Things are getting tense as the Golden State Warriors start to pull away in Game 4.
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“And that’s what Golden State do”.
LeBron James, on the other hand, is positive the Cavs can’t let anything become a distraction.
Asked in the locker room about the incident, which led to double personal fouls, Green brushed it off.
Only 10 teams in National Basketball Association history have rallied from 3-1 down, and the Warriors just doing it has to remind the Cavaliers that it’s possible.
Stephen Curry deserved to be the NBA’s Most Valuable Player this year. Golden State set an NBA Finals record with 17 3-pointers on Friday night, outscoring the Cavaliers by 33 points from beyond the arc. The defense led to the Warriors’ decisive baskets.
“The one revival I’m still waiting on is Finals Stephen Curry”.
But the Cavaliers are hanging tight.
Kyrie Irving has 16 points to help the Cavaliers take a 55-50 lead into halftime of Game 4 against the Warriors. Irving played with a wrap on his right thumb after hurting it in the first quarter. C Anderson Varejao, who spent 11 seasons with the Cavs before he was traded in February, had three offensive rebounds and made two free throws during a four-minute stretch late in the third quarter.
The Splash Brothers have come to play for the Warriors after struggling in the first three games.
The game has been tense and back-and-forth all half following three straight blowouts.
“With guys like that, you can’t keep them down forever”, Warriors coach Steve Kerr said of Curry and Thompson finally having one of their vintage games. It was his first time appearing in the first quarter of a game since Game 5 of the Warriors’ first-round series against Houston. You, like I said, as a competitor, I love going against Draymond and I’m all about going out there and leaving it out on the floor.
Game 1 also saw Curry get off to a slow start, as he went 4-of-15 from the field.
Green had nine points, 12 rebounds, four assists, three blocks and the last laugh – at least for now. James Michael McAdoo and Anderson Varejao combined for 11:27.
Kevin Love has entered the game to a rousing ovation.
Cavaliers: Love came off the bench for the first time since 2010 with Minnesota.
The home crowd greeted Love warmly after he sat out Game 3.
The Cavs closed the half with an 8-2 run highlighted by Tristan Thompson dribbling in circles before making a turnaround jump shot from the corner, not the shot the Cavs were looking for but were happy to accept.
Until the finals, they rampaged through this postseason, sweeping series against Detroit and Atlanta before eliminating Toronto in six games.
Jefferson said his mentality can’t change whether he’s starting or coming off the bench. (You’ll recall, James said he’d pay Jones’ fine).
A down-to-the-wire matchup in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday night might be fun for fans and viewers.
“But when it gets a little bit more than it should be, that’s what caused me to have words with him”.
The point guard was terrific, but Curry and Thompson and their teammates were just better.
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CLEVELAND- The Cavaliers have a chance to even the series before heading back to Oakland.
