NBA Jazz halt Warriors' winning streak

Behind Durant's strong performance and a great all around showing from the team (the Warriors had seven players in double figures), Golden State flew up and down the court, orchestrating their high-octane offense with pinpoint precision.

"We didn't have any injuries so that's all good", Kerr said.

"That was part of the idea tonight was to get them as many minutes together as possible". Simply put, it's rust, and the fact that games will now be spaced out differently with the postseason here.

The Warriors, who have the best record in the National Basketball Association at 66-14, came in red hot on a 13-game winning streak and they got an extra shot of momentum with the return of All-Star forward Kevin Durant, who had not played since February 28 because of a knee injury.

Heat 106, Wizards 103: Hassan Whiteside scored 30 points, and James Johnson hit a layup with 11 seconds left to give Miami a victory over Washington. He later scored on an alley-oop dunk off a pass from Boris Diaw, then blocked a shot by Patrick McCaw to preserve the Jazz's lead. Utah is pretty banged up as Gordon Hayward, who is averaging 22 points per game, is questionable with a quad injury while George Hill is questionable with a groin injury.

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Meanwhile, the Pelicans played a depleted lineup without their "twin tower" Anthony Davis, sore left knee, and DeMarcus Cousins, right achilles tendinitis. Durant was quiet in the first half, intent on moving the ball around, while Curry flourished - going off for 21 first-half points.

NOTES: The Warriors are an National Basketball Association best 66-14 and are the 17th team in National Basketball Association history to win at least 66 games in a single season. Matt Barnes (sprained right ankle) did not play and will sit out the season finale as well.

Before the game, Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry said he wanted his younger players to embrace the opportunity to take on the challenge of playing a championship caliber team like the Warriors. He brought the Oracle Arena crowd to its feet with a soaring one-handed dunk late in the third quarter and drove baseline for another one-handed stuff. ". I felt good putting my jersey on, running out with the team".

Though Curry's shot attempts will dip slightly with Durant back in the fold, I think he will continue to reinforce why he was named the league's top player for two years in a row. "I guess that's the last piece of the puzzle".

A game that meant nothing at all, felt like exactly that as the Jazz (50-31) topped the Warriors (66-15) 105-99 in a glorified exhibition game.

If Kerr was looking for performance over result, he at least got it in the second half after a spotty first two quarters. The Heat (40-41) remained No. 9 in the Eastern Conference, a game behind No. 7 in (41-40) and a tiebreaker behind No. 8 Chicago (40-41). The Jazz, however, are now tied for fourth place with the Clippers and they have to win their final game on Wednesday to at least have a chance at home court advantage.

Then, KD begins his quest to win his first NBA Title.