Warriors use crushing defense to claim Game 2 of Finals

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OAKLAND, Calif. — In theory, it was going to be different this time. This wouldn’t be like last year’s NBA Finals, not with the Cleveland Cavaliers so healthy, not with their recent embrace of running and gunning. Not so much, as the Golden State Warriors once again constricted the Cavs’ offense en route to a 110-77 victory in Game 2 of the 2016 Finals. This time, unlike in many of those 2015 games, Golden State did it while running a calm and focused offense.

Draymond Green led the charge with 28 points and five 3-pointers, outshining everyone in Cleveland’s frontcourt — and that includes LeBron James, despite what Warriors coach Steve Kerr said after the game.

“We’re not comfortable playing against LeBron, to be honest with you,” Kerr said. “We’re comfortable as a team playing together. We’re comfortable with our ability to defend. We’re comfortable with our ability to create offense off of our defense because of the shooting and the playmaking that we have. And I would say we’re confident that we can beat anybody. But we’re definitely not comfortable playing against LeBron. He’s obviously one of the great players in the history of this game, and we’ve had success the first two games, but there’s a lot of basketball left.”

The Cavaliers, as a means of spackling over some of their defensive weak spots, are devoting more attention to the Golden …

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