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The Latest: Andrew Bogut gets Warriors off to good start

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 12:35 p.m. ET

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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) The Latest on Game 2 of the NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers (all times local):

5:30 p.m.

Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry haven't got completely on track. But Andrew Bogut has. The Warriors center walked off the court to a standing ovation with his first rest of the quarter, and deservedly so.

Bogut blocked four shots in seven minutes, owning the paint in the early going for Golden State.

The Cavaliers are crashing the rim hard, but Bogut has been right there to turn them back each time, including an emphatic swat of James and the Warriors have an early lead.

5:20 p.m.

LeBron James continues to add records to his playoff resume.

The King played in his 194th postseason game, passing Karl Malone and Danny Ainge (193 each) for 10th place on the all-time list.

His first-quarter steal also moved James past John Stockton (338) at fourth place for career postseason steals.

But what's on James' mind right now is getting a win in Game 2.

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5:05 p.m.

The NBA held a moment of silence before Game 2 to pay homage to Muhammad Ali, who died on Friday. A photo montage was played as well just before the national anthem.

When the moment was finished, Cavs star LeBron James pointed his finger toward the sky and then tapped his heart in tribute to ''The Greatest.''

There were other signs of respect throughout Oracle Arena.

Shaquille O'Neal and Grant Hill, analysts for NBATV during the series, wore black t-shirts over their dress shirts with ''GOAT'' - Greatest Of All Time - written across the chest during the pregame broadcast.

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4:25 p.m.

Stephen Curry has completed his pregame warmup routine before Sunday night's Game 2 of the NBA Finals, and it ended without sinking one of his heaves from the tunnel area.

Earlier in the series Curry said he hasn't kept track of how he or the team does on nights where he hits one of his five tries from the tunnel versus nights when he misses. Here's a hint: they usually win either way.

''I don't know the study of what my win-loss percentage is based on if I make it or not, but there is a little bit of me that's like, dang, I missed it,'' Curry said before Game 1. He didn't shoot well in that game, but the Warriors got the victory.

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3:50 p.m.

Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr expects Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson to get back to their sharpshooting forms in Game 2. The Splash Brothers combined for just 20 points in Golden State's Game 1 victory.

''They're great players,'' Kerr said. ''They will probably shoot a lot better than Game 1, but you never know.''

Kerr says the focus is not on shooting, but instead on defending and taking care of the ball. As for the 8 for 27 combined showing by Curry and Thompson, Kerr was asked if he liked the shots the backcourt took in Game 1.

''Those guys are allowed to take any shot they want,'' the coach said.

2:30 p.m.

Golden State can tie two NBA records Sunday night.

The Warriors enter Game 2 of the NBA Finals against Cleveland with 49 home wins and 86 wins overall this season, factoring in regular season and playoffs.

That puts Golden State one shy of matching the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls' full-season record of 87 wins. The Warriors toppled their regular-season mark of 72 wins this year, going 73-9.

Also, Golden State could become the third team to win 50 home games. That would match the record set by the 1985-86 and 1986-87 Boston Celtics.

Having said that, Golden State could stand alone in one respect: The Warriors would be the first team to win 50 games in one arena in a season. Those Celtics teams that won 50 games at ''home'' played three games in each of those seasons at Hartford, Connecticut, going 5-1 in those contests.