MANILA, Philippines – LeBron James couldn’t hide his frustration after the Cleveland Cavaliers suffered a 103-122 blowout loss to the Golden State Warriors in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday, June 3 (June 4, Manila time). 

“The King” was his usual self posting a near-triple-double of 29 points, 13 assists and 9 rebounds, but those numbers weren’t enough as the Cavaliers now trail 0-2 in the best-of-7 championship bout. 

“It sucks to lose,” a grim-faced James said. 

“It sucks when you go out there and you give it everything that you have and you prep and your mind is in it and your body is in it and you come out on the losing end.”

James, who saw his 51-point, 8-rebound and 8-assist Game 1 performance go down the drain in a 114-124 overtime loss, wasn’t given any reprieve in Game 2 as he witnessed Golden State’s Steph Curry make NBA Finals history.

Curry now has the most 3-pointers made in an NBA Finals game after drilling in 9 triples to eclipse Ray Allen’s previous record of 8 treys in 2010. 

The two-time MVP finished with 33 points, 8 assists and 7 rebounds and is on pace to notch his first Finals MVP plum if the Warriors notch their 3rd NBA title in 4 years. 

As the series shifts to Cleveland for Games 3 and 4, James seeks to knot the series just like the Cavaliers did against the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals. – with reports from the Agence France-Presse/Rappler.com