The Warriors turned the ball over 20 times and missed 25 three-pointers. But in the short time James rested, Golden State outscored Cleveland by 12 points.
Before Game 3, Cavs head coach Tyronn Lue was asked about his insistence on continuing to play at a fast pace against Golden State, a recipe for disaster considering the Warriors' ability to score in transition. Lue badly wants to prevent history, but not just to blemish the Warriors' mark.
"But now that we're in this situation", Curry said, smiling, at the postgame podium well after midnight, "why not take care of business and finish the job".
With 1:24 to play in the fourth, and with nearly everything breaking right in the second half, the Cavs were up four.
TURNING POINT: This one was in doubt every step of the way, as neither team was able to build a double-digit lead. LeBron was incredible once again. Smith responded with 16 points on 5 of 10 from the floor, all on three-pointers. "If we come out with the same fight and intensity. we got a good chance of winning on Friday". They're going to be wanting a win from their team. Klay Thompson's 30 points to Love's nine (not to mention Thompson becoming Richard Sherman with his perimeter defense) and Green's filling in the blanks to Tristan Thompson shooting blanks. With the Cavs leading in the final minutes, the Warriors turned it on.
As the final seconds ticked off, Cleveland fans chanted "Cavs in 7".
Kevin Durant - who once was called a guy who couldn't win the big one - scored seven critical points late in the game to give the Warriors the win.
Toying with other teams, Golden State has turned the National Basketball Association postseason into its personal playground, storming to a record 15 straight wins and moving within a victory on Friday night in Game 4 of another title and into the conversation of the best teams ever.
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If not for Cleveland's Kyle Korver missing a three-pointer in the final minute of game three, the series would be 2-2.
"Draymond got a tech, he gathered, got it back together, we moved on". James and Irving gave it their best shot, but the Cavaliers are running out of bullets. "This has been the best team in our league the last three years".
Durant is on his way to not only a first championship ring, but also the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player for his spectacular playoff performance so far, scoring 31 points in Game 3 and combining with Curry to outscore the Cavaliers 11-0 down the stretch. "He's been an awesome player in this league for a long time, and I think he senses this is his time, his moment".
"You have an opportunity to sign one of the best players and you can do it, go ahead and do it".
So even playing one more home game would generate enough money to pay more than one half of Stephen Curry's salary next season.The Warriors owners and stake holders can root for their team tonight to make history, and know if it loses and must return to Oracle Arena for one more game, it is not the end of the world.
A couple more here, a couple more there, and that's all the Warriors have needed in this series.
Cleveland nearly had this one, and they probably should have won. We live with our star point guard taking a shot that he's capable of making.
- NBA TV (@NBATV) June 8, 2017 " He knows this is his moment.
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