K.D. carriesWarriors to 3-0 lead in series

salt lake city » Kevin Durant scored 38 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as the Golden State Warriors beat theUtah Jazz 102-91 on Saturday night to take a 3-0 lead in theirWestern Conference semifinal series.

Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson were a combined 7for-29 from the field and 3-for-15 from 3-point range, leaving Durant to propel theWarriors.

The Jazz led 75-74 early in the fourth quarter, but the Warriors went on a 10-4 run and never trailed again. Curry and Durant hit back to back 3s to give Golden State a 92-84 lead with 3:04 left.

Curry finished with 23 points on 6-for-20 shooting.

Gordon Hayward ledUtah with 29 points. Rudy Gobert contributed 21 points and 15 rebounds.

Game 4 in the series isMonday night at Utah.

TheWarriors got out to a quick start, again, and led by 10 points after the first quarter Saturday.

Utah survived the first-half onslaught by Durant, who had 22 points and six rebounds at the break. Therewasn’t much the Jazz could do to slow a flurry of turnaround fadeaways, drives to the basket and a pair of 3s. Golden State, however, didn’t get much help otherwise, and Draymond Green dealt with foul trouble.

The Jazz took a 50-49 lead into halftime after closing the second quarter on a 12-5 run highlighted by Rodney Hood’s 3-pointer that gave Utah its first lead of the series at 48-47.

Green picked up a technical foul for arguing from the bench late in the second quarter after being whistled for his third foul of the half. As the crowd roared, he gave a 2-0 hand gesture to indicate the series record.

The Jazz led by nine points in the third quarter, butCurry began to warm up and hit his first 3pointer of the gameon a pull-up in transition. Golden State closed the quarter on a 19-8 stretch to take a 72-70 lead.

Footnotes.

Wizards forward Kelly Oubrewas suspended for Game 4 against the Boston Celtics after charging and knocking over Kelly Olynyk in Game 3. The NBA on Saturday announced Oubre’s suspension without pay for “charging and making forceful and unwarranted contact.” Game 4 is Sunday night in Washington. … All-star point guard Kyle Lowry (ankle) said he is doubtful to play for Toronto on Sunday in Game 4 of the Raptors’ Eastern Conference semifinal series against theCleveland Cavaliers.