
| 7:36 | | Draymond Green kicked ball violation | ||
| 7:28 | | Lauri Markkanen misses two point layup | ||
| 7:26 | | Jonathan Kuminga defensive rebound | ||
| 7:22 | | Andrew Wiggins misses two point running layup | ||
| 7:19 | | Andrew Wiggins offensive rebound | ||
| 7:19 | | Andrew Wiggins misses two point tip layup | ||
| 7:15 | | Andrew Wiggins offensive rebound | ||
| 7:14 | | +2 | Andrew Wiggins makes two point turnaround hook shot | 6-13 |
| 7:02 | | Draymond Green personal foul (Lauri Markkanen draws the foul) | ||
| 7:00 | | Stephen Curry personal foul (Keyonte George draws the foul) | ||
| 6:50 | | Walker Kessler turnover (lost ball) (Draymond Green steals) | ||
| 6:46 | | Taylor Hendricks blocks Jonathan Kuminga's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:43 | | Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound | ||
| 6:40 | | Keyonte George misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:40 | | Taylor Hendricks offensive rebound | ||
| 6:33 | | Keyonte George misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:27 | | Lauri Markkanen offensive rebound | ||
| 6:27 | | Lauri Markkanen misses two point putback dunk | ||
| 6:27 | | Collin Sexton offensive rebound | ||
| 6:27 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point layup | 6-15 |
| 6:27 | | Warriors 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:15 | | Andrew Wiggins misses two point hook shot | ||
| 6:14 | | Warriors offensive rebound | ||
| 6:14 | | Walker Kessler personal foul (Loose ball) (Andrew Wiggins draws the foul) | ||
| 6:05 | | +3 | Buddy Hield makes three point pullup jump shot (Stephen Curry assists) | 9-15 |
| 5:38 | | Andrew Wiggins shooting foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | ||
| 5:38 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-16 |
| 5:38 | | Collin Sexton misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:36 | | Draymond Green defensive rebound | ||
| 5:30 | | +2 | Buddy Hield makes two point running layup | 11-16 |
| 5:13 | | +3 | Brice Sensabaugh makes three point jump shot (Keyonte George assists) | 11-19 |
| 5:06 | | Cody Williams personal foul (Andrew Wiggins draws the foul) | ||
| 5:01 | | Stephen Curry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:58 | | John Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 4:50 | | Brice Sensabaugh misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:46 | | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | ||
| 4:41 | | Stephen Curry misses two point running layup | ||
| 4:41 | | Warriors offensive rebound | ||
| 4:36 | | Stephen Curry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:33 | | Kevon Looney offensive rebound | ||
| 4:33 | | +2 | Kevon Looney makes two point putback dunk | 13-19 |
| 4:33 | | Jazz 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:15 | | Jump ball. Kevon Looney vs. Jordan Clarkson (Gary Payton II gains possession) | ||
| 4:15 | | Jordan Clarkson turnover (lost ball) (Gary Payton II steals) | ||
| 4:13 | | +3 | Buddy Hield makes three point jump shot (Gary Payton II assists) | 16-19 |
| 3:57 | | John Collins turnover (bad pass) (Gary Payton II steals) | ||
| 3:49 | | +3 | Stephen Curry makes three point stepback jump shot (Buddy Hield assists) | 19-19 |
| 3:38 | | John Collins misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:35 | | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | ||
| 3:23 | | +2 | Gary Payton II makes two point cutting layup (Buddy Hield assists) | 21-19 |
| 3:05 | | +2 | Cody Williams makes two point driving layup (John Collins assists) | 21-21 |
| 2:54 | | Jordan Clarkson personal foul (Stephen Curry draws the foul) | ||
| 2:54 | | +1 | Stephen Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-21 |
| 2:54 | | +1 | Stephen Curry makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-21 |
| 2:41 | | Patty Mills turnover (bad pass) (Gary Payton II steals) | ||
| 2:33 | | Gary Payton II misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:31 | | John Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 2:25 | | Patty Mills misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 2:22 | | Gary Payton II defensive rebound | ||
| 2:07 | | +2 | Kevon Looney makes two point jump shot (Gary Payton II assists) | 25-21 |
| 1:52 | | Cody Williams misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:52 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 1:52 | | Brandin Podziemski personal foul (Loose ball) (Lauri Markkanen draws the foul) | ||
| 1:52 | | Lauri Markkanen misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:52 | | Kevon Looney defensive rebound | ||
| 1:52 | | Lauri Markkanen misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:52 | | Kevon Looney defensive rebound | ||
| 1:29 | | +2 | Brandin Podziemski makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 27-21 |
| 1:17 | | John Collins misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:15 | | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | ||
| 1:03 | | Kevon Looney misses two point layup | ||
| 1:00 | | Kevon Looney offensive rebound | ||
| 1:00 | | Kevon Looney misses two point tip layup | ||
| 1:00 | | Kevon Looney offensive rebound | ||
| 1:00 | | +2 | Kevon Looney makes two point tip layup | 29-21 |
| 0:43 | | +2 | John Collins makes two point turnaround hook shot (Jordan Clarkson assists) | 29-23 |
| 0:43 | | De'Anthony Melton shooting foul (John Collins draws the foul) | ||
| 0:43 | | +1 | John Collins makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 29-24 |
| 0:29 | | Moses Moody misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:27 | | Kyle Anderson offensive rebound | ||
| 0:25 | | +3 | Moses Moody makes three point jump shot (Kyle Anderson assists) | 32-24 |
| 0:00 | | Lauri Markkanen misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:50 | | De'Anthony Melton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:46 | | Taylor Hendricks defensive rebound | ||
| 11:41 | | Jordan Clarkson turnover (traveling) | ||
| 11:28 | | Kyle Anderson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:27 | | Jazz defensive rebound | ||
| 11:15 | | De'Anthony Melton blocks Jordan Clarkson's two point floating jump shot | ||
| 11:12 | | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | ||
| 11:08 | | De'Anthony Melton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:06 | | Kyle Anderson offensive rebound | ||
| 11:05 | | Kyle Anderson misses two point tip layup | ||
| 11:04 | | Taylor Hendricks defensive rebound | ||
| 10:41 | | Lauri Markkanen misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:38 | | Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:25 | | De'Anthony Melton turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 10:17 | | De'Anthony Melton shooting foul (Jordan Clarkson draws the foul) | ||
| 10:17 | | Jordan Clarkson misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | ||
| 10:17 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 10:17 | | +1 | Jordan Clarkson makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 32-25 |
| 10:17 | | +1 | Jordan Clarkson makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 32-26 |
| 9:58 | | +2 | Trayce Jackson-Davis makes two point cutting layup (De'Anthony Melton assists) | 34-26 |
| 9:46 | | John Collins turnover (lost ball) (Brandin Podziemski steals) | ||
| 9:42 |