NBA Playoffs 2017: Jazz vs. Warriors Game 1 live stream: Watch online
By Chazz Scogna
Game 1 between the fifth-seeded Jazz and the top-seeded Warriors is Tuesday at 10:30 p.m. ET at Oracle Arena. Information on where to watch is below:
Date: Tuesday, May 2
Time: 10:30 p.m. ET
Location: Oakland, California
Venue: Oracle Arena
TV Info: TNT
Live Stream: Watch TNT, FuboTV.
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Keys to victory:
Jazz: For one, hit 3s. I know … duh. But simplicity matters. The Jazz have upped their 3-point percentage to 38 percent on 25 attempts a game this postseason. They have the capability to keep pace with the Warriors — it’s no surprise in their win against the Dubs, the Jazz hit four more 3s and were more efficient.
Then make the game ugly. Limit the fast break. The Jazz won’t always match a Warriors 30-point quarter, so the goal should be to limit them as much as possible (way easier said than done, of course). But the Jazz do have length and an All-NBA Defensive Player of the Year candidate in Gobert.
The Warriors’ weakness will always be rebounding, and even in the Jazz losses, Utah won the offensive rebounding battle and were never badly beaten on the glass. More, the Jazz are inherently set up to slow down the pace. They ranked last in pace in the regular season and are 13th in the postseason. No team used the entire 24-second shot clock more than the Jazz, and if they’re able to make it a half-court game, then they have a chance.
Warriors: Continue to D-up. The Warriors are going to score. They have two bonafide superstars who can drop the most effortless 30-point games you’ll ever see (Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant), a flamethrower and great perimeter defender (Klay Thompson) and an all-around basketball savant (Draymond Green). What matters is putting it together defensively.
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The Warriors boast a ridiculous plus-18.3 net rating in the postseason, almost double second-placed San Antonio. Durant has had a week to rest his calf strain and he’s become one of the Warriors’ better defenders. If he’s 100 percent, then, on top of his ability to protect the rim, he and sixth man Andre Iguodala could make hell for Hayward on the wing. And, not to be outdone by Utah’s defensive anchor, the Warriors boast their own DPOY candidate in Green.