The set-up: The Warriors used a late sport to put away the Jazz in Game 3, taking a 3-0 lead They also got some good news off the court, head coach Steve Kerr underwent a procedure to address a spinal cord leak and could resume his coaching career as early as later this postseason. Kerr did not travel with the team to Utah and is not expected back soon, but owner Joe Lacob gave a radio interview over the weekend and suggested that he may be getting closer to rejoining the team. As for the Jazz, they led by as much as nine points in the third quarter on Saturday and held Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson to a combined 7-of-29 from the floor (3 of 15 on threes) but still lost. "We played like we're capable of playing for the first time in the series," Utah head coach Quin Snyder told reporters. "But … that's why they are who they are."

Golden State: With Curry and Thompson suffering through poor shooting nights in Game 3, Kevin Durant took over with 38 points (on 15-of-26 shooting). Green had another solid game and is averaging 15.7-8.3-5.7 in the series. That is the dilemma facing the Warriors' opponents. Shut down one component of Golden State's offense and another component instantly kicks into overdrive. Some games it is Durant. Others it is Curry, Thompson or Green.

Utah: The Jazz played their best game of the series in Game 3 but overall, just can't match Golden State's 'arsenal.' Hayward had 29 points Saturday night plus Gobert added 21 & 15. However, Utah's bench was limited to 10 points and went a combined 4 of 22 from the floor. Joe Johnson, Rodney Hood and Derrick Favors all played important roles in Utah's series win over the Clippers but against the Warriors Johnson is averaging just 8.7 PPG (on 33.3% shooting), Hood only 7.7 PPG (also on 33.3% shooting) and Favors has a total of just seven points and 12 rebounds in the series. Adding insult to injury, Utah has been without second-leading scorer George Hill (toe) the last two games and he remains questionable for Game 4.

The pick: The Warriors played very efficient on offense in the first two games, handing out 32 assists on 40 FGs in Game 1 and 33 assists on 42 FGs in Game 2. They shot a combined 49.1 percent from the floor through two games and defensively, forced 14.5 turnovers per game while averaging 22 points per game off of turnovers. Golden State was not that good in Game 3, with 17 assists on its 37 FGs and shot just 44.0 percent as a team (30.0% on threes). However, the Warriors still won by 11 points. Not sure the Jazz can beat the Warriors but I do expect a much better offensive effort from them in Game 4. Problem is, anyone expect Curry and Thompson to shoot as poorly as they did in Game 3 here in Game 4? Make the Over a 10* play.