SAN FRANCISCO — It’s been a rough NBA Finals for Jordan Poole. He was 4-of-13 shooting on offense and getting targeted on defense. It looked like Gary Payton II might start getting his minutes.
Then Poole did this to end the third quarter.
HALF-COURT POOLE PARTY 💦 pic.twitter.com/iKmG8lX8Bg
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) June 6, 2022
Warriors fans outside the Chase Center LOVED it — and the reaction inside the building was pretty much the same.
Thrive City is loving the Poole Party 💦 pic.twitter.com/faUoCee8rR
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) June 6, 2022
That shot capped off a 35-14 third quarter for Golden State, continuing the trend of the Warriors being hot in the third and the Celtics struggling in that frame. The difference between Game 1 from Game 2 is the Warriors were not about to let that lead slip away this time.