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SERIES AT A GLANCE

- Michael Singer, USA TODAY Sports

Could the Golden State Warriors’ first-round beating of the Portland Trail Blazers have been more convincing? They swept the Blazers by an average of 18 points per game. The Jazz are in for it. Not only were they pushed in their first-round series, but they’ll need to turn around in two days.

Season series: Warriors, 2-1 Starting lineups: (First-round statistics)

Warriors — Stephen Curry (29.8 ppg, 6.5 apg, 5.3 rpg), Kevin Durant (21.0 ppg, 2.0 apg, 7.0 rpg), Klay Thompson (18.3 ppg, 1.3 apg, 2.3 rpg), Draymond Green (13.8 ppg, 7.5 apg, 9.5 rpg), Zaza Pachulia (6.3 ppg, .8 apg, 4.5 rpg)

Jazz — Gordon Hayward (23.3 ppg, 2.8 apg, 7.2 rpg), George Hill (16.8 ppg, 3.5 apg, 4.2 rpg), Joe Ingles (5.7 ppg, 4.7 apg, 3.7 rpg), Boris Diaw (5.3 ppg, 2.5 apg, 1.7 rpg), Rudy Gobert (10.3 ppg, 1.0 apg, 8.3 rpg)

Warriors win if: They stay healthy. At this point, there’s probably not a bigger concern for the Warriors. Durant returned for Game 4 vs. the Blazers after suffering a calf strain, and they hardly struggled in his absence as reserves JaVale McGee and Patrick McCaw proved their worth. The bigger question might be if temporary head coach Mike Brown can seamlessly develop a rotation while Steve Kerr addresses complicati­ons from a back surgery.

Jazz win if: Well, the Jazz aren’t likely to win this series, but a cool head is their best chance of stealing a game or two. Not many thought they’d take down the Los Angeles Clippers, and even fewer predict them knocking off the Warriors. They have good depth with Joe Johnson (16.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg) coming off the bench and a defensive stalwart in Gobert. Hayward and Hill weren’t fazed by a hostile Game 7 road environmen­t, which could bode well for what they’re about to face at Oracle Arena.

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