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The fairy tale took an ugly turn Sunday night. The fun-loving, show-stopping Warriors disappeared, sucked into the black hole of Utah’s brutish game. The raucous arena turned deathly silent, the yellow shirt slogan suddenly looking desperate.

The Warriors are on the brink of elimination. Their energy seemed sapped on Sunday night. For the first [...]

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If Utah guard Deron Williams was confused as to what constituted a foul and what did not after the first three games of the Jazz’s Western Conference semifinal playoff series with the Warriors, he wasn’t alone Sunday in Game4.

Williams had complained to the media after early fouls [...]

The Utah Jazz had seen enough of the Golden State Warriors’ beautiful game.

Carlos Boozer and the Jazz shoved and scraped to slow down the Warriors - and then Derek Fisher put a sweet finish on a victory that put Utah on the brink of the Western Conference finals.

Boozer had [...]

All the Warriors needed was another Baron Davis miracle, or maybe two or three or 10, but he was out of them Sunday.
None left. No dial tone on the ring-a-miracle 1-800 line. Sorry, wrong number. Try again next season.
And now, there are maybe only two days left for the whole amazing rocket ride.
Davis [...]

The fairy tale took an ugly turn Sunday night. The fun-loving, show-stopping Warriors disappeared, sucked into the black hole of Utah’s brutish game. The raucous arena turned deathly silent, the yellow shirt slogan suddenly looking desperate.
The Warriors are on the brink of elimination. Their energy seemed sapped on Sunday night. For the first time in [...]

So, when exactly did Carlos Boozer morph into Karl Malone?
Boozer once again proved himself to be a worthy heir to Malone, the former Utah power forward who won two MVP awards in the 1990s. Boozer scored 34 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as he completely dominated the Warriors on Sunday night [...]

For nine games, Baron Davis and Stephen Jackson fueled the Warriors’ playoff run. They provided the emotion and the elevation, the big shots and the thunder dunks, the defense and the deft passes.
But Sunday, in a game the Warriors desperately needed, their playmakers made very few plays - and none when [...]

The Warriors’ lone move of significance last summer was to ship Derek Fisher and the remaining four years and $26million on his contract to the Utah Jazz. The trade saved a lot of money. But 10 months later, it might have cost them their season.

Fisher scored 14 of his [...]

went to the big men

If Utah guard Deron Williams was confused as to what constituted a foul and what did not after the first three games of the Jazz’s Western Conference semifinal playoff series with the Warriors, he wasn’t alone Sunday in Game4.

Williams had complained to the media after early fouls [...]

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - For a team that has made some of the most crazy, spectacular shots this postseason, it must be galling that the inability to make the simplest ones could end up dooming them.

The Golden State Warriors missed 13 of 34 free throws in their 115-101 loss to the Utah [...]