The Cavs and Warriors faced off in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night in Oakland. It was a close contest in the first half, but Golden State pulled away en route to a 110-77 blowout to take a 2-0 lead in the series.
The Cavs held their own in the first half, leading 21-19 after one quarter of play, despite LeBron James going scoreless in the quarter.
The Cavs led by as many as six early in the second quarter, but Golden State’s high-powered offense came to life, going on a 20-2 run in the next seven minutes.
The Cavs fought back before halftime, cutting it to an eight-point game at the break.
It was all Golden State after halftime.
Kevin Love exited the game soon after the third quarter began with concussion-like symptoms from a hit he took in the second quarter
The Warriors outscored Cleveland 30-18 in the third quarter, taking a 19-point lead into the fourth.
Golden State would cruise to victory with all the starters on both sides on the bench for the majority of the final quarter.
Once again, Steph Curry and Klay Thompson were not the main problems for the Cavs. Curry found himself in early foul trouble, committing three fouls in the first half and racked up his fourth foul early in the third quarter.
Curry scored 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting, grabbing nine rebounds, and dishing out four assists.
Thompson scored 17 points on 6-of-13 shooting.
The Splash Brothers combined for eight three pointers, shooting 50 percent from beyond the arc.
It was Draymond Green, who rose to the occasion in Game 2, scoring a game-high 28 points. Green hit five three-pointers.
The Warriors’ bench, including Andre Iguodala, Shaun Livingston, and Leandro Barbosa were not as lethal in Game 2 as they were in the series opener (they did not have to be,) but they did combine for 24 points between the three and shut down the Cavalier offense.
Speaking of shutting down the Cavs’ offense, Andrew Bogut blocked five shots, four of which came in the first quarter.
For the Cavs, there were no bright spots.
Kyrie Irving shot 5-for-14, scoring ten points. Irving has shot 12-of-36 in the series.
LeBron scored 19 points on 7-of-17 shooting, grabbed nine rebounds, dished out eight assists, but turned the ball over seven times. LeBron was -20 in the plus/minus category. Unacceptable for an alleged best player in the NBA.
LeBron has shot 16-of-38 in the series.
If anyone on the Cavaliers deserves at least one positive mention it’s Richard Jefferson, who went 4-for-6 from the field and scored 12 points. But even with his positive contributions the Cavs got blown out so it’s not like he made a big impact in the game.
The Cavs turned the ball over 17 times for the second-straight time in this series.
Golden State hit 15-of-33 attempts from three-point range.
The Cavs shot 28-of-79 from the field. Which for all you math majors out there is 35 percent.
Game 3 is Wednesday night at 9 PM in Cleveland. The Cavs need to win four out of a potential five games to win the championship.
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