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‘I’m Carrying The Torch When Your Time Is Done’: Jordan Poole and Stephen Curry Break The Internet With Viral Reaction To Buzzer Beater In Game 2 of NBA Finals 2022

Published 06/06/2022, 12:00 PM EDT

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The Golden State Warriors have made the comeback against the Boston Celtics after being 1-0 down after game 1. Game 2 was close to the best of the Warriors. Stephen Curry was absolutely instrumental as he usually is. Also, Jordan Poole showed his class as he helped his team.

The Warriors led the first quarter by just a single point. The second quarter and hence the first half ended with just a 2-point lead for Golden State. The game was very much in the balance, but it slipped away from the Celtics in the 3rd quarter. 

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The Warriors led the 3rd by 21 points and after ending it 35-14, Stephen Curry and co could see the victory close. Moreover, Jordan Poole ended the 3rd quarter in the best possible way and this just made the night exponentially better for the Dub Nation.

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While the fans went wild after Poole’s half-court buzzer-beater, Stephen Curry looked impressed. Meanwhile, the fans took notice and took it to Twitter.

NBA fans caption the Stephen Curry and Jordan Poole reaction

The fans on Twitter chose the caption for the viral reaction of Steph and Poole after Poole hit the buzzer-beating 3-pointer. 

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Stephen Curry scored 29 points with 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Also, Jordan Poole was on the money as he scored 17 in just 23 minutes on the court. It was not a great night for Klay Thompson but he, along with two more Warriors players, scored in double digits helping them get past the Celtics.

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Jayson Tatum was the only Celtics player who had a good game. Apart from him, only Jaylen Brown and Pritchard scored in double digits. Tatum scored 28 points and Brown scored 17 points, but no one else really turned up for the Celtics. 

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The Celtics fell short by a big margin and it was a blowout 107-88 victory for the Warriors. They tried to fashion a comeback in the 4th quarter but the margin was too big in the end. The 3rd quarter was the nail in the coffin for the Celtics as the Warriors were on course to put the game to bed. The Finals are now tied at 1-1 and it is living up to the hype. We are in for a treat!

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Chaitanya is an NBA writer at EssentiallySports. He completed his engineering from SRM University. Having determined an interest in football and basketball, he was inclined towards having a job in the sports industry.
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