Thoughts from the Warriors' 115-104 victory in Game 2 of their second-round series vs. the Jazz.

The Jazz hung around in this game. 

Well, let me explain. 

There's "hanging around" vs. the other 29 teams in the NBA. And there's "hanging around" vs. the Warriors. The Rockets hung around vs. the Spurs in Game 2, cutting the lead to two in the third quarter. The Jazz cut the lead to six in this one. But you felt like the Rockets could actually possibly beat the Spurs in Game 2.

You never felt that way with the Jazz. For the most part, it was: "Oh, look, the Jazz are trying to put up a fight. Isn't that cute."

Then boom, they were down 15 again. 

This Warriors team is just too much -- at least for the Jazz, who have literally not led a single second of this series. How nice this must be for Kevin Durant, from having to carry the load every night in Oklahoma City to only having to make six shots, and only take 13, and still have his team roll. 

Draymond Green suffered a (minor) injury, but returned. 

Truth is, it wouldn't have mattered if he didn't. There is no one thing or player that the Warriors seem to need, because they just have so much in reserve. They don't need Durant to have a big night. They don't need to play lock-down defense (which they did not). They don't need Stephen Curry to get hot, though he did just for fun. Every time the Jazz went on a run, Golden State answered in the most casual way possible -- like, "OK, we'll start trying again" -- with a Curry 3, a Durant dunk, always another big play. 

Utah played tough, dragged the pace where they wanted it, and maybe Game 3 in Utah will bear more offensive fruit for the Jazz. But all of this feels academic. The Warriors just have too much, all the time, and it feels like all Utah can do is try to challenge the Vegas spread and keep fans and media from nodding off. 

The way an upset is constructed, something goes wrong for the favorite, and they can't compensate for it. The star has a bad game, the bench gives up a big run, the supporting cast doesn't show up. That never happens with the Warriors. They have too many weapons for them all to fall off on the same night. Even if they're missing shots, they have the athleticism to get turnovers and convert them into easy baskets. 

Green was great, Curry was great, Thompson was solid, the bench put up 30 points. It's not one thing that gets you vs. the Warriors, it's all of their things, all the time, because you can never take a single thing away without giving up three more. 

It's too much. And it appears that no one has the answer they need to challenge, let alone beat, the Warriors. You can't mess with their formula. You can't go into a game and say you're going to take away what they need. 

Because they don't need anything.