SAN FRANCISCO– It might have taken an animated conversation from Steve Kerr early in the first half to light a fire under the Golden State Warriors , but all is well that ends well as the Dubs took down the Utah Jazz in a comfortable 134-117 win.

“It was really just the start, I thought our defense was pretty good afterwards,” Kerr said postgame when asked about what his frustrations were about during that quick timeout. GKerr cited their defensive miscues on Keyonte George and Lauri Markkanen getting loose despite the Warriors having a specific point of emphasis to stop them.

“We just lost our focus, so I wanted to gently remind them that we needed to focus more.”

The Warriors did indeed focus more. After falling behind 35-26 by the end of the first quarter, they outscored Utah

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