SALT LAKE CITY — The Splash Brothers provided the fast start, and the Golden State Warriors made it a quick finish to the second round.
They’re four wins from another NBA Finals appearance, and so far nobody can slow them down.
WARRIORS vs JAZZ
EVENTS: 2017 NBA REGULAR SEASON
Warriors: Eight consecutive wins to start a postseason is a franchise record. … If Golden State wins the next round, it will be the first time in franchise history it has gone to three consecutive NBA Finals.
Jazz: Utah scored more than 17 first-quarter points just once in the series. … Utah’s 35 second-quarter points matched a 2017 postseason high for one quarter. … Hood left the game with a right knee sprain in the fourth quarter and did not return. … Gobert had his third consecutive double-double with 12 points, 13 rebounds.