Sports betting fans are definitely backing two teams to meet in the Finals for the third straight year. Right after the Cleveland Cavaliers swept Toronto’s floor clear of any unruly Raptors, the Golden State Warriors brushed the Trail Blazers off their brooms and swept the Utah Jazz.
With two teams already in the Conference semi-final, the hopes of the rest of the league rest on two of the four teams still competing in the second round. Can they topple the betting odds and beat these two NBA juggernauts?
Golden State Warriors 121-95 Utah Jazz
The Utah Jazz were playing for pride at this point of the competition, but the Warriors did not allow Gordon Hayward and company even a single-point lead throughout the last 48 minutes of Utah’s 2016/17 campaign.
Hayward made a strong outing for his last game of the season: he ended the game with an impressive stat line of 25 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Rudy Gobert scored 12 points and corralled 13 rebounds in 32 minutes of action. Dante Exum and Shelvin Mack also had double-digit nights for the Jazz.
However, the loss of starting point guard George Hill probably hurt Utah the most in the series as Stephen Curry had the liberty to do what he wanted. He ended his night with 30 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists.
The rest of the Dubs’ star core had outstanding outings as well: Kevin Durant scored 18 and grabbed six, Draymond Green worked out a triple-double, and Klay Thompson had 21 points on 9-for-16 shooting.
The Warriors will now take their second break of the playoffs and prepare for whoever wins between Houston and San Antonio.
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