Rough finish for frustrated Warriors

OAKLAND — The final moments of Game 3 on Friday night were punctuated by the highlight-reel dunk by Golden State point guard Baron Davis over Utah's Andrei Kirilenko.

Unfortunately, the final moments of Game 4 were punctuated by something much less positive.

First, with just more than 90 seconds remaining, Davis gave his former teammate, Utah's Derek Fisher, a shoulder to the face as the Jazz started to pull away for their 115-101 victory.

Then, with 37 seconds remaining, Warriors swingman Jason Richardson fouled the Jazz's Mehmet Okur as he drove to the basket, knocking him to the floor. Okur landed on his back, while Richardson was whistled for a flagrant foul and ejected from the game.

"I wasn't trying to hurt him," said Richardson. "I wasn't trying to be dirty. I was trying to go for the ball and it just ended up being a hard foul."

That being said, Richardson wasn't surprised that he was hit with a flagrant foul and thrown out of the game.

"That's what they called," said Richardson. "I can't overrule it. I can't say nothing about it. They called it a flagrant 2 and I'm kicked out of the game. I can't do nothing about it."

FEAST OR FAMINE: The Warriors didn't get to the free throw line a single time in the first quarter. The Jazz, meanwhile, shot 11 free throws in the opening 12 minutes, making 10. Golden State had three players with two personal fouls each in the first quarter — Al Harrington, Andris Biedrins and Matt Barnes.

The second quarter was much different, however. The Warriors went to the foul line 16 times to just three times for the Jazz. Golden State failed to take full advantage of their freebies in the second quarter, however, as they made only 10 for 62.5 percent.

For the game, the Jazz made 37 free throws, making 43. The Warriors shot 34 and made just 21 for 61.8 percent.

THE FULL MONTA: Golden State guard Monta Ellis averaged 16.5 points per game during the regular season. But the 21-year-old has struggled during the playoffs — particularly against the Jazz. He entered Sunday's game averaging only four points per game in the first three.

But Ellis returned closer to regular-season form in Game 4, scoring nine points in the second quarter alone and 13 overall in a series-high 20 minutes of action. Ellis went only 4-for-12 from the field, however.