NBA Playoff Preview – Game #2
Golden State Warriors at Utah Jazz (Utah Leads 1-0)

The Utah Jazz won a very entertaining high-scoring opener from the Golden State Warriors to take the early lead in their best of seven game series. Now the Jazz will try and take a two games to none lead on Wednesday night in game two. SBG Global reports that most early money is taking Utah laying the points.

It is the first time since 2001 that Utah has started a series with a win. The Jazz won the opener even though they were playing at Golden State’s high flying pace. The 116-112 final is not where the Jazz want the score to be. It was the most points Utah has scored in the playoffs since 1999.

Utah will try and slow the game down on Wednesday night. Both teams were firing shots at will. The Jazz took 23 3-pointers while the Rockets put up 31 attempts. "It looked like we wanted to shoot as many as they did. Some of them got us in trouble," Utah head coach Jerry Sloan said. "You'd better make those. We have no chance to recover defensively. That's where the problem comes in for us."

The Utah Jazz are 3.5 point favorites with a total of 213 at SBG Global.

Utah knows better than to become overconfident in this series against a team like Golden State that can score almost at will. The Jazz know this series is not over. "It really doesn't mean anything, I'll tell you that," Sloan said. "The first team who gets four, that's what counts." 2001 was the last time Utah opened with a win and the Jazz ended up losing to Dallas in a best of five series.

Golden State will try and run and gun again in Game 2 and hope to improve on their rebounding disaster where the Jazz had a 54-36 advantage and won the game. "We know what we have to do in Game 2 to win the basketball game, and that's stay close and correct some of the small details that we didn't adjust to in Game 1," Golden State's Baron Davis said.

"We did have a chance to win that game. We were right there at the end," coach Don Nelson. "I don't want to overreact on anything, but there are certain obvious things that we have to do a better job on."

A key matchup in this series is Baron Davis against Utah point guard Deron Williams and the first round went to Williams. He had 31 points and eight assists. "He played big. He won the game for them yesterday," Golden State's Jason Richardson said. "We can't let him have big games like that where he's scoring and dishing the ball out."

Game two is a key one for Utah because if Golden State is able to win they would snatch away home court advantage.

The Warriors are 4-0-1 ATS in their last 5 playoff games as an underdog. The Warriors are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games playing on 1 day of rest. The Warriors are 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 vs. the Northwest. The Warriors are 9-2-1 ATS in their last 12 road games. The Warriors are 13-3-1 ATS in their last 17 games as an underdog. The Warriors are 8-2-1 ATS in their last 11 games as a road underdog. The Warriors are 22-6-1 ATS in their last 29 games overall. The Warriors are 9-21-2 ATS in their last 32 Wednesday games. The Warriors are 4-1-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings in Utah.

The Jazz are 5-0-1 ATS in their last 6 games as a home favorite. The Jazz are 6-1-1 ATS in their last 8 games playing on 1 day of rest. The Jazz are 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 playoff games as a favorite. The Jazz are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Wednesday games. The Jazz are 0-6-1 ATS in their last 7 vs. the Pacific. The favorite is 11-5-4 ATS in the last 20 meetings between the two teams.

The Over is 4-0 in the Warriors last 4 vs. the Northwest. The Over is 6-1 in the Warriors last 7 games as a road underdog. The Under is 4-1 in the Warriors last 5 games playing on 1 day of rest. The Over is 39-16 in the Warriors last 55 Wednesday games. The Over is 14-6 in the Warriors last 20 overall.

The Over is 4-0 in Utah’s last 4 vs. the Pacific. The Over is 4-0 in Utah’s last 4 home games vs. a team with a losing road record. The Over is 9-2 in Utah’s last 11 games playing on 1 day of rest. The Under is 4-1 in Utah’s last 5 games as a home favorite. The Over is 11-5 in Utah’s last 16 overall.

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