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11-26-2006, 02:25 AM
Golden State 91, Utah 78
Oakland, Nov. 25 (AP) -- Matt Barnes scored a career-high 24 points, including 17 in the third quarter, and the Golden State Warriors handed the Utah Jazz just their second loss of the season with a 91-78 victory Saturday night.
Troy Murphy had 15 points and 12 rebounds for Golden State, which snapped a three-game losing streak. Andris Biedrins added 14 points and 17 rebounds and Monta Ellis chipped in with 21 points.
The Jazz shot just 32.5 percent from the floor and committed 23 turnovers while being held to their lowest point total of the season. It's just the second time this season Utah has been held below 100 points.
Utah, which had an eight-game losing streak snapped, still owns the best NBA's best record at 12-2 and has matched the best start in franchise history. Both losses have come on the road.
The Warriors (8-6) never trailed and led by as much 20 points late in the fourth quarter.
Barnes, making just his second start of the season in place of Mickael Pietrus (stomach flu), went 10-of-14 from the floor and grabbed seven rebounds before leaving the game after banging his knee against another player with 11:19 remaining.
Utah rallied from second-half deficits to win each of its previous four games, including twice from 16 points down. But the Jazz had no such comeback in the tank against the Warriors, who won for just the third time in the last 24 meetings between the teams.
Matt Harpring scored 15 points for Utah.
Golden State played without leading scorer Baron Davis, who sat out his third straight game with a strained right rib muscle.
Oakland, Nov. 25 (AP) -- Matt Barnes scored a career-high 24 points, including 17 in the third quarter, and the Golden State Warriors handed the Utah Jazz just their second loss of the season with a 91-78 victory Saturday night.
Troy Murphy had 15 points and 12 rebounds for Golden State, which snapped a three-game losing streak. Andris Biedrins added 14 points and 17 rebounds and Monta Ellis chipped in with 21 points.
The Jazz shot just 32.5 percent from the floor and committed 23 turnovers while being held to their lowest point total of the season. It's just the second time this season Utah has been held below 100 points.
Utah, which had an eight-game losing streak snapped, still owns the best NBA's best record at 12-2 and has matched the best start in franchise history. Both losses have come on the road.
The Warriors (8-6) never trailed and led by as much 20 points late in the fourth quarter.
Barnes, making just his second start of the season in place of Mickael Pietrus (stomach flu), went 10-of-14 from the floor and grabbed seven rebounds before leaving the game after banging his knee against another player with 11:19 remaining.
Utah rallied from second-half deficits to win each of its previous four games, including twice from 16 points down. But the Jazz had no such comeback in the tank against the Warriors, who won for just the third time in the last 24 meetings between the teams.
Matt Harpring scored 15 points for Utah.
Golden State played without leading scorer Baron Davis, who sat out his third straight game with a strained right rib muscle.