Conley, O’Neale Help Utah Jazz Torch Golden State On Three-Pointers To Start Game
Jan 23, 2021, 7:27 PM | Updated: 7:30 pm
Royce O'Neale #23 of the Utah Jazz celebrates a basket during an opening night game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Vivint Smart Home Arena on October 23, 2019 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images)
(Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Utah Jazz started their game against the Golden State Warriors on a 14-0 run that was fueled by three-point field goals from Mike Conley and Royce O’Neale.
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The Jazz hosted the Warriors at Vivint Arena on Saturday, January 23.
Utah center Rudy Gobert won the opening tip and forward Royce O’Neale got things going with a corner three 18 seconds into the contest.
The Jazz fueled their 14-0 start with 5-5 shooting, including 4-4 from beyond the arc.
The Golden State @Warriors are forced to call a timeout after the @utahjazz start the game 4-4 from three, mixed in with a Rudy Gobert layup, and the Jazz lead 14-0 in just 2:08 of game time. #TakeNote
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) January 24, 2021
O’Neale and Jazz guard Mike Conley both went 2-2 from distance for 6 points apiece.
Three of the triples came on assists by Jazz forward Bojan Bogdanovic.
how it started in addition to how it's going pic.twitter.com/HO0wkk96IK
— utahjazz (@utahjazz) January 24, 2021
Utah’s Donovan Mitchell fed Gobert on a sweet play for the team’s only non-three field goal.
It's 14-0. 4-4 from three.
Is that … good?
— utahjazz (@utahjazz) January 24, 2021
The hot start by the Jazz forced Golden State head coach Steve Kerr to call his first timeout only 2:08 into the game.
The Warriors opened the game 0-4 shooting, including 0-2 from three.
Utah’s game against Golden State is broadcast on AT&T SportsNet and 97.5 FM.
