Inside the Warriors’ dominant fourth quarter of Game 2

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The Golden State Warriors entered the fourth quarter on Tuesday night trailing by 11 points, the largest deficit they had faced at home this season.

Perhaps you should have known what was coming. After all, the Warriors had rallied from nine down, eight down and seven down entering the fourth during the regular season, and they won all three games. They one-upped those by rallying to beat the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 2 and take a 2-0 series lead.

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The Warriors won on the strength of their defense. They allowed 12 points in the fourth quarter, matching the fewest they’ve yielded in the fourth quarter of a postseason game. The previous instances came in 1975 against the Bulls and 2015 against the Cavaliers. Both of those seasons ended with Warriors winning …

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