Thompson scores 26, Curry has five 3s in the fourth as Warriors move above .500

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SALT LAKE CITY, Feb 16, (AP): Klay Thompson scored 26 points, Stephen Curry made five 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and had 25 and the Golden State Warriors beat the Utah Jazz 129-107 on Monday night without coach Steve Kerr.
Kerr was in Serbia for the funeral service for Golden State assistant coach Dejan Milojevic, who had a heart attack at a team dinner in Salt Lake City on Jan. 16 and died the next day. Kerr, assistant coaches Chris DeMarco and Ron Adams, general manager Mike Dunleavy, team liaison Zaza Pachulia, and team vice president Rick Celebrini were among the mourners.

“We knew this trip was going to be tough all the way around, just the emotions coming back to a place where it happened, but it was definitely weird without Steve,” Curry said. “It helped us to acknowledge and celebrate what they were doing and where they were at, and where they should have been. And then our ability to go out and allow the game to honor (Milojevic) was good.”

Assistant coach Kenny Atkinson led the Warriors (26-25) in their fifth straight victory, moving them above .500.
“It was strange. Steve’s our leader. He leads the staff. He did a phenomenal job, leading us through a really tough time … and we’ve grown closer through it,” Atkinson said.

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