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Both Steph Curry and Draymond Green were out of action for the Golden State Warriors on Friday. With Jimmy Butler and Jonathan Kuminga also out injured, the Warriors suffered a 131-94 blowout loss at the hands of the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The shorthanded Warriors stood no chance against reigning NBA MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (30 points, seven assists) and the defending champions. It was an embarrassing 37-point loss for Golden State, which dropped to 18-17 on the season.
The silver lining for the Warriors is that they get a chance to put this deflating defeat behind them as they return to action on Saturday in a home game against the 12-21 Utah Jazz.
Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said following Friday's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder that he is hopeful Stephen Curry will be available for Saturday's game against the Utah Jazz. (Kenzo Fukuda on Twitter)
Steve Kerr is hopeful the core three can return tomorrow versus the Jazz. Steph Curry was managing an ankle tweak while Jimmy Butler was home sick tonight. Kerr said Draymond Green will play for sure.
Curry missed the first game of the Warriors’ back-to-back set with a tweaked ankle on Friday, but coach Kerr is hopeful he will return to the lineup on Saturday. If he is unable to play, Brandin Podziemski is expected to see increased minutes once again.
Golden State and Utah will take the floor in a matchup of Western Conference foes
Utah Jazz (12-21, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (18-17, eighth in the Western Conference)
BOTTOM LINE: Keyonte George and the Utah Jazz visit Brandin Podziemski and the Golden State Warriors on Saturday.
The Warriors have gone 12-11 against Western Conference opponents. Golden State is 2-2 in games decided by 3 points or fewer.
The Jazz are 7-15 in Western Conference play. Utah has a 4-14 record in games decided by 10 or more points.
The Warriors' 15.8 made 3-pointers per game this season are only 0.5 more made shots on average than the 15.3 per game the Jazz give up. The Jazz are shooting 46.0% from the field, 0.7% lower than the 46.7% the Warriors' opponents have shot this season.
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