Game 2: San Antonio Spurs 101-116 Golden State Warriors - 5 Talking Points

#3 LaMarcus Aldridge stepped up but the team had no secondary scorer

LaMarcus Aldridge

After the first two days of the 2018 Playoffs, all teams had played one game and unfortunately, LaMarcus Aldridge found him on a list of the five players that put up disappointing performances during the opening weekend.

He only had 14 points and 2 rebounds in Game 1 and got plenty of criticism for it but Game 2, he was a different beast altogether. The Spurs lost but Aldridge showed up, putting up 34 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists on 11-of-21 shooting (52.4%) and 12-of-12 from the charity stripe.

He came to play, time-and-time again scoring key buckets to keep the game close but it was in vain. The Spurs, unfortunately, never found a secondary scorer, who could put up points and help Aldridge once the Warriors began double-teaming the All-Star.