Draymond Green dazzled as Golden State Warriors defeated Utah Jazz 115-104 on Thursday to take a 2-0 lead in their NBA Western Conference second-round playoff series.
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Green scored five three-pointers as Warriors remained unbeaten in six games this post-season.
Kevin Durant added 25 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists, while Stephen Curry had 23 points and seven assists for Warriors, who raced to an early lead and stifled Jazz’s attempts to come back.
Gordon Hayward shook off a slow start to score 33 points for Jazz, who were without injured point guard George Hill.
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In an Eastern Conference series growing more intense with every game, Washington Wizards defeated the Boston Celtics 116-89.
John Wall scored 24 points for Wizards, who seized control of the contest with a 22-0 scoring run in the first quarter on the way to trimming the series deficit to 2-1.
Wizards will try to level the series when they host game four on Sunday.
The results: Eastern Conference: Washington Wizards 116 bt Boston Celtics 89 ( Celtics lead series 2-1 ).
Western Conference: Golden State Warriors 115 bt Utah Jazz 104 (Warriors lead series 2-0) .