Poole, Curry, Thompson Too Much For Denver To Handle In Game 2

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Behind an offensive onslaught powered by sharpshooters Jordan Poole, Steph Curry and Klay Thompson, the Warriors so frustrated Denver Monday night that an exasperated Nikola Jovic was ejected in a 125-106 Golden State victory in Game 2 of the NBA playoffs.

After being overwhelmed in Game 1, the Nuggets came out rolling and built a 24-15 lead with 2:52 to go in the first quarter. Then head coach Steve Kerr inserted Curry into the latest version of the “death lineup” with Poole, Thompson, Draymond Green and Andrew Wiggins on the court together.

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Golden State went on a 26-8 run and never trailed again. The Warriors threesome scored a combined 84 points — Curry ended the night with 34 points, Poole had 29 and Thompson 21.

Wiggins added 13 points and 8 rebounds while Green added 6 points, 6 assists and 3 rebounds but was a force on the defensive end of the court.

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Jokic carried a lion’s share of the Nuggets offense with 26 points and 11 rebounds. No other Denver player scored more than 12 points.

The Warriors have a 2-0 lead in the best-of-7 series as the action switches to Denver on Thursday night.

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