NBA Finals Schedule 2016: Cavaliers vs. Warriors Game 2 TV Info and Predictions

The Golden State Warriors will need more than 20 combined points from Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson to win Game 2 of the NBA Finals.

Whether or not the Warriors beat the Cleveland Cavaliers Sunday night, the Splash Brothers will certainly exceed Game 1’s low scoring tally. According to ESPN Stats & Info, that’s the duo’s lowest output in the last two years. 

Better shooting from the league’s premier marksmen could cause an even bigger blowout. Then again, Shaun Livingston and Leandro Barbosa won’t go bonkers off the bench again.

Game 2 will play out differently than Thursday’s unorthodox series-opener, but the outcome may remain the same.

 

NBA Finals: Game 2 Schedule

Date: Sunday at 8 p.m. ET

Where: Oracle Arena, Oakland, California

TV: ABC

Live Stream: Watch ABC

 

Game 2 Predictions

Both Teams Make More Threes

The Cavaliers and Warriors have made 13.9 and 12.3 three-pointers per game, respectively, during the playoffs. In last year’s Finals clash, they averaged a combined 19.3 downtown conversions per contest with no Kevin Love and one game from Kyrie Irving.

They attempted plenty of looks to open their rematch, but both sides made just one-third of their three-point attempts:

For Golden State, this falls on Curry going 3-of-8 and Thompson sinking one of his five looks. These are the same jump-shooting assassins who saved the season with 30 total threes in Games 6 and 7 of the Western Conference Finals.

Some open looks simply didn’t go down. Per the San Jose Mercury News’ Marcus Thompson II, Curry expects that to change Sunday.

“I missed some shots and didn’t get a rhythm,” Curry said. “But the way they defended, we’ll be able to make adjustments in Game 2. I’m not worried about that.”

After enjoying unprecedented success from behind the mark, the Cavs may succumb to untimely regression against a ferocious defense. Even so, they still nailed 10.7 threes per regular-season contest, tying the Houston Rockets for second behind Golden State’s 13.1.

They can’t afford J.R. Smith fading out now. The …

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