NBA Finals 2017: Warriors vs. Cavaliers Game 2 live stream: Watch online
By Luke Norris
Here’s a quick preview and the when, where and how you can watch Game 2 of the 2017 NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers.
The 2017 NBA Finals are underway and things didn’t quite go as planned for the Cleveland Cavaliers. With Kevin Durant and Steph Curry leading the way, the Golden State Warriors dominated the defending champs with an impressive 113-91 victory to take a 1-0 lead in this best-of-seven series.
Attacking the rim and hitting from the perimeter, Durant was absolutely unstoppable on Thursday night. Finishing with a game-high 38 points, not to mention nine rebounds and eight assists, KD hit 14 of his 26 shots from the floor, including six highlight-reel dunks in the first half alone, and went 3-for-6 from beyond the arc. There was simply no way to guard him, as he was hitting on all cylinders, and became just the fourth man in NBA history to score more than 25 points in his first six NBA Finals games. The others on that list are Rick Barry, Michael Jordan and Shaquille O’Neal — that’s some pretty solid company.
Steph Curry also had a good night. Looking to shake off some rocky performances in last year’s Finals, Curry went 6-for-11 from the 3-point line and hit 50 percent of his shots on the evening. He led all players with 10 assists and also grabbed six boards. Oddly enough, Durant and Curry were the only two Warriors in double-figures but got great production in other ways from their teammates. Along with his usual stifling defense, Draymond Green chipped in nine points and 11 rebounds and Zaza got in on the action as well, hitting four of his five shots for eight points. Klay Thompson’s struggles continued — he shot just 3-for-16 from the floor and 0-for-5 from beyond the arc — but played solid defense all night.
LeBron James led the way for Cleveland with a near triple-double, scoring 28 points on 9-for-20 shooting to go along with 15 rebounds and eight assists, but also had eight turnovers. Kyrie Irving scored 24 points but added just two assists. Kevin Love scored 15 points but shot just 4-for-13 from the floor but did contribute a game-high 21 rebounds.
Here are the projected starting lineups for Game 2 of the 2017 NBA Finals.
Golden State Warriors
C-Zaza Pachulia
PF-Draymond Green
SF-Kevin Durant
SG-Klay Thompson
PG-Stephen Curry
Cleveland Cavaliers
C-Tristan Thompson
PF-Kevin Love
SF-LeBron James
SG-J.R. Smith
PG-Kyrie Irving