ran fast, and I had to throw it over the top,” Speights said. With 1.6 seconds left on the third-quarter clock, Speights threw a nearly full-court pass to Barbosa for a buzzer-beating layup. He has only four games with at least three assists all season, and his last one was his best. He had five points and three assists in the quarter’s final 2:13 to help give the Warriors an 81-63 advantage heading into the fourth quarter.
The Warriors needed him, because Utah trimmed its deficit to 68-59 with 2:42 left in the third quarter. “…I’m glad he came back for the second half.” Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateĬurry’s 55-foot, buzzer-beating bank shot sent the Warriors into the halftime break with a 52-41 lead as he darted through the tunnel and into the locker room in a celebratory walk-off sprint. The Warriors (57-6) extended their NBA-record streak of regular-season home wins to 46 and dropped the Jazz (29-35) three games out of the Western Conference’s eighth and final playoff berth. The Warriors outscored the Jazz by 17 points in Speights’ dynamic 15 minutes, stretches that were badly needed on a night that otherwise often kept the sellout crowd in its seats. On a night when Curry made only one shot inside the three-point arc - going 4-for-12 from the floor, including 3-for-9 from distance - and scored 12 points, Speights picked up the slack with 16 points on 6-for-10 shooting. He understands his role on our team, and he helps us win.” He keeps a smile on his face, keeps working and every time we go to him, it seems like he delivers. “What I love about Mo is that he always stays ready. “Mo was fantastic,” Warriors head coach Steve Kerr said. Reserve big man Marreese Speights played 16 fewer minutes than point guard Stephen Curry and still outscored the MVP in the Warriors’ 115-94 victory over Utah at Oracle Arena.
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