The Cavaliers have an early 13-9 lead with 8:30 remaining in the first quarter,
but in a potentially bad omen for the Cavaliers, the Warriors are hot from 3-point range with Kevin Durant hitting two and Klay Thompson hitting one.
But even as the Cleveland Cavaliers kept an iron grip on the lead in the fourth quarter, Coach Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors repeatedly told his players
that the Cavs’ stars would eventually wear down as long as the Warriors stuck to the game plan and never gave up.
While Games 1 and 2 were mostly defined by LeBron James’s best going against the best of Kevin Durant
and Stephen Curry, Game 3 has had some variety with James and Irving combining for 54 points while Klay Thompson and Curry have combined for 43.
The Cavaliers were written off by plenty of people after falling behind 2-0 in the series,
but the third quarter finally belonged to them as Cleveland outscored Golden State 33-22 and will enter the fourth quarter with a 94-89 lead.
Third quarters have been difficult for Cleveland in this series, with Golden State racing off to huge leads,
but things are off to a good start in Game 3 with the Cavaliers narrowing the Warriors’ lead to one point thanks to a 7-2 run.
