Following a tight back-and-forth Game 1 that featured haymakers from each side, Game 2 between the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers was a different story on Thursday night.
After the Lakers grabbed an early lead in the first quarter, the Warriors responded with a dominant second quarter and never looked back. Behind 14 points from Klay Thompson, the Warriors outscored the Lakers 41-23 in the second quarter to take an 11-point lead into halftime.
The Warriors showed no signs of slowing down coming out of the locker room at halftime, outscoring the Lakers big, 43-24. Thompson and JaMychal Green combined for 21 points in the third quarter to cruise into the fourth quarter with a 30-point advantage.
With a commanding lead, the Warriors tied the series with a blowout win in Game 2, 127-100.
Thompson lead all scorers with 30 points on 11-of-18 shooting from the field with eight made 3-pointers to go along with three boards and an assist in 31 minutes.
In his first start of the postseason due to Kevon Looney dealing with an illness, JaMychal Green tallied 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field with three made triples.
Six different members of the Warriors notched double-figure scoring performances.
After the Warriors tied the series against the Lakers 1-1, the NBA community on Twitter fired away with different reactions from Game 2.
Here’s a look at some of the best reactions from players, analysts and fans from Thursday night.
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Amazing how much better the #Warriors look when the #Lakers aren't shooting a thousand free throws. Amiright?
— Damon Bruce (@DamonBruce) May 5, 2023
Draymond 11/11/9, one assist from a triple double after declaring he wanted to play better in game two, which included defending AD and making it a quieter night.
— Kerith Burke (@KerithBurke) May 5, 2023
Warriors cruise to a 127-100 victory over the Lakers in Game 2. Which adjustment from Game 1 played the largest role in the win?
— C.J. Holmes 🚀 (@CjHolmes22) May 5, 2023
Good news for the Lakers is Bron played just 28 minutes. And Davis just 33. They leave the Bay with a split and a decent minutes load
— Marcus Thompson II (@ThompsonScribe) May 5, 2023
Whoops, ha. That’s a 41 point 2Q. But if the Warriors could be the 3Q Dubs all the time, that would be sweet 😉
— Kerith Burke (@KerithBurke) May 5, 2023
🍿 @TomHolland1996 & @Zendaya #NBACelebRow pic.twitter.com/LsalER1ilV
— NBA (@NBA) May 5, 2023
Rough night for the "Steph isn't a Point Guard" folks
— Jason Maples (@JJMaples55_MST) May 5, 2023
LFG!!!!! pic.twitter.com/ov8aKrA0Qg
— r/Warriors 🏆 (@GSWReddit) May 5, 2023
Klay Thompson in #PhantomCam 👏
8 made threes on 11 attempts 😴
📅 Game 3: Sat, 8:30 PM ET on ABC pic.twitter.com/61gCjf9lZK
— NBA (@NBA) May 5, 2023
It was THAT simple! https://t.co/XaHCemiXUP
— Damon Bruce (@DamonBruce) May 5, 2023
The Warriors matched their franchise record for 3️⃣'s made in a playoff game 🌧️
They also had 21 in Game 1 vs. the Lakers 👀 pic.twitter.com/QGY6FZUOI2
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) May 5, 2023
Warriors Huddle Player of the Game:
Klay MFing Thompson.
30 pts.
8 threes.
And left about 250,000 Laker fans depressed and lonely. pic.twitter.com/D1PPxCCiAY
— Warriors Huddle (@WarriorsHuddle) May 5, 2023
Klay x CMC x Kittle x Darnold pic.twitter.com/EspNQxcqZ7
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) May 5, 2023
May the 4th always end in a Warriors win pic.twitter.com/ZSFNF7MD1a
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) May 5, 2023
Series tied heading to LA 🌴
Can't wait for Game 3 Saturday on ABC 🍿 pic.twitter.com/ah32m0KLAE
— ESPN (@espn) May 5, 2023
Klay drops his 6th career playoff game with 8+ threes — the most all-time ☔ pic.twitter.com/nOWGWUoPNs
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) May 5, 2023
The Splash Bro's tonight
Steph
20 PTS
12 AST
7-12 FG
3-5 3PTKlay
30 PTS
11-18 FG
8-11 3PTKeep doubling @Lakers pic.twitter.com/qQqbp1gP1z
— ³⁰ (@StephMuse_) May 5, 2023
Steve Kerr in the lab last night pic.twitter.com/MwWu0X400d
— Shohei Ohtani Stan Account (@AndyKHLiu) May 5, 2023
Steph Curry (20 PTS, 12 AST, 7-12 FG) helps the @warriors to a big Game 2 win!
The series will shift to Los Angeles tied at 1-1 🍿
📅 Game 3: Saturday, 8:30 PM ET on ABC pic.twitter.com/3xXKsj23Oe
— NBA (@NBA) May 5, 2023
I’ll put it this way: Game 2 was more concerning for the Lakers than Game 1 was for the Warriors
— Brian Witt (@Wittnessed) May 5, 2023
👋 @TomHolland1996 and @zendaya!#NBACelebRow pic.twitter.com/JFP3pTxu3W
— NBA (@NBA) May 5, 2023
This will be known as the fLOOON game pic.twitter.com/qsVhdRDlla
— WarriorsMuse (@WarriorsMuse) May 5, 2023
When the Lakers get blown out by 27 points … 😂 pic.twitter.com/FK9Drl4aPn
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) May 5, 2023
GAME 2 FINAL SCORE
GSW: 127
LAL: 100THE SERIES IS TIED 🗣 pic.twitter.com/0z5KZRPHeE
— NBA (@NBA) May 5, 2023
DUBS WIN pic.twitter.com/XbJPttftUs
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) May 5, 2023
Warriors dominate Game 2 with a 127-100 blowout win over the Lakers
The series is all tied 1-1 as it goes to LA
— Dalton Johnson (@DaltonJ_Johnson) May 5, 2023
Light work for Steph tonight vs. the Lakers 🥱 pic.twitter.com/3njBTuXKP5
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) May 5, 2023
The “Steph Curry isn’t a point guard” is the worst take in the history of the NBA.
— Guru (@DrGuru_) May 5, 2023
Kerr chose the nuclear option early this series
Curry PNR with one big forces AD out of the lane
— feltbot@sfba.social (@feltbot) May 5, 2023
Kevon Looney played a grand total of 11 minutes and still managed to outrebound everyone on the Lakers. pic.twitter.com/y914UzQawk
— WarriorsMuse (@WarriorsMuse) May 5, 2023
Klay Thompson with his 6th career playoff game with at least 8 made 3’s. Most by a player in NBA history❗️
Klay Thompson – 6
Ray Allen – 4
Stephen Curry – 4
Damian Lillard – 4 pic.twitter.com/9hwsCbHcNl— Klaymuse (@klaymuse) May 5, 2023
QB1 🫡 pic.twitter.com/0uuez3PIbq
— Chase Center (@ChaseCenter) May 5, 2023
The Lakers sole defensive game plan tonight was to stop Steph Curry…and it resulted in a 30 point loss
(h/t @joeylinn_) pic.twitter.com/s5pO2NBFpx
— Guru (@DrGuru_) May 5, 2023
Good news for the Lakers is Bron played just 28 minutes. And Davis just 33. They leave the Bay with a split and a decent minutes load
— Marcus Thompson II (@ThompsonScribe) May 5, 2023
