{"id":433866,"date":"2022-04-19T08:02:11","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T05:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/warriors-guards-erupt-in-testy-game-2-rout-over-nuggets\/"},"modified":"2022-04-19T08:02:11","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T05:02:11","slug":"warriors-guards-erupt-in-testy-game-2-rout-over-nuggets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/warriors-guards-erupt-in-testy-game-2-rout-over-nuggets\/","title":{"rendered":"#Warriors&#8217; guards erupt in testy Game 2 rout over Nuggets"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a277b3c3ca92\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a277b3c3ca92\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/warriors-guards-erupt-in-testy-game-2-rout-over-nuggets\/#%E2%80%9CWarriors_guards_erupt_in_testy_Game_2_rout_over_Nuggets%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Warriors&#8217; guards erupt in testy Game 2 rout over Nuggets&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CWarriors_guards_erupt_in_testy_Game_2_rout_over_Nuggets%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Warriors&#8217; guards erupt in testy Game 2 rout over Nuggets&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>SAN FRANCISCO \u2014 Stephen Curry drove to the basket with fervor and knocked down a 3-pointer while falling to the ground getting fouled to convert a key four-point play, exhibiting all the signs he\u2019s his healthy former self at last.<\/p>\n<p>And the raucous home crowd loved every minute of No. 30\u2019s galloping, grinning, body-shaking show.<\/p>\n<p>Curry came off the bench for a second straight <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> following a month-long absence with a foot injury, scoring 34 points to lead the Golden State Warriors past the Denver Nuggets 126-106 on Monday night for a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven playoff <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>He was only on the floor 3 seconds shy of 23 minutes, and no player in the shot clock era had scored as many as 30 points in 23 or fewer minutes in a playoff game, according to Elias.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt didn\u2019t surprise me because we\u2019ve been watching this for a long time with Steph,\u201d coach Steve Kerr said. \u201cYou never really are surprised when he has an outburst like that. It\u2019s great to see.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/USA-BASKETBALL-NBA-PLAYOFFS-5.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Stephen Curry shoots during the Warriors' win over the Nuggets.\" class=\"wp-image-21950734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/USA-BASKETBALL-NBA-PLAYOFFS-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/USA-BASKETBALL-NBA-PLAYOFFS-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/USA-BASKETBALL-NBA-PLAYOFFS-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/USA-BASKETBALL-NBA-PLAYOFFS-5.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Stephen Curry shoots during the Warriors\u2019 win over the Nuggets. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">EPA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nikola Jokic had 26 points and 11 rebounds before being ejected with 7 minutes left after a second technical and was held back from a referee, after his first technical came with 2:31 to go in the third. The MVP candidate\u2019s emotions ran high all night. In the first quarter, Golden State guard Gary Payton II patted Jokic on the backside and the big man turned and came toward Payton when Curry stepped in and held the 7-footer back and Jordan Poole came in to help.<\/p>\n<p>Draymond Green\u2019s defense flustered Jokic all night.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you feel like you\u2019re getting under their skin you press up a little more,\u201d Green said. \u201cIf you don\u2019t feel like you\u2019re getting under their skin, you press up a little more.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"776\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/USA-BASKETBALL-NBA-PLAYOFFS-4.jpg?w=776\" alt=\"Stephen Curry (30) celebrates as Jordan Poole drills a three-pointer.\" class=\"wp-image-21950733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/USA-BASKETBALL-NBA-PLAYOFFS-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1552 1552w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/USA-BASKETBALL-NBA-PLAYOFFS-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1164 1164w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/USA-BASKETBALL-NBA-PLAYOFFS-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=776 776w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/USA-BASKETBALL-NBA-PLAYOFFS-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=388 388w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/USA-BASKETBALL-NBA-PLAYOFFS-4.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\"\/><figcaption>Stephen Curry (30) celebrates as Jordan Poole drills a three-pointer. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">EPA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Poole started for Curry again and contributed 29 points \u2014 just missing a chance to become the first Warriors player ever to score 30 in his first two playoff games.<\/p>\n<p>Klay Thompson added 21 points, while Curry shot 12 for 17 with five 3s as Denver again had no answer defensively for all of the Warriors\u2019 dangerous perimeter threats.<\/p>\n<p>The series shifts to Denver for Game 3 on Thursday night. Will Curry start?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll see,\u201d Kerr said.<\/p>\n<p>The Warriors are rolling with the backing of their adoring fans, winning their seventh in a row overall following a five-game winning streak to close the regular season.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1392248202.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Stephen Curry exchanges words with Nikola Jokic.\" class=\"wp-image-21950732\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1392248202.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1392248202.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/GettyImages-1392248202.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Stephen Curry exchanges words with Nikola Jokic. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Golden State used runs of 16-0 and 23-4 late in the second quarter to erase a 43-31 deficit and take a 57-51 lead at the break. On one particularly dazzling sequence, Green bounced a pass to Poole who threw it behind his back to Thompson for a layup that made it 54-47.<\/p>\n<p>Austin Rivers grabbed at his left hip and went down hard after getting hurt on a drive then Thompson hit a jumper on the other end in the 5-on-4 advantage before Rivers exited with 10:04 left in the second quarter. He returned with 46.7 seconds to go in the half.<\/p>\n<p>The Nuggets went ahead 43-31 on Monte Morris\u2019 layup at the 7:25 mark of the second quarter and the Warriors answered with 16 straight points. The Chase Center crowd went crazy on Poole\u2019s 3 with 3:38 remaining.<\/p>\n<p>Curry entered for the first time at the 6:32 mark of the first to a roaring ovation and im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely hit a jumper. With 16 first-half points he became the 27th player in NBA history to score 3,000 career postseason points.<\/p>\n<p>He showed a full range of moves including driving to the basket with a fervor and making a 3-pointer while falling to the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Denver took a 7-0 lead 90 seconds into the game as Jokic made four quick free throws. But the teams combined to start 6 for 21 with three field goals apiece \u2014 and the Warriors were 1 for 7 on 3s.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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