New Splash Brothers! Curry and Hield made 11 of 22 three-pointers, and the Warriors beat the Jazz with just six free throws

At 9:30 on October 26, Beijing time, in the 2024-25 NBA regular season, the Golden State Warriors defeated the Utah Jazz 127-86 and won two consecutive victories in the opening game. In this matchup, the Warriors only made 6 free throws in the game, but hit 20 three-pointers again after the last game, while the Jazz made 26 free throws in the game.

Statistics

Warriors: Curry 20 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, Hield 27 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, Podzemski 15 points and 5 rebounds, Moody 12 points, Wiggins 10 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks, Jackson · Davis 12 points and 9 rebounds, Lee Kyle 7 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals;

Jazz: Markkanen 13 points and 8 rebounds, Clarkson 11 points, Collins 14 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, Sexton 10 points, George 12 points and 3 assists;

Background

The Warriors defeated the Trail Blazers in the first round of the regular season in the new season, and the Warriors shot 20 of 48 three-pointers (41.7% of three-point shooting), and the three-point shooting accounted for 51.6%, of which Curry scored 17 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists for a quasi-triple-double, and new recruit Hield scored 22 points on 5-of-7 three-point shooting. The Jazz lost to the Grizzlies in the first round of the regular season, and all seven players on the team scored double-doubles, including Markkanen with 35 points and 9 rebounds.

Race moments

At the beginning of the game, George hit a series of three-pointers and Markkanen continued to score points on inside and outside shots, and the Jazz took the lead in the opening stage of a wave of 13-4. The Warriors then tried to instigate a counterattack, but the Jazz continued to hit a series of shots, and when Linszabo hit a three-pointer, the Jazz held an eight-point advantage. Immediately afterwards, the Jazz suddenly felt cold, and the Warriors seized the opportunity to instigate a new round of counterattack, Hield and Curry took turns hitting three-pointers to lead the team to a wave of 10-0. Cody · Williams broke the scoring drought for the Jazz with a strong offensive shot, but the Warriors continued their hot hand, Curry, Podzemski, Looney and Moody took turns shooting and scored, and the Warriors exploded on an 11-3 run. At the end of the first quarter, the Warriors were 32-24.

Entering the second quarter, both sides started the game with poor hands, and missed many shots. However, the two sides quickly recovered and alternated points through mid-to-long-range jumpers, free throws and inside ball-handling offense, and the Warriors maintained the lead. In the next period, Hield completely took over the game and hit back-to-back three-pointers to become the brightest player on the court, and when Hield hit his sixth three-pointer of the game, the Warriors extended their lead to 17 points. At the end of the quarter, Sexton played 2+1, Hield made a layup to shoot back, but Markkanen immediately scored a free throw. At halftime, the Warriors led by 14 points, 56-42. Hield scored 24 points on 6-of-7 three-pointers in the first half.

The Warriors were on fire at the beginning of the game, Curry, Green, and Wiggins took turns shooting three-pointers, and the Warriors launched a wave of 13-3 and instantly extended the lead to 24 points. In the following period, the Jazz instigated a counterattack through free throws and outside three-pointers, but the Warriors also scored points from Curry's three-pointer and Davis made consecutive baskets, and the Warriors firmly controlled the initiative of the game. Immediately afterward, the Warriors fired on the perimeter again, with Wiggins, Podemski and Curry hitting three-pointers to extend the Warriors' lead to 31 points. At the end of the quarter, the Jazz instigated a counterattack to launch a wave of 7-0, but Hield immediately hit another three-pointer to lead the team to stabilize the situation. At the end of the third quarter, the Warriors led by 24 points at 94-70.

In the final quarter of the battle, the two sides scored points alternately through counterattacks and free throws at the beginning of the game, and the Warriors immediately blasted out a wave of scoring climaxes, when Li Kaier hit an outside three-pointer, the Warriors led by 30 points 106-76. In the following period, the Jazz tried to organize a counterattack, but the Warriors were further widened by Moody and Waters' consecutive three-pointers. Due to the large score difference on the field and the lack of time left, the game lost the suspense of victory and defeat and entered garbage time early. In the end, the Warriors defeated the Jazz 127-86 to win the opening two straight games.

Both sides start

Warriors: Curry, Green, Wiggins, Kuminga, Jackson · Davis;

Jazz: Markkanen, Sexton, Kessler, Hendricks, George;