The Golden State Warriors beat the Utah Jazz 102-91 to take Game 3, as they now need just one more win to reach the Western Conference Finals. The Warriors will have a chance to finish the series on Monday night in Salt Lake City.
The Warriors remain unbeaten
This was the seventh game for the Warriors in the postseason and their seventh win, as they remain unbeaten in this playoffs. The Warriors opened a game with a 19-11 run and won the first quarter 27-17. The home team responded in the second quarter, as they outscored Golden State 33-22 and went into halftime with a one point lead.
The Jazz extended that lead to nine points early in the second half. But then, Kevin Durant stepped up and led the Warriors to another win, as he finished the game with 38 points. Durant shot 15 of 26 from the field, 4 of 8 from the three point line and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line. He also added 13 rebounds to his stat sheet in 38 minutes on the floor.
Stephen Curry added 23 points, five rebounds and four assists for the Warriors, while shooting just 6 of 20 from the field and 3 of 11 from downtown. Andre Igoudala was the only other player for the visitors that scored in double-digits, as he finished the game with 11 points and four rebounds, while coming off the bench. Draymond Green had nine points, ten rebounds and five assists, as he played 37 minutes.
Green shot 4 of 8 from the field and 0 of 3 from the outside. He also received a technical foul.
Gordon Hayward led the Jazz
All five Jazz starters scored in double-digits, but they didn't get any support from the bench. Gordon Hayward was a leading scorer for the home team, as he scored 29 points in 41 minutes on the floor, while shooting 7 of 18 from the field, 2 of 6 from downtown and 13 of 14 from the free-throw line.
Rudy Gobert added a big double-double with 21 points and 15 rebounds, while shooting efficiently 7 of 8 from the field and 7 of 15 from the free throw line.
Shelvin Mack scored 11 points, grabbed four rebounds and had five assists in 37 minutes of play. Joe Ingles and Boris Diaw added ten points each. The Jazz bench was awful in this game with just ten points overall.
Joe Johnson scored seven points, while shooting just 3 of 12 from the field and 1 of 4 from downtown in 24 minutes on the floor. Rodney Hood was even worse, as he hit just one of his eight field goal attempts. Derrick Favors played just six minutes and finished the game with zero points.
The next game is on the schedule for Monday at 9:00 pm in Salt Lake City, Utah.
