SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 27 points and ignited a decisive third-quarter run to lead the Golden State Warriors to a 116-105 victory over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday night.

Draymond Green scored 15 points while Harrison Barnes and Klay Thompson added 12 apiece to lift the Warriors (30-5) to their franchise-best seventh consecutive victory by double figures.

Derrick Favors had 22 points and 11 rebounds for the Jazz, who could not overcome blistering third-quarter shooting by Golden State. Utah allowed 44 points on 16-of-26 shooting in that period.

Gordon Hayward scored 17 points while Enes Kanter and Rudy Gobert each added a double-double for Utah. Kanter finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds, while Gobert had 16 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots off the bench.

After not leading the entire second quarter, Golden State broke the game wide open with hot shooting from the perimeter during the third quarter. The Warriors made five straight 3-pointers over the first 4 ½ minutes of the period to take control.

Curry started the onslaught with a pair of 3-pointers sandwiching a driving jumper over four possessions. By the time Barnes finished off the spurt with his own basket from behind the arc, the Warriors held a 76-63 lead.

Utah cut the deficit to six on a pair of baskets from Trey Burke and free throws from Hayward and Gobert. No comeback truly materialized as Golden State stayed hot from outside.

Curry drained a long jumper to start a 12-2 run that gave the Warriors an 88-72 lead with 2:52 left in the quarter. Golden State made its eighth 3-pointer of the quarter when Marreese Speights beat the buzzer to give the Warriors a 97-80 lead.The Jazz trailed by double digits throughout the fourth quarter.

Golden State shot 58.5 percent (24 of 42) from the field before halftime and had 19 assists on 24 baskets. It didn’t stop the Jazz from charging in front and staying there for much of the half before Barnes’ layup with 24 seconds to go left things tied at 53.

TIP-INS

Warriors: Golden State coach Steve Kerr is the only rookie NBA coach to notch 30 wins in his first 35 games. . The Warriors lead the NBA in both field goal percentage (.484) and opponents’ field goal percentage (.419). The last team to lead in both categories over a full season was the Philadelphia 76ers in 1980-81. ... Golden State leads the league in assists and has dished out at least 30 assists 14 times this season. The Warriors finished with 32 assists against Utah.

Jazz: Favors recorded his 13th double-double of the season, while Kanter notched his 8th. . Utah allowed a season-high 44 points in the third quarter. Previous high was 32 against Houston on Saturday. . Jazz fell to 0-6 this season when allowing more than 110 points.

UP NEXT

Warriors: Host Miami on Wednesday.

Jazz: Host the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday.