SAN FRANCISCO – For sheer audacity, entertainment value and emotional jolt, you’d have a hard time beating Jordan Poole’s in-and-out-dribble-into-crossover-into-three-point swish from just inside halfcourt as the third-quarter buzzer sounded here Sunday night.
It was a spectacular sequence—exhilarating for the Warriors, a psychic blow to the Celtics and a prime highlight in Golden State’s 107-88 rout in Game 2 of the NBA Finals. Poole skipped high as the ball passed through the net, then coolly smiled, strutted and cocked his head to the side. A beaming Stephen Curry promptly met him for a high five and a fierce hug.