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The best-of-seven now moves 400 miles to the
south, with the seventh-seeded Lakers hosting Game 3 and 4,
beginning Saturday night.
Dominated by Davis and a huge disparity at the free-throw line
in Game 1, the sixth-seeded Warriors left no doubt in the
rematch, following up a 41-point second-quarter explosion with
an even bigger bang -- a 43-point third quarter.
After being harassed into 9-for-25 shooting overall and 6-for-16
on 3-pointers on Tuesday, Thompson drilled 11 of his 18 shots,
including 8 of 11 3-point attempts, in a much better Game 2
performance.
The 30-point night was the 17th of Thompson's postseason career
and he made at least eight 3-pointers for the sixth time, which
extended an NBA record.
Stephen Curry backed Thompson with 20 points and a game-high 12
assists, the third-most he's ever had in a playoff game. He took
just 12 shots, making seven, and added to Golden State's
21-for-42 effort on 3-pointers by shooting 3-for-5.
Pressed into starting duty with Kevon Looney limited by an
illness, JaMychal Green hit three 3-pointers and contributed 15
points to the Golden State cause. Draymond Green chipped in with
11 points, a game-high 11 rebounds and nine assists, while
Andrew Wiggins had 11 points and Moses Moody 10.
The Warriors, who trailed by as many as seven in the first
quarter, not only outscored the Lakers 63-30 on 3-pointers but
also matched them 10-10 in free throw points. Los Angeles had
run up a 25-5 dominance in points at the line in Game 1.
Green also drew the bulk of the defensive assignment on Davis,
who shot 5-for-11 and finished with the third-fewest points of
his postseason career to go with seven rebounds. Davis led the
way in the Lakers' Game 1 win with 30 points and 23 rebounds.
LeBron James paced the visitors with 23 points and Rui Hachimura,
bombing in 4 of 6 from beyond the arc, had 21. D'Angelo Russell
added 10 points and a team-high eight assists for the Lakers,
who lost just two games in the first round against Memphis, and
responded to each with a double-digit victory.
--Field Level Media
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