The NBA Finals now shift to Cleveland for Games 3 and 4. After two thrilling games at Oracle Arena, the Warriors will be looking to take back home court advantage after dropping Game 2.
-== 5 Reasons Why the Warriors Will Beat the Cavaliers ==-
It was a struggle for the Warriors on the offensive end. Klay Thompson was the only player who had any rhythm offensively, but the rest of the Warriors missed a lot of shots and never got over the hump,
Steph Curry had the worst shooting performance of his career and Draymond Green also had trouble finding the basket. What do they need to do to fix their offensive issues? According to Vic Tafur of the San Francisco Chronicle, Green thinks the shots will fall and the offense will improve in Game 3:
“Our offense has to fall in line, and it will,” Green said. “Just have to go into Game 3 with a killer instinct.”
Game 2 was uncharacteristic for the Warriors in various ways. On top of Curry struggling to make shots, the offense did not flow like it has all season. The Warriors were simply not moving the ball and that’s been big for them since Steve Kerr arrived in Golden State. The Warriors led the NBA with 27.4 assists per game during the regular season and only recorded 16 assists in Game 2.
That needs to improve in Cleveland if the Warriors want to take back control of this series. Curry’s shot is going to fall again, but the Warriors need to impose their will on offense. They are the superior team in this series and if they play up to their potential, the Warriors should be able to steal a game in Cleveland.
Warriors fans are learning NBA rule #1 – Regular Season is actually the pre-season, it means nothing.
The Playoffs are the real season, and the Finals are a streetball tourney, first to 4 games wins $50k, a sick ring, and exclusive membership in a pretty amazing club.
Bonus points for learning that “West>East” also belongs to the regular season, and has no bearing on the champions from each conference. Western conference champs read their press clippings then get punched in the mouth by Eastern conference champs, it’s been happening for years.
Regular season means nothing. It’s 5 on 5, first to 4 games, and every bucket is a battle.