Celtics-Warriors NBA Finals Game 2: Live stream, TV channel, time

2022-06-07 08:15:31 By : Ms. Amanda Song

Golden State dropped their first home game of the 2022 NBA Playoffs against the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday. 

Despite Jayson Tatum's tough shooting night (3-for-17 from the field) and Steph Curry's red-hot start (21-points in the first quarter), the Celtics were able to overcome a double-digit deficit in the fourth quarter to steal Game 1, snapping the Warriors' nine-game playoff win streak at home this year. This also marks the first time the Warriors have trailed in a playoff series this postseason. 

"It's not ideal, but I believe in who we are and how we deal with adversity, how we responded all year, how we've responded in the playoffs after a loss," Curry said after Game 1. "We have to respond on Sunday."

The Celtics are now 8-2 on the road in the 2022 playoffs. Will Golden State protect home court in Game 2? Or will Boston steal another game on the road to go up 2-0 in the NBA Finals?

Here's a full schedule and viewing guide for Game 2 of the 2022 NBA Finals, plus X-Factors for both the Celtics and Warriors:

NBA FINALS GAME 1 RECAP: Celtics steal Game 1 from Warriors as Al Horford steps up

KEY TAKEAWAYS: Huge fourth quarter for Celtics; Curry cooks, cools off, sizzles again, fades 

GAME 1 ANALYSIS: Celtics not intimated by the moment vs. Warriors in rallying to win Game 1 

OPINION: If Warriors can't beat the Celtics in the NBA Finals, they will be haunted by ghost of Kevin Durant

Game 2 of the 2022 NBA Finals will be nationally televised on ABC. 

Game 1: June 2: Celtics 120, Warriors 109, Chase Center, San Francisco.  

Game 2: June 5, 8 p.m. Chase Center, San Francisco.

Game 3: June 8, 9 p.m. TD Garden, Boston.

Game 4: June 10, 9 p.m. TD Garden, Boston.

** Game 5: June 13, 9 p.m. Chase Center, San Francisco.

** Game 6: June 16, 9 p.m. TD Garden, Boston.

** Game 7: June 19, 8 p.m. Chase Center, San Francisco.

Game 2 of the championship series can be live streamed at ESPN.com and ESPN+. Streaming is also available on FuboTV.

Golden State’s Jordan Poole

Jordan Poole struggled in Game 1, his first NBA Finals game of his three-year career. He scored 9 points on 2-for-7 shooting from the field and 1-for-5 from three, down from his 18.4 point average this postseason. He also committed a team-high four turnovers in 25 minutes off the bench. Whether it was "a lot of adrenaline" or "a lot of nerves," as Steph Curry guessed after their Game 1 loss, the Warriors need Poole to settle in and score as he's done to get to this point. They could have used his offense in Game 1, especially in the fourth quarter, when the Celtics outscored the Warriors 40-16. Warriors coach Steve Kerr is confident that Poole will "bounce back and play better." The Warriors need him to get the Poole Party going. 

Derrick White's shooting has been inconsistent at times during the 2022 playoffs, but he knocked down a postseason career-high five three-pointers in Game 1, which helped spur the Celtics' fourth-quarter rally to win. He finished with 21 points off the bench on 6-for-11 shooting and 5-for-8 from three. White not only contributed on offense with his playmaking and shotmaking abilities, but his defense shined so much so that Boston's Defensive Player the Year, Marcus Smart, didn't have to enter the fourth quarter until the 3:47 mark. If he's able to consistently impact the game on both sides of the ball, it will make the Celtics hard to beat, especially when Jayson Tatum gets cooking.