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SALT LAKE CITY -- Slowing down Golden States offense is a bit like trying to move a mountain with bare hands. The Warriors are scorching one defense after another with their ability to relentlessly score from anywhere on the floor.Golden State (19-3) is averaging 130.5 points per game in the month of December. The Warriors have won their last two games by an average of 27.3 points, with the latest result being a 115-98 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night.Their big three of Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson have been virtually unstoppable over the past four contests. Thompson is averaging 31.3 points on 48.9 percent shooting. Curry is scoring 22.8 points per game on 47.6 percent shooting and dishing out 6.0 assists. Durant is chipping in 23.8 points on 47.0 percent shooting and collecting 8.3 rebounds.This sort of offensive efficiency is no fluke. Golden State leads the NBA in field-goal percentage (.502) and is the only team in the league shooting above 50 percent. The Warriors are also league leaders in assists (32.0) and scoring (120.0).Its reached a point where Golden State almost demands perfection and a 115-point outing against the Clippers is a bit of a disappointment.Honestly, I dont think we played well offensively tonight, Draymond Green said after Thursdays game. We missed a lot of shots that we normally make. The flow wasnt really there. But the most important thing is we defended and didnt turn the ball over. And when you dont turn the ball over and you defend, you give yourself a chance to win every game.Dealing with such a potent offense will be challenging even for one the NBAs best defensive teams. The Utah Jazz are allowing just 95.5 points per game this season and have given up only 93.0 points per contest in 11 home contests.Containing Golden State at that level will be nearly impossible for Utah, which has just 11 available players for Thursday. George Hill (sprained toe), Rodney Hood (hamstring strain), Derrick Favors (knee contusion) and Alec Burks (ankle rehabilitation) will not play against the Warriors.Gordon Hayward is also banged up after injuring the same finger he fractured during the preseason in Tuesdays 112-105 win over Phoenix. Hayward left during the third quarter to get the finger examined and returned for the fourth quarter. His finger was bruised and swollen after the game but, fortunately for Utah, not broken.It was stinging, so I wanted to make sure everything was fine before I came back, Hayward said. Sometimes, you just have to let pain dissipate a little bit. We put some spray on it and re-wrapped it. Its not broken. We X-rayed it and its fine.A troubling trend has emerged for the Jazz over their last three games. In each game, Utah has surrendered a double-digit lead during the fourth quarter and held on in the final minutes for a victory.Fourth-quarter sluggishness was really pronounced against the Suns. The Jazz scored just nine points over the first 10 minutes of the quarter and relaxed on defense, allowing Phoenix to rally from a 19-point deficit and tie the game at 103-103 with 3:07 remaining.I dont think were playing our best defense at all, Utah coach Quin Snyder said. The ball has gotten in the paint too much. Weve been playing teams that are just driving the ball. In some respects, when Rudy is protecting the rim, thats good. But if you look at the lineups weve had, we havent had a lot of quickness on the floor. Guys got to be more disciplined.Golden State has dominated the series with Utah in recent seasons. The Warriors have won five straight and 11 of the last 12 against the Jazz. 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ATLANTA -- Four Georgia-based jet pilots who buzzed Charlottes professional football stadium are restricted from flight duty while the incident is reviewed, U.S. Air Force officials said.The Carolina Panthers were practicing on Monday when the A-10 Warthog attack jets swooped low, alarming some inside and outside the stadium.Its unclear whether the pilots of the A-10C Thunderbolt IIs, based at Moody Air Force Base in south Georgia, find themselves in a danger zone because of their actions.As professional airmen we take aviation safety very seriously, Air Force Col. Thomas Kunkel said in a statement to The Associated Press.The team was most certainly caught off-guard, as players wondered what was happening, Carolina Panthers Coach Ron Rivera said. But it was pretty awesome to see, he added.Workers in nearby office buildings criticized the flyby on social media, assuming the pilots were mavericks.However, it turns out the pilots had requested permission for a flyover from the tower.Specifically, the Federal Aviation Administration is looking into reports that the pilots made a low-altitude pass over Bank of America Stadium after air traffic controllers approved the pilots request to fly over the National Football League venue, the FAA said in a statement Thursday.The statements released by the Air Force and FAA include no indications that the pattern was full or that a negative to the pilots request was in order. But that doesnt mean no rules were broken in this particular engagement.As we look into the circumstancees of this incident we are working with the FAA to ensure both civil and military aviation instructions were complied with, Kunkel said.ddddddddddddSome Air Force pilots do flyovers at NFL games, but the Charlotte team had no knowledge of any practice flyovers, Panthers spokesman Steven Drummond said.While much of the social media reaction saw the flyover as a circus-stunt, the team didnt appear to label the pilots as jesters.I like the fact that they waved at us as they went over, Rivera said.The pilots from the Georgia base were conducting routine navigation training from Charlotte to Moody and were not participating in the Air Forces partnership with the NFL to provide flyovers, Kunkels statement said.The planes had taken off from Charlotte Douglas International Airport moments before flying over the stadium, Air Force officials said. They are part of the 74th Fighter Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, which is near Valdosta, Georgia.The aircraft are used to support troops on the ground, and are sometimes known by their nickname Warthogs, according to descriptions from Moody.Their maneuverability and capability for short takeoffs and landings help them operate near front lines in battle. The planes can carry a variety of bombs, missiles, rockets and guns to defeat a wide variety of targets on the ground, including tanks, officials said.---Reed reported from Charlotte, North Carolina. ' ' '