The Golden State Warriors are looking unstoppable! Even without Kevin Durant on the floor, they managed to take Game 2 with a blowout victory over the Portland Trailblazers at Oracle Arena. The Warriors held Portland's big duo of C.J. McCollum and Damian Lillard to just 23 points combined, as their incredible defense made a huge difference in this game. The visitors didn't have a chance to score an easy bucket, so they ended up with only 81 points, while shooting 20 percent from the three point line and 33 percent overall.
Warriors' great team chemistry
The Warriors didn't have a player with a high-scoring game. Stephen Curry had 19 points, five rebounds and six assists, while shooting just 6 of 18 from the field and 4 of 12 from downtown. Klay Thompson had similar numbers, as he finished the game with 16 points, while shooting 6 of 17 from the field and 3 of 8 from the outside. Draymond Green had another great all-around game with six points, 12 rebounds, ten assists and three blocks in just 30 minutes of action. Patrick McCaw replaced Kevin Durant in the starting lineup and finished the game with 9 points in 34 minutes on the floor. Zaza Pachulia added 10 points as a starter, but played only 16 minutes. The Warriors bench scored 50 points, as they outscored Portland's bench by 15 points.
Javale McGee scored 15 points and grabbed five rebounds in 13 minutes, while Ian Clark added 13 points and five rebounds off the bench.
Portland struggled offensively
After a great offensive performance in game one, C.J. McCollum and Damian Lillard were totally out of this one. They combined for 23 points, while shooting just 9 of 34 from the field and 1 of 7 from the three point line.
Furthermore, Maurice Harkless was the leading scorer for the Trailblazers with only 15 points. Harkless also had eight rebounds in the game. Damian Lillard finished the game with 12 points, five rebounds, zero assists and four turnovers, while McCollum had 11 points, five rebounds, two assists and five turnovers. The visitors had just one more player in double-digits in scoring and that was Shabaz Nappier.
Nappier scored ten points in 14 minutes, while coming off the bench. It was a pretty ugly game for Portland, as they couldn't find a way to score, especially from the outside.
The next game is on the schedule for Saturday, at 10:30 pm, as the series will move to Portalnd.
