These teams just met three nights ago in Salt Lake City with the Warriors easy 129-107 winners behind 26 points from Klay Thompson. Both lost intervening games last night, in Golden State's case it was late vs the Clippers, but the Warriors had won five in a row prior and will have HC Steve Kerr back on the bench tonight after he missed the game on Monday. By contrast, the Jazz looked ready for the All-Star break in a limp effort vs. the Lakers on Wednesday as the defense seems to have fallen apart in the current 2-5 skid. Golden State has been playing better defense in the recent win streak, so we expect a result similar, if not as emphatic, to Monday. Play Warriors

Walker Kessler is averaging 2.8 blocks over just 23 minutes per game this season. He has seven straight games with at least three blocks. Going back even further, he has recorded at least three blocks in 12 of his last 14 games. He has logged at least 26 minutes in each of the last three games since moving back into the starting lineup and he should remain a starter with Kelly Olynyk and Ochai Agbaji having been traded. When he faced the Warriors on Monday, he posted four blocks across 26 minutes. I think he rejects at least three shots again in this rematch.

Look for Steve Kerr to be aggressive with substitutions as he utilizes a deeper rotation. Golden State did not have their legs in yesterday’s fourth quarter giving up 44 points to the Clippers. This was without Kawhi Leonard and Paul George who fouled out. Green had his worst field goal percentage since returning from suspension, and also played the most minutes he has over five games. Play his under.