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Utah is on the ledge, but the higher seed is supposed to win the first two games. Gordon Hayward shined with 33 points in the Game 2 loss, but he needs more help from Joe Johnson, who has cooled off from his phenomenal Round 1, Joe Ingles, Rodney Hood and Derrick Favors. The Warriors are going to put up points — even against the regularseason’s best defense— so Utah needs to find more offense to be competitive.

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The Golden State defense. The high-scoring offense gets all the attention, but the defense has allowed few easy opportunities for the Jazz. The Warriors’ combination of length, athleticism and basketball IQ has given Utah fits and Jazz coach Quinn Snyder said they need to attack aggressively much more often.

Warriors coach Steve Kerr did not travel to Salt Lake City and was seeing a specialist at Duke University on Friday. The team said he has not been officially ruled out to return this round. Warriors forward Draymond Green did not practice after tweaking his left knee during Game 2. He is listed as probable and is expected to play. Jazz point guard George Hill is likely a game-time decision and was listed as questionable with a left big toe sprain after missing Game 2.

Hood. The Jazz guard was 4 for 13 and 0 for 5 from behind the arc in Game 2. Utah needs more points from the perimeter, especially with Hill in doubt. Hood continues to play through a knee injury, but he has elite scoring ability and the Jazz need that now.

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