The Golden State Warriors succeeded in counterattacking the second game. Kevin Durant is back in the series, To make matters worse, Klay Thompson has been in doubt for the third game due to a hamstring injury.

however, that the second leg was the worst, In the Golden State DeMarcus Cousins who led the way to the starting lineup for the second game, scored 11 points (FG 37.5 percent) and 10 rebounds and 6 assists in 28 minutes. Cousins, who was injured in the first round of the playoffs against the Los Angeles Clippers, At the time, Steve Kerr announced the outcome of Cousins injury, saying "It may be possible he return in the last minute of the PO," but people only accepted Kerr's words as hopeful advisors. However, Cousins had the same miraculous resilience and began to rumor that he would return to the Western Conference Finals. Cousins has returned to the finals and has given the Golden State its wings.

However, Cousins, who had been off the court for about six weeks, he had problems with his game sense, and he was not expected to do so, playing only eight minutes in the first game and retiring from the court.

"I had to leave the court for a long time," Cousins said in an interview after the first game. It was natural that we had to reveal the problem to the sense of the game.

After the warm-up in the first game, Cousins who started the game in the second game, had a foul trouble early in the first quarter, making the Golden State fans uneasy about watching the game. In the second quarter, it was a foul trouble in the middle of the quarter, Cousins scored seven rebounds (FG 100%) and led the team to a perfect win over the quarter. Cousins had seven defensive rebounds and two blocks in the second half. On the other hand, in the offensive, Cousins view of the entire court including a kick-out pass had an open chance, Cousins scored five of the six assists in the second half. Cousins has been criticized for not having a long ball ownership in the Golden State game plan, but the game was actively involved in the pass game and made the criticism of the game unclear.

coach Kerr also showed great satisfaction after the game. "It was because we needed to score," It was hard to compete against Toronto just because of the score from the back court. My intention was that Cousins was the best in the game today. However, the performance of Cousins in the second game was better than I thought. Cousins did everything we wanted efficiently. Cousins ​​showed a strong picture in the paint zone as instructed. "We have been able to play the game more easily because of Cousins," he said.

Looney, who has been growing through the PO, he has become more burdened by Cousins. Andrew Bogut and Jordan Bell are standing by as backup members, but their competitiveness is far less, with Marc Gasol and Serge Ibaka. If Durant and Thompson are even in the third game, the burden on Cousins is expected to grow. The two teams will play at the Oracle Arena on the 6th, as Cousins, who is getting better and better with time, will be able to lead the Golden State winning streak as the third game continues.