Stephen Curry

2022 - 6 - 5

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Warriors vs. Celtics live score, updates, highlights from Game 2 of ... (Sporting News)

Game 1 of the 2022 NBA Finals lived up to the hype. The Warriors entered the fourth quarter with a 12-point lead, but the Celtics outscored them 40-16 in ...

— — — — — — — — Game 2 of the NBA Finals will tip off around 8 p.m. ET on Sunday, June 5. Jaylen Brown is off to a scorching start with nine points on 3-for-4 shooting from the field and 2-for-2 from 3. 8:24 p.m. — Gary Payton II checks in for the Warriors with 5:30 remaining in the period. 8:18 p.m. — Celtics have a 16-11 lead going into the game's first timeout.

WATCH: Steph Curry's Ridiculous Shot To End The 1st Quarter Of ... (Sports Illustrated)

The Golden State Warriors are hosting the Boston Celtics for Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night, and Steph Curry ended the first quarter with a bang.

- SHOULD THE BUCKS MAKE A TRADE? The Milwaukee Bucks lost Game 7 to the Boston Celtics, which officially ended their 2021-22 NBA season in the second-round. The Celtics won the first game on Thursday evening, so they have a 1-0 lead in the series and can take a 2-0 lead back to Boston for Games 3 and 4 with a win on Sunday night. Curry and the Warriors took a 31-30 lead into the second quarter, and they will need to win the game outright in order to avoid falling into a dreaded 0-2 hole.

Warriors vs. Celtics score: Stephen Curry leads Golden State to ... (CBSSports.com)

What the Golden State Warriors did against the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday night was the definition of "response.

The Warriors scored 33 points off of turnovers in Game 2, 18 more than the Celtics. They won the game by 19 points. Klay Thompson shot 4-of-19 from the field in Game 2. Their championship hopes rely on the best version of him showing up more often than the worst, but on a night-to-night basis, the Warriors don't seem to know which one they're going to get. Andrew Wiggins has had a slow start to the Finals. Right now, Curry is generating almost everything on offense for Golden State. Thompson isn't exactly a high-usage ball-handler, but the offense runs much more smoothly when the Warriors can at least rely on him to make open shots and generate some of his own looks inside of the arc. Not coincidentally, the Celtics committed 18 turnovers in Game 2, five more than they did in Game 1. Thompson shot below 40 percent from the field in 15 of his 32 regular-season games. The problem with extended Payton minutes is that Boston has little interest in guarding him on the perimeter. The moment he decided to try to play drop-coverage against Stephen Curry should have been the moment Ime Udoka decided to banish him for the rest of the series. The Celtics managed to get outscored by 12 points in the seven competitive minutes he played in this game. The game was extremely close through the first 24 minutes, but in the third quarter, the Warriors kicked it up a notch and gained some serious separation. Horford and Smart combined for 44 points in Game 1. Jayson Tatum paced the Celtics with 28 points and six rebounds, but his production wasn't enough as only two other Celtics players scored in double figures.

Stephen Curry, Warriors Praised for Dominant 3rd Quarter in Game ... (Bleacher Report)

The Golden State Warriors outscored the Boston Celtics 35-14 in the third quarter en route to a 107-88 win in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday.

They outscored Boston 35-14 in that third quarter. Feels like Jordan Poole was making a statement with those two big 3's at the end of the third quarter. Curry hit back-to-back threes in the latter run.

Steph Curry leads another electric third quarter run, Warriors best ... (The Mercury News)

SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry led Golden State to another electric third quarter outburst Sunday night in front of a sold-out Chase Center crowd.

The Warriors were without Andre Iguodala after his knee flare up with swelling following Saturday’s practice, but Payton made his return after being out for a month with a broken elbow. The best-of-seven series moves to Boston for the next two games. Poole handed out an assist on a Kevon Looney layup and hit two 3-pointers, including a highlight worthy pull-up shot from 39-feet to beat the buzzer. Curry, the main focus of Boston’s league-best defense, nailed two 3-pointers during an 11-0 run that extended the Warriors’ lead to 79-62 with 1:54 left in the third quarter. It was obviously ramped up tonight, and it needed to be, given what Boston did in Game 1,” Kerr said. SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry led Golden State to another electric third quarter outburst Sunday night in front of a sold-out Chase Center crowd.

NBA Finals 2022: Steph Curry, Warriors use gigantic 3rd quarter to ... (Fox News)

Stephen Curry had 29 points and led the Golden State Warriors to a rout of the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of the NBA Finals.

Finding different ways to impact the game on both sides of the floor," Curry said. the fourth quarter was a little bit easier tonight." Derrick White was the only other player to have double digits in scoring, finishing with 12 points. The Warriors used a 35-point third quarter to seal Game 2. He said making it difficult for guys like Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown "carries over to the rest of the game." Curry had 29 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals to help Golden State bounce back from a Game 1 loss and take the even series back to the East Coast.