Photos: Warriors vs. Mavericks, Western Conference Finals Game 2
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That double technical foul in the first half. Kevon Looney’s sensational performance in the second. Steph Curry and Jordan Poole’s fourth quarter takeovers and of course, Otto Porter’s go-ahead 3-pointer to kick off that fourth quarter.
Our photographers captured those moments and more Friday night during Golden State’s 126-117 comeback win over the Dallas Mavericks.
The first half may have been littered with ugly turnovers for the Warriors, which put Golden State in a 19-point hole. But when the final buzzer sounded, Friday’s win marked the Warriors’ third-largest comeback playoff victory in the last 20 years.
And as Warriors beat writer Madeline Kenney reported, by the game’s end, the gold-clad crowd at Chase Center was chanting “M-V-P” for Looney, who played harder than arguably any player on the court. He scored 11 of his career-high 21 points in the third quarter to help the Warriors come back from the massive first half deficit. He punctuated the run with a dunk at the buzzer to end the quarter that pulled the Warriors within two points.
Looney also grabbed eight of his 12 rebounds in the second half. Friday’s game marked his second career postseason double-double and first during this year’s playoffs.
“Loon was just brilliant,” coach Steve Kerr said after the win. “I thought a lot of guys were… great team effort, but it was really all about getting things under control and getting more poised out there.”
See those moments and more in our gallery of the game.
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 20: MULTIPLE EXPOSURE CREATED IN CAMERA – Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry (30) warms up before the start of Game 2 of their NBA Western Conference Finals at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 20: Chase Center is lit up during introductions for Game 2 of the NBA Western Conference Finals playoff game between the Golden State Warriors and the Dallas Mavericks in San Francisco, Calif., Friday, May 20, 2022. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 20: Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry (30) warms up before the start of Game 2 of their NBA Western Conference Finals at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 20: Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic (77) drives the lane on Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson (11) in the first quarter of Game 2 of their NBA Western Conference Finals playoff game at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 20: The Golden State Warriors are introduced before the start of Game 2 of their NBA Western Conference Finals at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 20: Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson (11) shoots over Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic (77) in the first quarter of Game 2 of their NBA Western Conference Finals playoff game at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 20: Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry (30) shoots a basket past Dallas Mavericks’ Maxi Kleber (42) in the first quarter of Game 2 of their NBA Western Conference Finals at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 20: Adele had a courtside seat for Game 2 of the NBA Western Conference Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Dallas Mavericks at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., Friday, May 20, 2022. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 20: Golden State Warriors’ Andrew Wiggins (22) drives against the Dallas Mavericks in the first quarter of Game 2 of their NBA Western Conference Finals at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 20: Golden State Warriors’ Damion Lee (1) falls to the ground after getting a play involving Dallas Mavericks’ Davis Bertans (44) in the second quarter of Game 2 of their NBA Western Conference Finals at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 20: Golden State Warriors’ Jordan Poole (3) shoots in the second quarter over Dallas Mavericks’ Jalen Brunson (13) and Dorian Finney-Smith (10) in Game 2 of their NBA Western Conference Finals playoff game at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 20: Golden State Warriors’ Jordan Poole (3) reacts after making a 3-point basket against the Dallas Mavericks in the fourth quarter of Game 2 of their NBA Western Conference Finals at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 20: Golden State Warriors’ Andrew Wiggins (22) is fouled by Dallas Mavericks’ Maxi Kleber (42) while taking a shot in the third quarter of Game 2 of their NBA Western Conference Finals at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 20: Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr acknowledges Golden State Warriors’ Draymond Green (23) after fouling out in the fourth quarter of Game 2 of their NBA Western Conference Finals at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, May 20, 2022. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Dallas Mavericks 126-117. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 20: Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson (11) waits for a three to drop in the fourth quarter against Dallas Mavericks’ Dorian Finney-Smith (10) in Game 2 of their NBA Western Conference Finals playoff game at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 20: Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry (30) makes the basket and gets fouled by Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic (77) in the fourth quarter of Game 2 of their NBA Western Conference Finals at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, May 20, 2022. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Dallas Mavericks 126-117. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 20: Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry (30) wears a crown of victory streamers put on him by a fan as he leaves the court following a 126-117 victory over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 2 of their NBA Western Conference Finals playoff game at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 20: Jordan Poole (3) savors the Golden State Warriors victory over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 2 of their NBA Western Conference Finals playoff game at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, May 20, 2022. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)