Social media reacts to Warriors blowout win over Cavs in Game 2 of NBA Finals
In Game 2 of the NBA Finals, Cleveland kept it close for a little while, but Golden State’s Warriors -- again -- appear to just have too much talent for anyone in the league to deal with, especially when Klay Thompson begins shooting like Klay Thompson again.
Thompson, who has struggled for the majority of the 2017 playoffs, starting playing like a guy who once scored an NBA record 37 points in a quarter and had 60 points in a game this season. Behind Thompson (22 points) and fellow all-stars Stephen Curry (32) and Kevin Durant (33), Golden State pulled away for a 132-113 win and a 2-0 lead.
And Curry -- who finished with his first career postseason triple-double -- seemed so confident in his team that he was able to zone out a little mid-game.
When KD is handlin business on the court and you have time for a nap during the #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/ceWdVA0tuw
— Lil'Bo Peep (@CellusDaMenace) June 5, 2017
Social media reacted. And this basically summed a whole lot of it.
Good grief Durant and Warriors are just toying the Cavs now. #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/qRyfSIhhTf
— Anthony DiBernardo (@antnydibernardo) June 5, 2017
You know the #NBAFinals are a blowout when you can only name 3 players on the floor, for the last 3 minutes of the game.
— Jonathan Brooks (@jonbrookstone) June 5, 2017
Oh, and this one, too.
The Warriors are the superstar setting on NBA2K where your team never loses. #NBAFinals #GSWvsCAVS
— Ryan Parker (@riainparker) June 5, 2017
Moving on, during the game, LeBron James, already the all-time NBA playoff scorer, hit another historic milestone in Game 2
Congrats to @KingJames of the @cavs for moving up to 2nd on the #NBAFinals Assists list! #ThisIsWhyWePlay pic.twitter.com/YzVrJh6bbl
— NBA (@NBA) June 5, 2017
Of course, James was on the business end of one of the biggest moments from Game 2: a one-one-one duel with Stephen Curry in the third quarter where Curry laid all manner of dribbling moves on James, and scored on a layup.
#NBAFinals Curry vs LeBron: Descripción gráfica pic.twitter.com/Wq8Mv3E1Bu
— Juan Elias Catan (@juancatan7) June 5, 2017
James, of course, had his moments,too, tying Magic Johnson for most triple-doubles in NBA history and impressing soccer star Neymar Jr. with a particularly impressive slam in the first half.
LeBron na cravada, com aprovação do Neymar#NBAnaESPN
— Papo de NBA (@PapoDeNBA) June 5, 2017
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After she stole the show in Game 1, getting into a mini-feud with Kevin Durant, pop singer Rihanna apparently was not in Oakland for Game 2. Shame. And social media seemed to miss RiRi, too.
Where's Rihanna? pic.twitter.com/0TXXEU6Lmp
— KĀJÉ (@KAJECollins) June 5, 2017
#Cavs. @BleacherReport pic.twitter.com/eQDD6mNQ69
— WORLDSTARHIPHOP (@WORLDSTAR) June 4, 2017
Reporter: "You haven't banned Rihanna's music from the locker room playlist?"
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) June 3, 2017
Steph: "I don't think it was on there to begin with." pic.twitter.com/nnGsCzUNFu
After the game, a Cavs fan apparently got frustrated and starting a scuffle, which trended.
Fight in the stands between a couple of fans at the end of the Cavs-Warriors game. #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/hUfHC9f1lY
— Curtis (@Curtos07) June 5, 2017
This story was originally published June 4, 2017 at 10:40 PM with the headline "Social media reacts to Warriors blowout win over Cavs in Game 2 of NBA Finals."