The second game of the finals proved that preparation on both ends crucially ended working out much better for GSW.
You can find the game highlights here:
Again with the endless support of inpredictable.com you can see the the win predictablility chart and advanced boxscore below:
The simplistic game stats including some advanced information:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE (29-22) | 34 | 30 | 24 | 25 | 113 |
| GOS (67-15) | 40 | 27 | 35 | 30 | 132 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 106 | 106.2 | 124.0 |
| GOS | 106 | 124.0 | 106.2 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | .490 | 0.085 | 0.244 | 0.150 |
| GOS | .618 | 0.188 | 0.189 | 0.247 |
Further details courtesy of ESPN and NBA.com:
Courtesy of NBA.com/Stats here are the lineup breakdowns used by both teams for the second game:
http://on.nba.com/2qPq96X (for a full lineup breakdown of the GSW):
Most played lineup in Game 2
Questions for Game 3:
- How does Klay Thompson fit in with KD taking on a dominant role on offense?
- Click here for a comparison of Klay & KD’s advanced stats
- How does Cleveland respond to being down by two games on defense?
- How can GSW tweak their own defense going in to game 3 and lower their turnovers which they had too much of?
- How does the supporting cast of the CAVS respond to the urgency of not being able to stop the GSW?
