Warriors rap Jazz; Raptors rip Celtics

SALT LAKE CITY, Philippines — Jonas Jerebko crashed the basket and tipped in a shot against his former team with 0.3 seconds remaining to lift the Golden State Warriors to a 124-123 victory over the Utah Jazz on Friday night.

Kevin Durant, who scored 38 points, missed a running jumper. But Jerebko, who was let go by Utah as a free agent after last season and who was just subbed in to spread the floor with his long-range shooting ability, charged in from the right side and delivered the game-winning put-back.

The Jazz had taken their last lead when Jae Crowder scored off his own miss with 51.4 seconds left in the game.

Stephen Curry scored 31 points and Draymond Green had 14 points, nine rebounds, six assists and a fistful of attitude. Jerebko finished with 10 points.

Joe Ingles paced the Jazz with 27 points, including seven 3-pointers, and Donovan Mitchell added 19 points, but missed all six of his fourth-quarter attempts. Crowder had 17 and Rudy Gobert had 16 points and 11 rebounds.

Dante Exum gave the Jazz a 111-101 advantage with 8:53 left in the game. The Warriors responded with their most inspired defense of the night and went on a 13-0 run – Draymond Green’s layup made it 114-111 – to set up the game-ending fireworks.

In a role reversal, the Jazz were the ones letting shots fly from behind the arc with 46 3-point attempts. The Jazz made 19, while the Warriors made 10 of 19 from long range.

After the Warriors whittled their 16-point deficit down to 3, Ingles beat the third-quarter buzzer with a running, double-pump 3-pointer from 37 feet.

In Toronto, Kawhi Leonard had 31 points and 10 rebounds, Serge Ibaka added 21 points and the Raptors beat the Boston Celtics, 113-101, in an early matchup of Eastern Conference contenders.              

In other results, Charlotte smothered Orlando, 120-88; Brooklyn edged New York, 107-105; Memphis routed Atlanta, 131-117; Minnesota turned back Cleveland, 131-123; New Orleans crushed Sacramento, 149-129; Milwaukee blasted Indiana, 118-101; and the Los Angeles Clippers whipped the Oklahoma Thunder, 108-92.