Oakland, Calif. ? The Utah Jazz had seen enough of the Golden State Warriors’ beautiful game.

Carlos Boozer and the Jazz shoved and scraped to slow down the Warriors – and then Derek Fisher put a sweet finish on a victory that put Utah on the brink of the Western Conference finals.

Boozer had 34 points and 12 rebounds as the Jazz handed the eighth-seeded Warriors their first home loss of the postseason, 115-101 Sunday night to put Utah up 3-1 in their second-round playoff series.

Fisher scored 14 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter for the surprising Jazz, who can clinch their first trip to the conference finals since 1998 with a victory at home in Game 5 Tuesday night.

“That was a big step in the growth process for us as a team,” said Fisher, who missed the series opener and dramatically returned during Game 2 after tending to his daughter’s serious health problem. “I haven’t practiced much lately, so it felt good to be able to step up for my teammates.”

Deron Williams had 20 points and 13 assists as the Jazz finally solved the riddle of Oracle Arena, where the underdog Warriors won their first four playoff home games with the uptempo offense and fan support that dazzled the nation.

But with a Jerry Sloan game plan that hearkened back to those bruising days when Karl Malone and John Stockton ruled the West, Utah simply bullied past Golden State.

“We’re doing better staying with what they’re trying to take away from us,” Sloan said. “Our team hasn’t had to make these adjustments, but our guys are getting better and better.”

Al Harrington scored 24 points before fouling out, but Baron Davis had just 15 points and seven assists. The Warriors were a dissonant mess through most of their first home loss in 10 games dating to the regular season – yet they still held a lead in the final minutes before Utah’s superior poise won it again.

“We just didn’t have enough juice,” Warriors coach Don Nelson said. “They did everything they were supposed to do to beat us, and they took it to us. They came in and played really well, and we weren’t that good.”

Fisher’s 3-pointer put Utah ahead to stay with 5:57 to play, and the veteran guard – traded by Golden State to the Jazz last summer – hit a long jumper and another three-pointer in the final minutes to silence the Oakland din.