Protocol and scheduling was distributed in case of a ceremony.
The Cavaliers stopped Golden State's ideal postseason and maybe started another comeback.
This story has been updated by SFBay sportswriter Eric He reporting from Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.
Now they need the biggest ever in the NBA's postseason.
The 2017 Warriors are likely be one of the greatest squads ever assembled, but it won't be flawless.
No NBA team had overcome a 3-1 deficit in the Finals until LeBron James and the Cavs did it a year ago, storming back and stunning defending champion Golden State.
The Cavs led the Warriors 49-33 at the end of the first period, and 86-68 at halftime. PHOTOS: Warriors vs. Cavs in Game 4 of NBA FinalsBut until the Cavs did it previous year, no team had ever rallied from a 3-1 deficit to win the Finals.
"They brought a lot of force and we weren't ready for it", Kerr said. One fan was ejected, and the refs hardly ever had the game under control in the second half. "If you give a team that kind of confidence in their own building, it's like a snowball effect".
Yeah, I can see the bar stool conversations it will evoke and heaven knows that I've taken part in a handful of them in the past and probably will again.
James, who passed Michael Jordan for third on the all-time NBA Finals scoring list with his first basket, sank a layup to give the Cavaliers their biggest lead of the finals to that point at 48-31.
Can Cavaliers stop the Warriors from clinching the title on Friday?
NOTES: LeBron James said his mother, Gloria, did not want him to return to Cleveland and play for the Cavaliers in 2014, according to cleveland.com.
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"Our defense was not sharp". They got within 11 points while James rested, but Cleveland's lead extended into the high teens quickly.
"I knew it was going to be one of the toughest challenges I've had because of the firepower they have, because of the mindset that they were going to have", he said. "We have to do a better job of that". "But when everyone has two fouls, it's hard to match their physicality".
Love led the way with 14 points for the Cavs and he was aided by Irving's 11 and eight points from James.
Kevin Durant had 35 points, but no other Warrior had more than 20 points for the game.
The Warriors get to reconcile this loss in a couple of ways.
In a 2012 interview with BeyondUltimate.com, Durant said, "The Bible both pumps me up and balances me to play my best".
The fourth quarter began with the Warriors trailing 115-96. Also helping matters: the 71 combined points from Irving and James, coming after scoring 77 together in Game 3. When the Cavs have had success against this team in Finals past, it was when they forced the game into half-court ball. Two minutes was too long for LeBron to sit.
"Just one of those games", Curry said. Green got a technical foul, which the Cavs thought was his second of the night. Leading up to the games in Cleveland, coach Steve Kerr mentioned that 16-0 wasn't on his mind.
Green loved the attention, though. Against such a poor defensive team as Cleveland, think they couldn't combine to score 77 points? I'm pretty sure Draymond won't get suspended for Game 5.
"It shows me how important I am to them". They be thinking about me.
"The magnitude of the game, it hit me in a very deep place", Irving said. So shoutout to them. "You can't hold on to it". Forget about that undefeated talk. The Warriors never looked close, and they'll now have to keep the demons from last season's collapse at bay if they are to reclaim the National Basketball Association crown. Oh this is get this and that the brewers win this for five that's what I saw just as objectively.
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