The Warriors, who will face the winner of the Jazz-Clippers series, could be back in action on Sunday at Oracle.

Utah grabbed a 3-2 series lead with a 96-92 victory Tuesday and can clinch a berth in the second round with a win at home Friday. The Jazz would then travel to Oakland for a seven-game series that would begin Sunday.

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Warriors’ Steve Kerr says NBA needs more Black head coaches However, a Clippers victory would force a winner-take-all Game 7 on Sunday, pushing the start of the Warriors series against the Game 7 winner to Tuesday.

The Warriors, who finished off a resounding four-game sweep of Portland on Monday, have homecourt advantage throughout the postseason and will host the first two games of the second round.

Golden State finished 2-1 against the Jazz this season, which included a Utah victory at Oracle on the second-to-last game of the season on April 10. The Warriors sat out Klay Thompson and played most of their starters limited minutes in the 105-99 loss.

The Jazz lost the first two meetings with the Warriors, a 106-99 game in Utah on Dec. 8 and a 107-74 blowout in Oakland on Dec. 20.

The Clippers, who lost star forward Blake Griffin for the remainder of the postseason with a toe injury, have lost 10 straight games to the Warriors, including four this season by an average margin of 21.5 points. The most lopsided Warriors win over L.A. this season was a 144-98 victory on Jan. 28 at Oracle.