Schedule and 2007 Results
Regular Season Records: Utah 51-31, Golden State 42-40
Game 1 on Monday, 7 May: Golden State loses at Utah, 116-pts-112
Game 2 on Wednesday, 9 May: Golden State loses at Utah, 127-pts-117 (OT)
Game 3 on Friday, 11 May: Utah loses at Golden State, 125-pts-105
Game 4 on Sunday, 13 May: Utah wins at Golden State, 115-pts-101
Game 5 on Tuesday, 15 May: Golden State loses at Utah, 100-pts-87

SERIES NOTES:

After Game 5: The Utah Jazz hosted and defeated the Golden State Warriors 100-pts-87 for a 4-games-1 win of best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1016. Utah thus improves its best-of-7 NBA playoff series record to 9-12 overall and 6-6 in the Quarterfinals round. The best-of-7 NBA playoff series record of Golden State thus falls to 6-8 overall and 3-6 (with a five-series losing streak) in the Quarterfinals round. The victorious Utah Jazz posted a series 1016 win order of WWLWW: Series 1016 among best-of-7 playoff series thus becomes the 20th in the NBA Quarterfinals, the 41st in the NBA (all rounds), and the 85th in the MLB/NBA/NHL (all rounds) to follow this win order to conclusion.

After Game 4: Posting the first victory by a road team in best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1016, the Utah Jazz visited and defeated the Golden State Warriors 115-pts-101 to take a 3-games-1 series 1016 lead. When leading a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 3-games-1, the Utah Jazz have a series record of 5-0 and a Game 5 record of 3-2. When trailing a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 3-games-1, the Golden State Warriors have a series record of 0-5 and a Game 5 record of 0-5. In the history of best-of-7 NBA playoff series from 1947 through the 2007 NBA Preliminary round, teams leading 3-games-1 with Games 1-2 at home and Games 3-4 on the road (e.g., Utah) have a 105-1 (.991) series record: The sole loss in this situation was sustained in series 691 by the Phoenix Suns to the Houston Rockets in the 1995 NBA Quarterfinals.

After Game 3: With best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1016 in Oakland for Games 3-4, the Golden State Warriors hosted and defeated the Utah Jazz 125-pts-105, thus narrowing the Jazz' series 1016 lead to 2-games-1. When leading a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 2-games-1, the Utah Jazz have a series record of 5-1 (with an active five-series winning streak) and a Game 4 record of 4-2. When trailing a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 2-games-1, the Golden State Warriors have a series record of 2-4 (with an active three-series losing streak) and a Game 4 record of 3-3. Golden State led Game 3 at halftime, 70-pts-49; series 1016 Game 3 is thus the first NBA playoff game in which a team scored 70+ first-half points since series 976 Game 1, when the San Antonio Spurs scored 73 in the first half against the Sacramento Kings in their 2006 NBA Preliminary-round series. Series 1016 Game 3 is also the first NBA Quarterfinals-round playoff game in which a team scored 70+ first-half points since series 899 Game 2, when the Dallas Mavericks scored 83 in the first half against the Sacramento Kings (again the victim) in their 2003 NBA Quarterfinals-round series.

After Game 2: Taking a 2-games-nil lead in best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1016, the Utah Jazz needed one overtime period to defeat the Golden State Warriors 127-pts-117. When leading a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 2-games-nil, the Utah Jazz have a perfect series record of 6-0 and a Game 3 mark of 2-4. When trailing a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 2-games-nil, the Golden State Warriors have a perfect series record of 0-3 and a Game 3 record of 1-2. Series 1016 Game 2 is the first NBA playoff overtime game since series 986 Game 5, in which the Miami Heat hosted and defeated the Dallas Mavericks during the 2006 NBA Finals. It is the highest-scoring NBA playoff overtime game since series 977 Game 6, in which the Phoenix Suns' defeat of the Los Angeles Lakers 126-pts-118 also resulted in a total of 244 points in that 2006 NBA Preliminary-round series.

After Game 1: The Utah Jazz hosted and defeated the Golden State Warriors 116-pts-112 to take a 1-game-nil lead in best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1016. When leading a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 1-game-nil, the Utah Jazz have a series record of 7-3 and a Game 2 record of 6-4. When trailing a best-of-7 NBA playoff series 1-game-nil, the Golden State Warriors have a series record of 1-5 (with an active five-series losing streak) and a Game 2 record of 3-3. With the series 1016 Game 1 win, Utah breaks a three-Game 1 losing streak in best-of-7 NBA playoff series competition.

Pre-series assessment: In the 2006-07 NBA regular season, the Utah Jazz finished nine games ahead of the Golden State Warriors. From 1905 through the 2007 NBA Preliminary round, when NBA teams led their best-of-7 playoff series opponents by nine regular-season games, they have posted a 14-1 (.933) best-of-7 series record in those series against those opponents. Best-of-7 MLB/NBA/NHL playoff series 1016 is the 14th best-of-7 playoff series for Golden State, and the 21st for Utah. In best-of-7 NBA playoff series, Golden State has a 6-7 series record, a 3-5 Quarterfinals-round series record (with an active four-series losing streak), and a 7-6 Game 1 record, while Utah has an 8-12 series record, a 5-6 Quarterfinals-round record, and a 10-10 Game 1 record (with an active three-Game 1 losing streak). Series 1016 is the first best-of-7 NBA playoff series meeting between the Golden State Warriors and the Utah Jazz.