The Warriors’ 33-point Game 2 win was the largest margin of victory in a Finals game since the Spurs stomped the Heat by 36 in 2013.
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“No points of the game did we beat them in anything”, James said after Game 2. “We’ve got to go in with a higher focus than we’ve had”. “They beat us pretty good”.
The Cavaliers started well in the second quarter, getting an early six-point lead and looking like they may go on a bit further.
“The next couple days, I won’t be reflecting”, James said.
The NBA said Love experienced dizziness early in the second half and left for the locker room to be re-examined, then was placed in the NBA’s concussion protocol.
“We shot eight 3’s a game”, Mychal said Monday on the ESPN LA radio show he co-hosts. Not because they can come back to make this a series – I simply don’t think that’s possible, and would be shocked if this went more than five games – but because of the immediate fate of Love and Irving.
The Golden State Warriors are swarming around LeBron James making it hard for him to do what he does best. “We know we’ve got to play a lot better in order to get this series turned around”, Cavaliers star LeBron James said. Whether that may be the truth or not, all fans will be want to be like the player who ultimately wins the the NBA Finals. After Andrew Bogut played the first 3:20 of the third quarter, Draymond Green played center for the remaining 8:40, and the Warriors were +10. He finished the game with five points on 2-for-7 shooting in just under 21 minutes.
Draymond Green was outstanding as the Golden State Warriors took a 2-0 lead over the Cleveland Cavaliers Sunday. “We like it when he gets that shot in rhythm”. It isn’t anything mental. “I thought our guys did as good a job as we possibly could (against James) in terms of trying to cover him in penetration and stay with shooters at the same time”. Miami defied especially long odds, overcoming a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit in Game 3.
“To say we’re better than the Showtime Lakers, how can you say that?” And we know he’s a key for their team, we all know that, an All-Star for their team. James has 11 turnovers and is shooting just 42% from the field through the first two games. The Thunder made 47.9 percent of its 2-point shots against the Warriors.
“I’m not surprised we won, but yeah, the margin, nobody would have guessed that coming in”, Curry said. “But we’re definitely not comfortable playing against LeBron”. There’s been games he hasn’t played in the playoffs and games he’s been absolutely huge. They are supposed to be close-fought, hard-nosed games.
“I don’t think we are discouraged”, Lue continued.
Three: The Golden State Warriors have beaten the Cavaliers seven consecutive times, dating back to last year’s NBA Finals.
“The toughest part is going to Cleveland”. Thus, counting the Cavaliers out of the series before they have even played a home game is a painfully shortsighted mistake being made by many.
Game 3 is on Wednesday night at the Quicken Loans Arena on ABC.
Of the previous 31 teams to lead the title series 2-0, 28 went on to win the title.
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Marreese Speights, for example, has yet to see any significant court time this series after having a couple of big games in the Western Conference finals against Oklahoma City.
