While the Golden State Warriors are busy with their voluntary offseason minicamp inside the Bay Area “Dubble,” the crop at the NBA’s Orlando Bubble has been narrowed down to a pair of teams.
As the Warriors streak of five consecutive appearances in the NBA Finals has officially ended, the Los Angeles Lakers have linked against the Miami Heat in the league’s championship series.
During the NBA Finals, Warriors Wire is highlighting former members of Golden State at Disney World. Ex-Warriors Andre Iguodala, JaVale McGee and Quinn Cook will be on display during the Finals.
After Los Angeles jumped out to a 1-0 series lead, Iguodala logged 25 minutes for Erik Spoelstra‘s squad in game two. Golden State’s former sixth man tallied seven points on 3-of-3 shooting from the field with two rebounds and an assist off the bench.
Via @MiamiHEAT on Twitter:
Andre above all 😤 pic.twitter.com/36AABeT1KF
— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) October 3, 2020
To add to Iguodala’s numbers, both Kelly Olynyk and Kendrick Nunn recorded strong performances off the bench. Olynyk scored his 2020 playoff-high with 24 points on 9-of-16 shooting from the field. The former Gonzaga big man buried a trio of jumpers from outside the 3-point line. Nunn added 13 points on 3-of-7 shooting from the field.
However, steady efforts from Jimmy Butler, Tyler Herro and Miami’s bench unit, the Heat couldn’t make up for the injury absence of Bam Adebayo and Goran Dragic.
On the Lakers way to a 124-114 game two win, Anthony Davis and LeBron James combined for 65 points. Each Los Angeles All-Star surpassed 32 points and nine rebounds in the boxscore. Frank Vogel opted not to play both McGee and Cook.
Down 2-0, Iguodala and the Heat will match up with the Lakers on Sunday in a must-win contest at 4:30 P.M. PT.
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