Ace Bailey

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Stephen Curry scored 27 points, Moses Moody had 26 and the Golden State Warriors beat the Utah Jazz 140-124 on Wednesday night.Gui Santos had 16 points off the bench for the Warriors. Golden State made 23 3-pointers and never trailed over the final three quarters. Moody led the way with five 3s.Brice Sensabaugh scored 22 points off the bench for Utah. Keyonte George had 19 points and seven assists. Ace Bailey also scored 19 points for the Jazz and Lauri Markkanen had 18.Utah trimmed a 22-point deficit to single digits entering the fourth quarter. The Jazz drew to 108-100 on a pair of free throws from Isaiah Collier with 9:52 left. Curry made back-to-back baskets to restore a double-digit lead.Golden State used a 20-2 run to go up 136-109 with 3:29 left.Golden State made it rain from the perimeter early, going 15 of 31 from long distance before halftime. Eight different players made an outside basket for the Warriors in the first half. Buddy Hield and Moody accounted for three apiece before halftime.Hield buried back-to-back 3s a minute into the second quarter to cap a 19-8 run that gave Golden State a 40-24 lead. The Warriors built a 16-point lead three other times in the second quarter the final time when Quinten Post made a 3-pointer to make it 64-48.Golden State expanded its lead to 22 points in the third quarter, going up 91-69 on a pair of free throws from Curry. Up Next Warriors: Host Detroit on Saturday night.Jazz: Host Brooklyn on Saturday night.___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/nba

George and Nurkic are back after sitting out Tuesday's loss to the Clippers, stepping in for Isaiah Collier and Kevin Love. While Love (rest) is out, Collier will come off the bench. The other change to the lineup is Mykhailiuk, who steps in for Cody Williams (illness).

While Bailey did score 20 points in Tuesday's loss to the Clippers, he offered nothing else on the stat line. That wasn't the case on Wednesday, as the rookie once again shot the ball well but supplemented that with solid rebound, assist and steal numbers. Bailey's production in the "other" categories is something to watch, as he has the potential to be a silly season standout.

Bailey was able to score at least 20 points for the third time in his last four games. Unfortunately, even if it was an efficient night, he didn't provide value in any other categories. Bailey should have more big scoring nights as the season progresses, but his value in category leagues will be dependent on how much he can contribute in other areas. Still, the minutes should be there, and he has had success on offense. He'll look to stay hot against the Warriors on Wednesday.

Jakucionis took an inadvertent Ace Bailey elbow to the head while pursuing a rebound late in the fourth quarter, sending him to the floor immediately. The Heat rookie had to be helped back to the locker room by teammates Bam Adebayo and Norman Powell. Jakucionis finished with 12 points, five rebounds, one assist and two three-pointers in 17 minutes. If Jakucionis and Davion Mitchell (shoulder) can't play on Sunday in Phoenix, Dru Smith will have added importance.