![]() ![]() Jordan Poole is also taking his man off the dribble. Curry is attacking the rim as much as he’s shooting 3s. ![]() This was demonstrated constantly Friday and in the first game as well. Warriors guards were too quick for Dallas Outside of Doncic, Jalen Brunson and Spencer Dinwiddie (and Dinwiddie was noticeably mild Friday), Dallas lacks creators. You might wonder if the Mavericks have that type of personnel. The Warriors reached the rim and had balance with a paint presence, which was lost on Dallas. One reason for the Warriors’ win is how Golden State didn’t always rely on 3s. When you go 2-for-13 and you rely on the 3, you can die by it, and we died in the third quarter.”Įrnie, Charles, Shaq and Kenny discuss Game 2 of the Western Conference finals between the Dallas Mavericks and the Golden State Warriors. Dallas went 2-for-13, and when those shots didn’t fall, Dallas panicked and forgot how to explore other ways to score.Īs Kidd said: “We have to understand, when we shoot three of four (threes) and miss, you’ve got to go to the rim and get the ball into the paint, got to get to the free-throw line. The Mavs’ starters were 14-for-18 from deep in the first half, and look no further for reasons why the Mavericks held a 19-point lead.īut that third quarter was downright foul. A team that was 11-for-48 in Game 1 would eventually hit those open looks, coach Jason Kidd predicted, and such was the case in Game 2. We’re talking about the Mavs’ hot and then cold relationship with the long shot. “I feel gratitude for being part of this team and now I have a real chance to make a difference and help this team win,” he said. It doesn’t matter that he probably won’t score 20 again in this series, or ever again. But a little about Kevon, too, at least in this game, on this night. That says a lot about Warriors centers of the past. He’s also the first Warriors center to post a 20-10 playoff game since Robert Parish in 1977. Looney helped the Warriors get 62 points in the paint. “He’s got composure, experience and know-how.” “He’s found a way to impact games,” Steph Curry said. Kleber at one point desperately reached and grabbed Looney on a layup attempt, which probably shocked Looney more than anything, that someone would resort to that against him. And on a per-minute basis, Maxi Kleber was actually worse, with one (no typo) rebound in 33 minutes (and only three points). Starting center Dwight Powell was scoreless and saw just seven minutes. He’s a career 4.7 ppg scorer in the NBA and hadn’t topped 20 points in a game since his freshman year at UCLA.Īll that said … the Mavericks, as is their biggest weakness, offer little to nothing in terms of big man resistance. To say this was Looney’s most impressive offensive output would be an understatement. But back to Friday’s 21-point, 12-rebound signature performance: Looney was always in position to catch a feed from teammates and made 10 of 14 shots. ![]() Were those really M-V-P chants he heard in the second half? Sure was.Īnd let’s take it a step further: Looney’s having a solid postseason run, which includes a 22-rebound game in the Memphis series. ![]() That’s when you take into account his inside buckets, rebounding, his role in triggering the comeback with a big third quarter, and how he took up the slack when Draymond Green developed foul trouble (and eventually fouled out). Kevon Looney, from start to finish, was the most valuable player on the floor for the Warriors. Let’s give the man the applause he deserves. Here are five takeaways from Golden State’s 126-117 victory in Game 2 as it moved two wins away from the NBA Finals. SAN FRANCISCO - The Warriors didn’t waste The Kevon Looney Game, nor any time flipping the switch and the Mavericks in the process. Complete Warriors-Mavericks series coverage.Kevon Looney becomes the first Warriors center since Robert Parish in 1977 to have 20 points and 10 rebounds in a playoff game. ![]()
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