Cole: He said before the game that he had to guard against George. In the first timeout, he wanted to "gently" remind the players to focus.

The Warriors defeated the Jazz 134-117 at home. After the game, head coach Cole was interviewed. Xiaoba compiled part of his interview, as follows:

Regarding his dissatisfaction with the defense in the first quarter:

"The main problem is the start. I think our defense has been pretty good since then. Keyonte George (George) and Markkanen (Markkanen) were the two players we wanted to limit and pay special attention to tonight. I remember about 10 minutes into the game, George made four of four three-pointers, and they were all wide open, so we lost focus at the beginning, and I just thought, ' Gentle reminder to 'em that we need to be more focused."

On their defense in recent games:

"You know, whenever you're in a slump and you lose a few games in a row, you have to dig yourself out of that hole. It means working hard every possession, and you have to follow the game plan. I'm not surprised at all that we didn't make the first five or six shots. Like I said, when you're not in a good situation, the shots don't go in, so you have to work harder to get the rhythm in the game and win the game like we did tonight. But it all depends on you having to bring the right spirit, the right energy, the right focus. Spencer (Spencer), Will (Richard), and The team of Jimmy (Butler) and Quinten (Post) really changed the game at the beginning of the second quarter. Their attitude, the way they warmed up the atmosphere at home, and the flow of the ball were all very beautiful."

On what he liked about the second to fourth quarters:

"We protected it well. The ball. That's our No. 1 priority. When we protect the ball, we generally win. I think now we're about 9-1 when we don't win, so our metrics are pretty clear, and I like that, and I like the way we move the ball. Once Pat (Spencer) and Will (Richard) came in, I really liked the flow of the ball, the rhythm, the energy. "