A FINE ENTWINING

Curry leads the way with 30 points, and Golden State stays perfect in playoffs.

Golden State’s Stephen Curry and Utah’s Rudy Gobert (27) get their arms tangled during Warriors’ 121-95 win, which clinched series sweep.

SALT LAKE CITY — Stephen Curry scored 30 points and the Golden State Warriors completed a second-round sweep of the Utah Jazz with a 121-95 victory Monday night.

The defending Western Conference champions have won both their series in four games and now await the winner of the Houston Rockets-San Antonio Spurs series that is tied at 2-2.

The Warriors kept pace with defending champion Cleveland in what has appeared like an inevitable third straight NBA Finals matchup. Both teams are 8-0 in the playoffs.

Interim head coach Mike Brown said before the game he hoped his team would get out to a fast start and the Warriors did exactly that. Golden State led 39-17 at the end of the first quarter after an onslaught from Klay Thompson and Curry. They combined to shoot six for eight in the opening period.

Thompson finished with 21 points, Kevin Durant scored 18 and Draymond Green posted his third career postseason triple-double with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists.

Gordon Hayward led the Jazz with 25 points and Shelvin Mack added 18.

Curry entered the game averaging 26.7 points in the playoffs, but Thompson had struggled against the Jazz. That ended Monday.

Thompson rebounded from a six-point effort in Game 3 with back-to-back jumpers out of the gate. Curry then made consecutive three-pointers and the rout was on.

“We have a lot of talent,” Curry said. “We never know who is going to have a hot night.

“We try to move the ball, use each other to create open shots and when we do that, the ball is hopping and a lot of good things happen.”

The Jazz started three for 16 from the field as Golden State hit from all areas and finished shooting 57.1% in the first quarter.

“The most important thing was we imposed our will on the game and we had the game at our pace,” Green said.

Curry picked up where he left off after an 11-point fourth quarter in Game 3 with a 14-point first quarter.

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Gene Sweeney Jr. Getty Images DERRICK FAVORS of the Jazz tries for a first-half basket against Draymond Green of the Warriors during Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals. Green finished with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists.