Warriors coach Kerr returns for Game 2

Golden State has been punishing Cleveland in transition, and the way the Warriors have blown open the first two games by scoring in bunches hasn’t just taken a physical toll. And, in Game 2, he managed to acquire his third triple double, which tied Magic Johnson, 57, for the most in NBA Finals history.

Otherwise, Kerr had little to nitpick about in the 132-113 domination. “Every mistake you make defensively, they make you pay, and you saw that”, Lue said. And both of them, to me, it seemed like it’s personal for both of them. So it’s a goal of ours to limit them from perimeter. That’s in the regular season and playoffs. Durant has been a marvel, whether dashing end-to-end for a dunk or hitting a 3-pointer or blocking a shot.

Sunday’s Game 2 broadcast averaged a 32.4 rating in the Cleveland market and a 31.1 in the San Francisco-Oakland market.

“It’s been a great run, but none of that matters unless we can finish the job with this series”, said Warriors coach Steve Kerr, who returned to the bench after an 11-game absence to deal with back pain. But the Cavs have a few players really struggling with their confidence. It was the first time in franchise history the Cavs made it to the championship. It trailed CBS’ “60 Minutes”, which averaged 6.6 million. Him and Kyrie, they’re our coaches on the floor. The Cavs are thinking about starting Iman Shumpert, who has been more active on defense.

“You waiting on him to go across the line”, Durant replied. He’s shooting poorly (3-of-12, 11 points).

The Cavs can get one, maybe two. Thompson has only eight rebounds and eight points in 44 minutes.

Kevin Durant led all scorers Sunday night in the Nike KD10. While Curry looks back to being at the peak of his powers as a game-breaking offensive talent, Durant has been a two-way wrecking crew through the first two games of this series. “He’s probably watched the game a couple times already, wants to see what areas we could be better at and where we could have the advantages”.

It should not take away from the fact that Curry put James in a spin cycle.

Another hint that King James didn’t let the Game 2 loss shake him, was his post-game interview on June 4.

LeBron responded with “Well, I mean, are you a smart guy?”, to which the reporter said “I think so”. It’s no if, ands or buts. He is not happy with the National Basketball Association media people and how they are handling press conferences. Their net point differential was plus-84, and they played nine single-digit games, including the loss.

The offense picked up thanks to 27 points from Kevin Love and the Cavs scored 22 more points than in the opener in a faster-paced game, but that also helped the Warriors improve their shooting from 43 percent to 52 percent as Cleveland had a weaker defensive on the floor. Yet, it wasn’t enough to keep the score close late in the fourth quarter. And we forced them to 20 turnovers and they still beat us pretty good.

“He’s a student of the game”, forward Tristan Thompson said between Game 1 and Game 2.

They also can’t afford Durant, not LeBron, being the best player in the series.

“There’s an old saying, ‘You don’t miss the water ’til the well runs dry, ‘” the 80-year-old Attles said after receiving the Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award.