Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert (27) talks to teammate Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) as the Utah Jazz and the Golden State Warriors play an NBA basketball game at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City on Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018.
SALT LAKE CITY — Sequels are seldom better than the original, whether in books, movies or songs. But to the Jazz, this one was Oscar worthy.
After losing the first meeting with Golden State on a last-second tip in October, they held off a strong rally to win 108-103 on Wednesday. That put some ever-so-slight distance between themselves and last year’s team.