Looney, Warriors take Game 2
Big man helps Golden State overcome a 17-point deficit in second half, beat Mavs
SAN FRANCISCO » The gold-clad crowd at Chase Center started to chant “M-V-P” in the third quarter of Game 2 of the Western Conference finals Friday night.
But it wasn't Stephen Curry stepping up to the free throw line.
The cheers were for Kevon Looney, who played harder than arguably any player on the court in the Warriors' 126-117 comeback win over the Mavericks to take a 2-0 series lead.
Looney once again came in big for the Warriors against the undersized Mavericks. He scored 11 of his career-high 21 points in the third quarter to help the Warriors
come back from a 14-point deficit at the half. That included a dunk at the buzzer to end the third to put the Warriors within two points.
He also grabbed eight of his 12 rebounds in the second half. This is his second career postseason double-double and first of this playoffs.
Looney's impressive second half performance was much needed, with the Warriors playing most of the final two quarters without Draymond Green who was in foul trouble after picking up his fifth early in the third quarter. Green ultimately fouled out with 2:25 left in the fourth.
Otto Porter Jr. made a 3 to open