(Basketball news) The Golden State Warriors bounced back in emphatic fashion as they beat the Los Angeles Lakers 127-100 in game 2. For the Warriors, Thompson scored 30 points with eight 3-pointers while Stephen Curry added 20 points and 12 assists while JaMychal Green matched his playoff career high with 15 points as Draymond Green contributed 11 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists. For the Lakers, LeBron James had 23 points and Anthony Davis had 11 points while shooting 5 for 11, seven rebounds, four assists and three blocks. Golden State outscored the Lakers 84-47 over the second and third quarters, recording two 40-point quarters in the same playoff game for the first time in franchise history.
“I was just trying to get the crowd going,” Thompson said. “It’s always fun when you shoot the ball well, it’s even better when you couple that win a win.”
“They made their adjustments. We knew they were going to do that, that’s what a championship team does,” James said. “They held serve on their home court tonight.”
“Klay got it going and our defense was kind of fueling our offense,” Kerr said.
“I’ve been waiting on this moment, just wanted to show that I could help,” JaMychal Green said. “They always tell me to stay ready, my time will come.”
“It was hard for us to guard four shooters,” Lakers forward Rui Hachimura said. “Defensively they were more aggressive I feel like. They had all the loose balls and the rebounds and everything.”
“We’re capable of playing a lot of different ways, I’m capable of playing a lot of different ways,” Curry said.
The Milwaukee Bucks in a surprise move have fired Mike Budenholzer just over a week after their stunning first-round playoff loss to the Miami Heat which subsequently spoiled a good season in which they had the NBA’s best record. It comes as a surprise as Mike Budenholzer is two Coach of the Year winner and has gone on to win the 2021 NBA championship with the Bucks. Budenholzer’s sacking comes just two years after their first NBA title in half a century. The move also comes three weeks after the NBA finalized Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam’s purchase of a 25% stake in the team.
“The decision to make this change was very difficult,” Bucks general manager Jon Horst said Thursday in a statement announcing the move. “Bud helped lead our team for five incredible seasons, to the Bucks’ first title in 50 years, and into an era of sustained success. We are grateful for the culture of winning and leadership that Bud helped create in Milwaukee.
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