The Warriors dominated early and never lost control to put the Jazz in a 2-0 hole.

The Golden State Warriors are known for game-changing runs that turn relatively close contests into full-on blowouts. In Thursday night’s Game 2 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Utah Jazz, that stretch came in the opening quarter, which gave the underdogs plenty of time to mount a comeback. Unfortunately for the Jazz, an elite team can put the game away with no regard for the time left on the clock or the opponent’s ability to make it close. Domination can be a state of mind, and in that respect the Warriors were never really challenged in the 115-104 win at Oracle Arena.

That’s not because Utah gave up. In fact, the Jazz performed ably on Tuesday Night given the absence of injured point guard George Hill and their 49-29 deficit with five minutes remaining in the first half. Plenty of teams would have given up under the same circumstances.



By Eric Freeman.
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