"The Warriors said Tony Robbins was not at Oracle Arena on Thursday night in any official team capacity.

But the self-help author and motivational speaker, who has reached more than 4 million people in 100 countries, must have said something exceptionally inspirational to Monta Ellis and Stephen Curry.

The Warriors' backcourt made a strong return from the previous game's alternate universe, in which they weren't playing well enough to garner minutes over castaway Nate Robinson and rookie Klay Thompson in the fourth quarter of a victory over Sacramento.

Ellis and Curry responded against Utah on Thursday with 62 points on 65.7 percent shooting, 14 assists, nine rebounds and six steals in a 119-101 victory to the delight of 18,123 fans.

"They're too small, and not good enough. They don't take care of the rock. They can't play together," Warriors coach Mark Jackson said sarcastically. "No, they are a dynamic backcourt that can score. At their best, I'd put them up against anybody in the game.

"We know what they're capable of doing. The challenge to them is not to tease us.""