ORACLE ARENA, OAKLAND, CA — Two nights after taking a 1-0 lead in the 2017 Western Conference Semifinals, the Golden State Warriors (1-0) hosted the Utah Jazz (0-1) again at home for Game 2.
The Warriors were without head coach Steve Kerr and Kevon Looney (left hip strain) again. Stephen Curry, who tweaked his ankle in Game 1, was ready to go.
The Jazz were without Alec Burks again (left knee), but he was joined on the inactive list by George Hill (left big toe sprain/soreness).
Q1: Hot Start
Golden State once again pounced on Utah out of the gate, as Kevin Durant hit a dribble-and-pop…
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Out of the timeout, Durant got a rebound and kept the ball, coasting in for a layup down the right side, then later Andre Iguodala corralled another Jazz miss, outlet to “KD” once more, and he found a cutting JaVale McGee for a slam dunk:
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The onslaught continued, though, as Iguodala missed a streaking layup down the right baseline, only to have McGee tap the miss in, Curry hit a stop-and-pop in the lane, and Green lit the torch once more, hitting two threes in a row, one from the top…
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Draymond took a heat-check and Steph did well to almost steal the rebound from Hayward and then Favors, and the quarter ended harmlessly as Iguodala knocked the ball out of Boris Diaw’s hands, the Warriors holding a 33-15 lead.
Q2: A Little Let-Up
Q2
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… diaw 3 right 35-20
Exum scoop 35-22
Ic 3 top shot buzz 38-22****
Ian Clark shotclock beater:
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Fts 38-23 ½
Ai 40-23
? 40-25
Klay right short dw, dg upfake to klay cut reverse 42-25 7:17***
Hood to df 2hd 42-27
Sdot 44-27 6:36
Shaun slam
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… steph top 3 47-27 6:15
Steph 3 vs Ingles
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Miss kd take ji, timeout 47-27 5:57
… 49-31
Rudy down lane 2hd uncon mb timeout 49-33 4:01*****
… rudy dunk 49-35 3:34
Tov mack, mack to gh jump catch 49-37 3:14
Ai top 3 short, gh 49-39 2:40
Dg to kd left blk post and one bank 51-39*** 2:26 51-40 timeout quin
KD and one
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Kd miss 51-40
…, … jj left 3, dg top 3 54-40**** 1:53
Draymond another 3
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? draw steph penalty 54-40 mack 54-40 1:42 0/2
Kd to ai 2hd*** 56-40 1:28
KD to AI smash
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Exum charge steph*** 1:12, draw 58-42 gh 1:00
Ai inside 60-42
Mack 60-45 3
Steph right 3 2for1, exum runner over klay 60-47 20
Dg left 3
draymond wired
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