San Francisco — This time, the Golden State Warriors in the third quarter got stuck and finished the fourth quarter.
The Golden State Warriors hit a supernova and Jordan Poole found a rhythm 107-88 wins Won the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday at Chase Center.
Poole won a 19-2 run at the end of the third quarter at 4:32 and buzzed near the midcourt, giving the Warriors a 23-point lead in the fourth quarter.
The pool was half-time with three pointers, only one to five, and the Warriors held a slim two-point lead. He finished with 17 points and 5 triples.
Curry used the Celtics drop coverage to score 29 points, including 3 out of 12 points. The Warriors starter took an extended rest in the fourth quarter before the series moved to Boston on Wednesday.
Klay Thompson struggled off the field again, with 11 points to 4/19. Draymond Green had 9 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds, while Kevon Looney had 12 points, 6-6.
The Celtics fired a punch as Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown led a two-way attack in the first half. Tatum, who scored 12 points in Game 1, scored 21 points in the first half of Sunday. The last Celtics player to score more than 20 points in half was Ray Allen in 2010.
Tatum finished with 28 points and achieved 6 rebounds and 3 assists with 6 to 9 in the 3 point range. Brown had 17 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.
The Celtics committed 18, so the turnover hurt the Celtics. Players other than Tatum and Brown also struggled after the outstanding Game 1. Marcus Smart, Al Horford and Robert Williams each scored 2 points. Derrick White had 12 from the bench.
Both teams shot 40.5% across the arc, but the Celtics’ two-point shot hurt them (34.9%).
Game 1: Celtics 120, Warriors 108
Game 2: Warriors 107, Celtics 88 (Series Thailand 1-1)
Game 3: Celtics Warriors, Wednesday, 9 pm ET (ABC)
Game 4: Celtics Warrior, Friday, 9 pm ET (ABC)
Game 5: Warriors Celtics, Monday, June 13th, 9pm ET (ABC)
Game 6: Celtics Warrior, Thursday, June 16th, 9pm ET (ABC) *
Game 7: Warriors Celtics, Sunday, June 19th, 8pm ET (ABC) *
* – If necessary
