The Warriors won game 2 by 33pts - their largest win in finals history, to take a 2-0 series lead against the Cavs. After leading by 8 at halftime, the Warriors outscored the Cavs 30-18 in q3 to take a 20pt lead heading into the 4th quarter. Lebron was held scoreless in the first quarter of a finals game for the first time in finals career, but had 5 assists in the quarter. He scored 14 of his 19pts in the 2nd quarter, and had 9asts, 8reb but 7 turnovers. He also snapped his streak of scoring 20 or more points in 25 straight playoff games, but moved into 4th place in postseason steals after surpassing John Stockton. Irving finished with 10pts, and Love had 5pts after sitting out the 2nd half after an elbow to the back of the head by Barnes. Green led all scorers with 28pts in only 3 quarters - his most in a finals game, along with 7reb, 5asts. He hit 5 3-pters - as many as the entire Cavaliers team. Curry (18pts) and Klay (17pts) each made 4 3-pters each, and Bogut had a playoff career high 6 blocks - tied for most ever in a finals game, with 4 of them coming in the 1st quarter.
Golden State set a record for the largest winning margin in the first 2 finals game at +48, and have now beaten Cleveland in 7 straight games by an average of 19pts. Of all Finals teams that are up 2-0, those teams have won the championship 28 out of 31 times, with the last upset coming from Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat over Dallas in 2006. The last team to be up 2-0 in the Finals were the LA Lakers against Orlando in 2009.
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