Warriors rally from 16 down to beat Jazz, get playoff spot – Cache Valley Daily
Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) shoots against Utah Jazz forward Bojan Bogdanovic (44) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Francisco, Saturday, April 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Jed Jacobsohn) SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Warriors coach Steve Kerr did not emphasize the magnitude of Saturday’s game in his pregame talk with his team. He didn’t have to. Klay Thompson scored 36 points and Golden State erased a 16-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat the Utah Jazz 111-107 and clinch a playoff spot. Jordan Poole added 31 and Andrew Wiggins had 17 as the Warriors also snapped a four-game losing streak. At 49-29, they hold a one-game lead over the Dallas Mavericks for the third seed in the Western Conference with four games remaining. “We’ll do everything we can to just win out,” Warriors guard Gary Payton II said. “That’s our mindset.” Utah, now tied with Denver for the fifth spot, could have moved to within a game of third place with a victory. Donovan Mitchell and Mike Conley each had 26 for the Jazz. It was an all-too-familiar storyline for the Jazz, who blew a 25-point lead in a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday.