Happy Monday everyone! As we flipped the calendar to June, we got a weekend full of high profile games. We saw a possible momentum swing in the Stanley Cup Final while the NBA Finals may be over sooner than most of us wanted. There was also a bit of history made in the MLB. Somewhere in between we even got a hotly contested tournament in the PGA as well. Overall it was a fun weekend, so lets dive into the action in this week’s “Weekend Recap.”

NBA: Golden State Imposes Its Will, Now Lead 2-0

It’s interesting to see the way a narrative evolves over time. On Friday morning the media was showing a lot of love to Kevin Durant after his impressive performance in Game 1. Today, despite Durant playing arguably a better game last night, the narrative has now shifted to the question of how good this Warriors team will compare to the all-time great teams.

I mean let’s be honest, its not like this series has actually lived up to the hype so far. Cleveland completely embarrassed themselves with their Game 1 performance, but last night they were putting up a fight. However, just like in Game 1, the Warriors eventually made the big run to put the game away.

Durant was the star last night, but Steph Curry is really putting the “Cleveland is his kryptonite,” narrative to bed so far. Curry became the fifth player in NBA Finals history to record a 30-point triple double. The turning point of the game even belonged to Curry, as he put LeBron James on skates (or double-dribbled depending on who you ask) and got to the basket for a layup. It was all Golden State after that as they coasted to a 132-113 victory.

Now Golden State is exactly where they were a year ago, up 2-0 on the Cavs heading to Cleveland with a legitimate shot to sweep the series. Clearly the addition of Durant has completely shifted the dynamic between these two teams. Cleveland won the turnover battle in Game 2 and outshot the Warriors, but the result was still the same. Things are looking dire for the defending champs as they head back to “The Land.”

On a bit of a historical note, the Warriors now have an impressive feat in their sights. Golden State is now 14-0 this postseason, and is two wins away from becoming the first team in NBA history to sweep through the playoffs. IF they are able to win the championship with an undefeated run through postseason, then we should start having the greatest team of all time discussion. Until then, we should just appreciate the moment with this series, it wouldn’t be the first time we got ahead of ourselves with this team.

NHL: Pittsburgh Learns About “Smashville” in Game 3

Now that we’ve got the NBA blowou… I mean Finals, out of the way, let’s focus on the more compelling series in sports right now. Pittsburgh had to feel good about leading 2-0 after the first two games in this series. Now that the series has shifted to Nashville, we are starting to see why the Predators have made it this far in the playoffs.

Nashville is a much more dangerous team in the “friendly” confines of the Bridgestone Arena. One thing that hasn’t changed though is that the Predators have been the better team in all three games. Pittsburgh has scored six goals in a matter of about ten minutes, aside from that they have only scored three goals in 170 minutes of game time.

If you are a Nashville fan right now, you have to feel pretty good despite being down 2-1 right now. The Predators +30 shot differential is the best of any team trailing 2-1 in a series. Also, three out of the last four times a team lead 2-1 in the Stanley Cup Final, that team went on to lose the series (the exception was Pittsburgh last season).

We’ll see how things shake out tonight, but there is a very real possibility that Nashville ties up the series.

MLB: Pujols Hits #600, Volquez Tosses a No-No

We saw a bit of history in the MLB over the weekend from both ends of the sixty feet and six inch space between the mound and home plate. Saturday turned out to be much more interesting than your typical first weekend of June.

Angels slugger Albert Pujols etched his name into one of the most exclusive clubs in Major League history in grand fashion. Pujols hit his 600^th home run of his career, becoming the ninth player in MLB history to reach that mark. Unlike the previous eight men to do so, Pujols is the first to hit a grand slam to reach 600 home runs. It was never a question whether or not Pujols would be enshrined in Cooperstown, but this certainly helps his case as one of the greatest first basemen of all time.

Earlier in the night, another bit of history was made in Miami as pitcher Edinson Volquez threw a no-hitter against the Arizona Diamondbacks. On the surface, throwing the 297^th no-hitter in MLB history doesn’t seem that special, but this has a ton of sentimental value wrapped into it.

After the game, Volquez said that he had dedicated the game to the late Yordano Ventura and José Fernández, who both tragically passed away in the past few months. Volquez won a World Series with Ventura in Kansas City and Saturday would have been his 26^th birthday. This was a remarkable moment that should not be soon forgotten as we progress through the season.

PGA: Dufner Erases a Four-Shot Deficit, Wins the Memorial

With less than two weeks before the start of the U.S. Open at Erin Hills, the PGA Tour was in Dublin, Ohio for the Memorial Tournament. Otherwise known as “Jack Nicklaus’s tournament” Sunday not only brought us a hotly contested tournament, but some less than ideal weather for the players to deal with. With about six-to-ten players in contention at some point during the day, someone would need to step up on the difficult final holes.

That man would be Jason Dufner, who was able to put the tournament to bed before the second weather delay came into play. The Memorial is often talked about as the launching pad for previous winners, so it will be interesting to see how this will affect Dufner heading into the U.S. Open.

That’s it for me today. I’ll be back tomorrow. Follow me on Twitter @thereal_jmooney and go like the Shooting the Moon page on Facebook.