NBA Finals: Game 2 recap

The key player and stats from Sunday's game:

June 5, 2017 at 4:11AM
Kevin Durant, center, celebrated with Golden State teammates Draymond Green, left, and Klay Thompson.
Kevin Durant, center, celebrated with Golden State teammates Draymond Green, left, and Klay Thompson. (Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Impact player: Kevin Durant, Golden State

Another monster performance with 33 points on 13-for-22 shooting, including 4-for-8 on three-pointers, to go with 13 rebounds and six assists.

By the numbers

8: LeBron James, with 29 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds, recorded his eighth triple-double in an NBA Finals game, tying a record set by Magic Johnson.

20: Golden State turnovers, five times as many as the four the Warriors had in Game 1.

4: Three-pointers for Klay Thompson, the most he has had since the first round vs. Portland. He finished with 22 points on only 12 shots.

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