page_title: 2007 NBA playoffs
section_title: (4) Utah Jazz vs. (8) Golden State Warriors
hierarchical_section_title: 2007 NBA playoffs / Western Conference / Conference Semifinals / (4) Utah Jazz vs. (8) Golden State Warriors
caption_attribution_description: w:Golden State Warriors play the w:Utah Jazz in the w:2007 NBA Playoffs.
context_page_description: The 2007 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2006–07 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs defeating the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers 4 games to 0 in the NBA Finals. Tony Parker was named NBA Finals MVP, making him the first Spur other than Tim Duncan and the first European-born player to receive the award.
context_section_description: This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Warriors winning the first two meetings.
  Fresh off their stunning upset of the top-seeded Dallas Mavericks, the Golden State Warriors faced a very different team in Utah. The Warriors continued the frantic style of play they exhibited against the Mavericks, but the Jazz, a more defensive-minded team, managed to shut them down to take Game 1. The Warriors tried to bounce back in Game 2, and took the Jazz to overtime. But the Jazz were able to prevail, due to the inspired clutch play of guard Derek Fisher, who arrived at halftime after being with his family in New York City because of his daughter's emergency eye cancer surgery.
  The series shifted back to Oakland and the raucous Oracle Arena crowd, which lifted the Warriors to a resounding blowout in Game 3, a game which saw the Warriors hit a playoff record 11 threes in the first half. However, the Jazz shrugged off the crowd and handed the Warriors their only playoff home loss of the year in Game 4. The Warriors' playoff run ended as the Jazz finished them off in Game 5. The Jazz advanced to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 1998.
caption: The Warriors play the Jazz at Oracle Arena in Game 3.
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