Oklahoma City Thunder guard Dion Waiters (3) smiles next to forward Kevin Durant (35) and Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) during the first half of Game 2 of the NBA basketball Western Conference finals in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, May 18, 2016.
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Curry suffered an awkward fall on his right elbow in the first quarter to lead his side to victory, scoring 15 straight points in less than two minutes during one dazzling third-quarter stretch.
Kerr said there didn’t appear to be any swelling after it had led to what Curry described as a tennis ball form over his elbow.
Despite the fantastic play that OKC Thunder displayed in Game 1, they made a series of turnovers, lazy offense, and careless passing which cost them Game 2. The Warriors could use more production from their usually reliable bench. The Warriors beat the Thunder in every facet of the game as their superior depth took over. It’s just the pain. “So it was kind of — you know, as a player, when you get an injury or something, it’s usually a magnet for another hit, another bang, and that was very true tonight”. He scored a team-high 28 points, including 17 in less than 5 minutes during the third quarter.
For the past two days, for the first time in two years, fear had returned to Golden State fans.
Curry seized control of the contest with a spellbinding third-quarter points blitz as Warriors squared the series 1-1 heading into Sunday’s game three in Oklahoma City.
A similarly nail-biting encounter looked likely in the early exchanges in game two, with Thunder always managing to stay in touch despite an error-strewn first half characterised by several turnovers. I didn’t think the last one, the two-for-one was a awful shot.
“I didn’t see him getting angry, but I just expected nothing less from Steph”, coach Steve Kerr said of the ensuing Curry explosion.
For the game, Westbrook scored 10 points against Curry on 3-of-9 shooting and drew a pair of shooting fouls. But last series – we can’t really worry about that too much. OKC’s biggest problem was losing their composure in the fourth quarter; it just so happened that this time they lost it at the end of the second. “When I get open shots obviously the confidence is there to knock them down”. Golden State also has Curry back in action on the court.
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But then, about halfway through the third quarter, Warriors MVP Stephen Curry got a little mad.
