Kevin Durant scored 38 points and Golden State Warriors withstood a determined Utah Jazz effort to win 102-91 on Saturday to take a commanding 3-0 lead in their NBA playoff series.
Warriors will try to close out the best-of-seven Western Conference second-round series in game four on Monday in Salt Lake City.
Jazz had hoped a return to its home floor would spark a resurgence, and it briefly looked as if it had.
Although Warriors got off to another fast start, leading by 10 after the first quarter, Jazz, fueled by a standout performance from French centre Rudy Gobert, responded.
It seized the lead for the first time in the series when it went up 48-47 in the second period, and led 50-49 at half-time.
The hosts stretched their lead to as many as nine in the third quarter before Warriors reasserted themselves.
Durant did the heavy lifting as Stephen Curry connected on just six of 20 shots en route to 23 points and Klay Thompson made just one basket in scoring six points.
Trailing 75-74 early in the fourth, Warriors launched a 10-4 scoring run to regain a lead they wouldn't relinquish.
Warriors outscored Jazz by nine points in the final four minutes, Curry warming up late to contribute to the surge with a three-pointer that made it 89-84.
On the next possession Durant came off a screen and drained a pull-up three over Gobert to make it 92-84.
Not long after, Durant and Gobert were involved in a testy exchange, with Durant called for a flagrant foul and a technical. Gobert, however, missed both free throws.
The result: Western Conference: Golden State Warriors 102 bt Utah Jazz 91 (Warriors lead series 3-0).
