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Jazz slow down Warriors, grind out Game 4 win

Utah takes 3-1 series lead, moves one win from West finals

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Utah's Carlos Boozer celebrates during Sunday's victory over the Golden State Warriors.

Fisher’s 3-pointer put Utah ahead for good with 5:57 left, and the veteran guard — traded by Golden State to the Jazz last summer — hit a long jumper and another 3-pointer in the final minutes to silence the Oakland din.

“This is an environment a lot of our guys hadn’t been in before, and I’m glad I was able to use some of my experience to help us tonight,” Fisher said.

Fisher dropped to the floor in a heap after a scary collision with Davis with 1:37 left, but eventually got up to finish the game.

Jason Richardson then was ejected for clotheslining Mehmet Okur on a drive to the basket with 37 seconds left, prompting angry shouts by both players. Okur added one last dig at the Warriors, hitting a 3-pointer when Utah had a 13-point lead and 10 seconds to play.

Afterward, both Fisher and Okur said the incidents were no cause for anger or concern. Okur said he “overreacted.”

Utah finished the game on a 22-10 run, including a 10-2 push in less than 2 minutes after Richardson’s 3-pointer with 3:47 left pulled Golden State to 93-91.

“I don’t think we had the same bounce that we had the other night,” Harrington said. “It wasn’t for lack of effort, but we never really hit that gear where we separated from the other team. We’ve just got to find a way to play at the speed we want to play at.”

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Poor free-throw shooting — the Warriors’ undoing in Game 2 — hurt them again in Game 4. Golden State was 21-of-34 from the line, including back-to-back misses by Davis with 4:39 to play.

Stephen Jackson scored 24 points but committed six turnovers and took a spate of foolish shots, while Richardson went nearly 42 minutes between baskets on the way to seven points.

Notes: Actress Jessica Alba and boyfriend Cash Warren were back at courtside in Oakland, wearing yellow “We Believe” T-shirts. Warren and Davis played high-school basketball together in Santa Monica. ... Utah G Dee Brown, who sprained his neck in Game 2, sat out again.

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