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5 Weird Stats From the First Two Games of the NBA Finals
The box score doesn't tell a very complete story of this NBA Final series. Let's try to dissect it.

We're two games into the 2015 NBA Finals, and nothing is going as planned.

The Golden State Warriors were supposed to be

4. Golden State's Finals Three-Point Percentage: 28.6%

The Warriors led the NBA in three-point percentage this season at 39.8%, and the Cavaliers have cut that down to 28.6% over the last two games. People are quick to say that Golden State's shots will start falling eventually, but don't sleep on the fact that the Cavs were holding opponents to 28.1% shooting from long range in the playoffs before reaching the Finals as well.

5. Tristan Thompson's Second Chance Points in the Finals: 0

Tristan Thompson has used these playoffs to earn himself a nice payday in restricted free agency this summer, mostly due to his rebounding prowess. The Finals have been no different, as he's averaged 14.5 boards per game over the first two contests, including a jaw-dropping 6.5 on the offensive glass. The weird thing about that? He hasn't recorded a single second chance bucket from those 13 total offensive rebounds. Against the Hawks in the Eastern Conference Finals, by contrast, he averaged 4.3 second chance points per game over four contests. In this series, through two games, he's only scored four points total.

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