CLEVELAND, OH – JUNE 07: LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers reacts in the second half against the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of the 2017 NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena on June 7, 2017 in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
This could be it or maybe not who knows. The sort of probably last game of the NBA season, Game 4 of the NBA Finals on ABC at 9 P.M. Eastern Time. Warriors are on the brink of making history as the first team to go 16-0 in the postseason.
Pregame
Last year’s odds to come back seemed void but this year, coming back 0-3 for the Cavaliers seems insurmountable. Especially against a much better and more focused Golden State Warriors, who knew replacing Kevin Durant with Harrison Barnes would’ve worked out so well. Kevin Durant if he keeps this us will not only bring in his first NBA Title but his first Finals MVP which is impressive considering he’s playing with three other All Stars. What we’re seeing is really special to watch, a team that’s elite on both ends of the floor at every position.
For the Cavs outside there’s been little to feel good about. Their defense has no answers for either Kevin Durant or Steph Curry giving up 110 points for all three of their games. Cavs did a better job of controlling the pace of the game but that all fell apart at the end where you could blame either bad coaching or fatigue. The Cavaliers had every opportunity to take a game but blew their chance. We’ll know by how their energy is in the first half if we should wrap up early. A lot of money’s at stake for the NBA and hopefully they’ll pull some underhanded tactics to give us at least a little something to get excited about.
First Quarter
-Cavs are playing like their seasons on the line.
-Cavs are making up for their efforts on the board with offensive rebounds for second chance points.
-LeBron hits Kevin Love with a beauty as Love cuts to the lane
-Jeff Van Gundy is ranting about the Kardashian Kurse, they need to do more research it’s every bit as real as the Based God Curse.
-Kevin Love is finally hitting shots from beyond the arc after being cold from 3 all series.
-6:54 LeBron draws foul another foul up 15.
-5:45 Kyrie does Kyrie things in isolation, Cavs are shooting 60% from the field
-5:25 Draymond don’t want none of Tristan Thompson’s shit.
-4:13 LeBron draws a foul by posting up Iguodala.
-3:34 Richard Jefferson is competing with Deron Williams for biggest no show
-3:15 Cavs finally hitting their 3s this series.
-1 :55Warriors are complaining about every call.
-1:43 Richard Jefferson off the turnover looks to get an easy dunk but gets fouled by Javele McGee.
-1:22 McGee hits an awkward layup then Kevin Love hits a 3 on the other end
-56.4 Jefferson gets his, 46 first quarter points for the Cavaliers.
