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Salt Lake City, UT (SportsNetwork.com) - Stephen Curry had 15 of his 27 points in the third quarter as the Golden State Warriors defeated the Utah Jazz 116- 105 on Tuesday night. Curry also had 11 assists, Draymond Green posted 15 points and Klay Thompson added 12 for the Warriors, who have won seven straight games. Hes found the perfect balance between attacking and pulling it out, Warriors coach Steve Kerr said of Curry. Derrick Favors tallied 22 points and 11 rebounds, Rudy Gobert supplied 16 points and 11 boards and Enes Kanter provided 13 points and 10 rebounds for Utah, which has dropped three consecutive contests and four of its last five. The Warriors held a 56-55 edge early in the third quarter before they began to pull away with a 17-6 run. Curry knocked down two of their four 3-pointers during the surge, which was capped on a Green straightaway triple for a 73-61 Golden State advantage. A 12-2 burst later in the frame increased Golden States lead further. The Warriors hit seven of their first nine shots from beyond the arc in the stanza and a Thompson jumper finished off the flurry, which made the score 88-72. Marreese Speights trey at the third quarter horn gave the Warriors a 97-80 cushion going into the fourth. Golden State outscored Utah 44-27 in the quarter. They raised their level, Utah coach Quin Snyder said of the Warriors third stanza. They hit some shots, they were tough shots, they were contested. The Warriors cruised to the easy triumph in the final frame, leading by as many as 20. Earlier, the Jazz held a 26-25 edge following a quarter of play and the game was tied 53-53 at halftime. Game Notes The Warriors, who played their first road game since Dec. 25, snapped their three-game losing streak away from Oracle Arena ... Golden State has won six straight games against the Jazz ... The Warriors finished 8-of-11 from beyond the arc in the third. 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Despite the trade, Pierce said he wont really be leaving Winnipeg, where his fiancee lives and where he has business interests. "Its a place that I want to be. I will be here in the off-season," he said. "I will call it home and hopefully, some day in the future, I can be back in some aspect of the (Bombers) organization." His time in Winnipeg, like his previous tenure with the Lions in Vancouver, was marred by injury. Pierces best season was 2011, when he led the Bombers to the Grey Cup game, where Winnipeg dropped a 34-23 decision to the Lions. The next season was a major disappointment as he spent most of it on the injury list. After wrestling with the issue in the off-season, the Bombers opened 2013 with Pierce as their starter. But after managing only one win, he was hurt and replaced in the second half of the fourth game by Justin Goltz. Goltz and Max Hall have started since, with Pierce seeing action only as a backup. Hall really only played one game, injuring his hand on his first series in the second he started. Goltz too has struggled. He does get credit for Winnipegs second win of the season and first in their new stadium Sunday, although it owed more perhaps to a blitzing Bombers defence that sacked Saskatchewan quarterback Darian Durant eight times.dddddddddddd The Bombers still have four quarterbacks: Goltz, Hall, Jason Boltus and newcomer Levi Brown, who is on the practice roster. Despite his feelings about Winnipeg, Pierce said he is glad to get another chance to be useful on a football field. "Im given an opportunity to go and still use my talents to help a team achieve their goal and I think as an athlete thats what you want and thats what being a pro is all about," he said. Pierce, who turns 32 in November, played with the Lions from 2005 to 2009 and says he knows their offence well, since many of the same coaches are still in place. "My role, as I see it right now, is to come and help, help Travis (Lulay), help the offence and add some depth," he said. Acting general manager Kyle Walters thanked Pierce for what he did for the team but said theyve decided to move on and go with their younger quarterbacks. He also said the deal gives them a talented young Canadian receiver in Akeem Foster. "Its sound philosophy in the CFL when you get a chance to add to your Canadian talent base, particularly at your starting positions, you do it to promote depth and competition," Walters said. Theoretically, the Bombers should be OK at that spot but have had trouble keeping the four they had in training camp healthy. As for quarterback, Walters said for the remainder of the season they may stick with the four they have, but that may change in the off-season with the Ottawa expansion draft looming. "It would be foolish in an organization not to explore all options in December into how to upgrade all the positions, especially the most important position on the field, which is the quarterback position," he said. "So if we think we can upgrade that spot, then we will." ' ' '