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SALT LAKE CITY -- The Golden State Warriors needed less than nine minutes to open a 24-point lead over the short-handed Utah Jazz on Thursday night.Stephen Curry scored 26 points and the Warriors controlled the Jazz from start to finish in a 106-99 victory.Curry had 14 points during a 29-1 run that made it 29-5. The Jazzs only lead of the game was 4-2.Loss of focus, Warriors coach Steve Kerr said about the second half. Our first quarter was great, we pushed the ball and our defensive intensity was fantastic. I think we let down. We started turning it over some careless, purposeless plays.We didnt really have an idea of what we were trying to accomplish. Some defensive mistakes not getting out on shooters and they took advantage.Kevin Durant added 21 points and 11 rebounds for Golden State.Jazz center Rudy Gobert had 20 points and 17 rebounds, Joe Ingles scored a career-high 21 points, and Shelvin Mack added a season-high 19.The Jazz have four starters sidelined by injuries, including their top three scorers.I didnt do a good job of attacking throughout the game and I thought that was a good opportunity for me to attack, Durant said about the fourth quarter.Golden State led 65-46 at halftime as the second unit allowed the Jazz to hang around and, technically, remain within striking distance. The urgency from the first quarter disappeared in the second half and the Jazz crept within five in the fourth quarter thanks to buckets from Mack and Ingles, but Durant closed the game with 11 in the final period.What weve discussed is just roles, Jazz coach Quin Snyder said about surviving the injuries. They can morph. They widen, they can narrow, they can do anything. Hopefully, on a team, guys are willing to evolve and adjust to what the team needs. Thats really all we emphasized.TIP-INSWarriors: Rookie Patrick McCaw scored a career-high 10 points, all in the first half. ... Shaun Livingston took the night off to rest. ... Draymond Green was two assists shy of his 15th career triple-double. ... Green tweaked his ankle, but he and Kerr didnt seem overly concerned.Jazz: Utah started the combination of Joe Johnson, Mack, Dante Exum, Gobert and Boris Diaw for the first time this season. ... Ingles hit a career-high five 3-pointers.INJURED JAZZThe Jazz were without four starters -- Gordon Hayward (finger), Rodney Hood (hamstring), George Hill (toe) and Derrick Favors (knee). Utah has been dealing with injuries all season, but Thursday was their most depleted lineup to date.Its easy to be frustrated, Snyder said. Thats something you have to just fight against and make a decision to do the best with where we are.Its a credit to our guys really. Weve got a group that has character. Over a longer period of time it becomes more challenging. ... Hopefully, theres a silver lining. Weve got some guys that are getting minutes that may not be getting otherwise.QUOTABLEThis team, my first year was kind of a surprise and everybody seemed to love us. Now maybe its changed a little bit. It honestly makes no difference to us. -- Kerr.ROLESSnyder said roles morph, but Joe Johnson added that shouldnt be a difficult thing night-to-night.This is our profession, man, Johnson said. This is what we signed up for. This is what we do. 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Davis responded to his selection earlier in the day as a Western Conference All-Star with 26 points and 10 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans overcame a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit to defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves 98-91 on Friday night. WACO, Texas -- The only way to slow down No. 2 Baylor for an undersized team like Southeastern Louisiana is pack the lane and force jump shots.But once the Lady Bears started making those, there was no chance to keep them from scoring at will.Alexis Jones made a career-high six 3-pointers on her way to a 24-point night, and the Lady Bears cruised to a 109-38 victory Tuesday night.It was what they were giving me, and it was just one of those nights, Jones said.Baylor (4-1) dominated from the opening tip and shot 64.2 percent from the floor to break 100 points for the second straight game. The Lady Beasr also went 8-for-12 from 3-point range as a team and made 33 of their 50 free throw attempts. Southeastern Louisiana didnt shoot a free throw until 7:17 remained in the third quarter.When you miss 17 free throws, thats not a positive, Baylor coach Kim Mulkey said. I spoke to them about that in the locker room. Get up there and make your free throws. Getting to the line that many times is a positive, but missing 17 is not a positive.Lauren Cox had 21 points, and Beatrice Mompremier and Alexis Prince added 18 and 10, respectively. Twelve of Baylors 13 players recorded at least one point.It seems like (Cox is) getting a lot more comfortable, Jones said. Shes a great player and she wants to be out there on the floor with us. Shes going to keep working hard, and were seeing progression in her every single day.Baylors size contributed to a 43-14 rebounding advantage and helped stifle the Lady Lions (1-3) to a 28.6 percent mark shooting. The Lady Bears started the game in a zone defense, but quickly went back to their traditional man-to-man after Southeastern Louisiana made a few shots.Taylin Underwood scored eight of herr team-high nine points in the first quarter for Southeastern Louisiana, but missed her last 10 shots after starting 3-for-6.dddddddddddd.Taylin is the only returning starter from last years team, and shes the most experienced, Southeastern Louisiana coach Errol Gauff said. So shes probably been in this type of venue and atmosphere more than our other young ladies, so she was probably a little more relaxed.BIG PICTURESoutheastern Louisiana: The Lady Lions face a long and challenging road -- with the emphasis on road. Five of their last six nonconference games are away from home before they open Southland Conference play by hosting defending champion Abilene Christian.Baylor: Cox, the nations No. 1 recruit, had the best game of her young career with 21 points and nine rebounds. She and the rest of Baylors prized class struggled last week against top-10 foes UCLA and UConn and are still trying to adjust to the college game.POLL IMPLICATIONSBaylor dropped three spots after a road loss to UConn, but the Lady Bears figure to climb if they put together a perfect week because two teams ahead of them -- No. 3 South Carolina and No. 4 Louisville -- are scheduled to clash Sunday.UP NEXTSoutheastern Louisiana will return home to meet Bethune-Cookman before what figures to be a difficult trip next week against a Colorado team that is just outside the Top 25 and Colorado State.Baylor has a chance to make some noise this weekend at the Gulf Coast Showcase in Florida. After opening with Kent State on Friday, the Lady Bears could meet No. 18 DePaul in the semifinals and No. 8 Ohio State in the final. ' ' '