SALT LAKE CITY — — Buddy Hield scored 27 points, Steph Curry added 20 and the Golden State Warriors overpowered the Utah Jazz 127-86 on Friday night.

Hield had 24 points in the first half and hit six of seven three-pointers, helping the Warriors improve to 2-0. The Jazz fell to 0-2.

From the early first quarter to the early third, the Warriors outscored the Jazz 68-32. Trayce Jackson-Davis’ inside shot made it 74-47 with 8:15 left in the third.

John Collins led Utah with 14 points. The Jazz opened with a 15-6 lead, but the Warriors took a double-digit lead early in the second quarter.

Utah shot 31.5%. The Jazz are 0-26 in games shooting under 33%.

Takeaways

Warriors: Golden State earned its second straight win over a team that may be competing for lottery position after beating Portland 140-104 in the opener. The Warriors used a punt defense to force the Jazz into turnovers and crisp passes to get open jumpers from Hield and Curry. Curry and most of the starters sat out the fourth quarter.

Jazz: After a league loss to Memphis, the Jazz couldn’t shoot or handle the pressure from the Warriors. Simple rotations were botched and the Jazz failed from the three-point line all the way to the court.

Key moment

Hield came off the bench midway through the first quarter with the Warriors trailing by nine and immediately hit a three-pointer off a pass from Curry and followed it with a layup. Hield then turned facilitator, finding Curry for a 3 and Gary Payton II for a layup to give the Warriors a 22-21 lead.

Key stat

Hield has made 12 of 16 3-pointers in his first two games, the most in NBA history for a player with a new team.

Next

The Warriors host the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday, while the Jazz are in Dallas on Monday night.

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