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Thunder vs. Warriors: Game 2 Score and Twitter Reaction from 2016 NBA Playoffs
- Updated: May 19, 2016
The Golden State Warriors don’t lose back-to-back games. At least, that’s what this season has taught us.
After following up each of their 11 regular-season and postseason losses with a win prior to Wednesday night’s Game 2 showdown against the Oklahoma City Thunder, the defending champions snapped out of their Game 1 funk and evened the Western Conference Finals with a 118-91 triumph at Oracle Arena.
A game after scoring 12 points during a sluggish second-half collapse, Stephen Curry single-handedly put the Thunder away by scoring 17 third-quarter points, including 12 in an 82-second stretch to tilt all of the momentum in Golden State’s favor.
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The MVP finished with 28 points on 9-of-15 shooting (5-of-8 from three) to lead the Warriors, and he looked exponentially more comfortable as a result of the way Golden State mixed up actions to get him more involved, according to ESPN.com’s Zach Lowe:
GSW found better balance b/w Curry PNR and off-ball stuff tonight, I thought. Peak GSW liquid defense in 2nd half. But: OKC got their split.
— Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) May 19, 2016
However, Curry didn’t do it all by himself.
Andre Iguodala was a spark plug personified on both ends of the floor, and he tallied 14 points to go with three steals and three rebounds. To put Iguodala’s impact in perspective, the Warriors outscored the Thunder by 18 points during his 26 Game 2 minutes.
Draymond Green also ramped up the intensity following a frustrating opening act. In 32 minutes, the position-less wizard notched 10 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and two blocks. Klay Thompson, who was the most consistent Golden State scorer in Game 1, managed 15 points on 5-of-17 shooting.
And while balance reigned supreme for Golden State, the story wasn’t the same for Oklahoma City. Kevin Durant was left to do the heavy lifting for the Thunder with 29 points on 11-of-18 shooting, and he was one of just two OKC players to finish in double figures.
Russell Westbrook distributed deftly throughout the game’s …
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