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CLEVELAND — Twenty-four thoughts from Game 4 of The Finals in which the Cleveland Cavaliers set an NBA Finals record 24 3-pointers made in their 137-116 rout of the Warriors. The Warriors will have another chance to close out the series at home in Game 5 on Monday.
24 — Game faces on. Win or go home time for the champs …
The @Cavs arrive for Game 4 of the #NBAFinals on ABC. #DefendTheLand pic.twitter.com/Fm38D0S01K
— NBA (@NBA) June 9, 2017
And we know who is not a believer in #BelieveLand!
23 — We need walk-in music for The Finals, a soundtrack for each guy to enter the arena. They’ve already got the strut down and the wardrobe choices always stir up a good debate or two.
22 — Nothing big on the line tonight KD … just a chance at history (16-0), the opportunity to erase the stigma of not having a championship on your resume and space at the big table in the annals of league history. Other than that, it’s just another basketball game.
21 — DWade with the throwback sweatsuit for Game 4. Words cannot express my appreciation for this look … and yes, my Uncle Ray Ray would like his sweat suit back!
Ready for Game 4 of the #NBAFinals… @stephenasmith, @DwyaneWade & @SHAQ! pic.twitter.com/lcLP3FzBhd
— NBA (@NBA) June 10, 2017
20 — Cavaliers holding the Warriors to just 13 points with 5:27 to play in the first isn’t a stunner. Not when they play with the energy they started this game with.
Cavs playing with survive for Game 5 energy early on. JR Smith feeling it. Crowd is crazy. Just the way you want it. #NBAFinals
— Sekou Smith (@SekouSmithNBA) June 10, 2017
Well Khloe is watching it might be the inspiration he needs 😉 #LoveWins https://t.co/QuArthjEcE
— Drew (@Andrew_Shelbyy) June 10, 2017
19 — Milestone alert for LeBron, passing MJ for third on The Finals points scored list. #noshameinhisgame
With this bucket, LeBron James has passed Michael Jordan for the third most PTS in #NBAFinals history.@cavs lead 14-5 early in Game 4. pic.twitter.com/FoYcUWPmme
— NBA (@NBA) June 10, 2017
18 — Never seen a first quarter of The Finals like this … 49-33 Cavs after the first.
I did say before the game there's drama left in this series 😂 https://t.co/agU2fxlj9P
— Trent (@TrentKyle) June 10, 2017
Cavaliers have scored more points in the first quarter than any team, ever, in any quarter of an NBA Finals game.
— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols) June 10, 2017
17 — There’s a time and a place for everything. The Finals is not the time for us to discuss the men with the whistles. They need to be a non-factor. But so far, they’ve been in the middle of the mix on seemingly every other possession. #notgood
No one wants to spend time talking about the officials by name after this game. NO ONE! There's too much at stake for that. #NBAFinals
— Sekou Smith (@SekouSmithNBA) June 10, 2017
16 — LeBron and Kyrie are in that crazy space right now. JR, too. Getting buckets. Cavs up 69-49 with 5:38 to play before halftime and itching for a return trip to Oracle Arena for Game 5.
JR SMITH from way, way back! 👌 #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/rlUZ1ThRhw
— NBA TV (@NBATV) June 10, 2017
LeBron James THROWS. IT. DOWN! 💪😳 #NBAFinals#NBAAllNighter pic.twitter.com/vtE2YE2D0R
— NBA UK (@NBAUK) June 10, 2017
Cleveland mood: #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/U4DUe6kuwr
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) June 10, 2017
Let Kyrie cook. #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/g1imwK8k6P
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 10, 2017
15 — Cavaliers have scored most points in the first half or any half in Finals history with their 86-68 lead, passing the 1985 Celtics (79 first half) and 1982 Sixers (81 any half). Just plain crazy the shotmaking that went on for the Cavaliers.
Oh, how the game has changed in just a decade …
Cavs FINAL point totals during 2007 NBA Finals:
76, 92, 72, 82Cavs 1st HALF point total tonight:
86 pic.twitter.com/EH5HGA9o2L— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) June 10, 2017
14 — Couldn’t have have asked for a better first half! #BlackPantherMovie
NBA Finals x Black Panther movie trailerhttps://t.co/MLlG3Kbmpm
— SB Nation NBA (@SBNationNBA) June 10, 2017
.@cavs lead @warriors at halftime, 86-68.
The 154 combined 1st half PTS are the most combined PTS by both teams for a #NBAFinals half. pic.twitter.com/2YTQBvhCTe
— NBA TV (@NBATV) June 10, 2017
13 — Kyrie’s first half was #flame
Live look at Kyrie Irving walking to the locker room…. what a first half from Uncle Drew! #DefendTheLand #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/4aFOpYGMJ9
— Switch The Coverage (@SwitchCoverage) June 10, 2017
12 — You don’t have to worry about catching the dog. You got to worry about the dog catching you!
Score 86 points in the first half of #NBAFinals and you're still not safe. #SMH #notyourdaddysnba
— Sekou Smith (@SekouSmithNBA) June 10, 2017
11 — It’s getting preposterous out here. Just straight up preposterous!
LeBron really did this in an #NBAFinals game. pic.twitter.com/kjqSOsU9CB
— Taco Trey Kerby (@treykerby) June 10, 2017
Guys, LeBron just threw an alley oop to himself in the NBA Finals and ABC still hasn't shown a replay because no one is that surprised.
— nick wright (@getnickwright) June 10, 2017
https://twitter.com/SInow/status/873373263321288704
10 — Yes, things are getting a little heated out here Manu!
These NBA FINALS pic.twitter.com/SieV3nz4tY
— Lucas Ramirez (@CoachLRamirez) June 10, 2017
9 — This guy is catching it from every corner of the building tonight, which is just the way he likes it.
When Chipotle tells you that guac is extra#CavsVsWarriors #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/B3LARZUdHM
— Ryan Stryker (@Ryan__Stryker) June 10, 2017
And you better buckle up, because KD is a hoops zombie. He won’t go away!
This is KD's 7th 30-point #NBAFinals game, matching Dwyane Wade's career total https://t.co/1C2P32QNyM pic.twitter.com/rGOIdIrvIe
— Basketball Reference (@bball_ref) June 10, 2017
8 — Who joins KD in the chase in the 4th? Steph or Klay?
Lost in all this drama is Steph Curry's tough shooting/scoring night (10 points to go with 10 assists late in the 3rd) #NBAFinals
— Sekou Smith (@SekouSmithNBA) June 10, 2017
7 — Perhaps Ty Lue was correct to try and fight fire with fire against the Warriors … for at least one night?
The @cavs set a #NBAFinals record with 20 made 3s in one game. pic.twitter.com/apumK14EQ9
— NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) June 10, 2017
6 — I’m still trying to figure out what happened this one …
https://twitter.com/NBAFinalsPolls/status/873379102715252741
5 — I know you are not trying to get swept when you are willing to knock your own teammate out cold to steal a pass. Salute the effort LeBron James. 31-10-10 (and counting) triple-double with 4:36 to play. #stillmycrown
LeBron with a monstrous performance. Almost took out one of his own, JR Smith, trying to intercept a length of the court pass. #NBAFinals
— Sekou Smith (@SekouSmithNBA) June 10, 2017
4 — I’m prepared to table all discussions about the greatest whatever of all time, player, team, playoff run, etc., now that we know we’ll get at leas five games. But LeBron just keeps on chugging on these milestones.
Congratulations to @KingJames of the @cavs on passing @MagicJohnson for the MOST triple-doubles in #NBAFinals history (9)! #ThisIsWhyWePlay pic.twitter.com/pa6PE23O74
— NBA (@NBA) June 10, 2017
3 — A record 24 made 3-pointers from the Cavaliers to seal Game 4 win … that’s a record you’d expect from the Warriors, no?
Kyrie (40 pts) puts punctuation mark on record-setting offensive night for @cavs #DefendTheLand #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/GXgRRoaAE8
— NBA.com (@NBAcom) June 10, 2017
2 — JR Smith says he was hacked when the “Cavs in 7” tweet popped up after Game 3. He doesn’t seem to mind now …
PA announcer asks J.R. Smith what will it take to force a Game 6: "Aint nothing we ain't did before," Smith says. #NBAFinals
— gary washburn (@GwashburnGlobe) June 10, 2017
1 — Put the brooms away. Still some fight left in the champs.
Give the Cavs credit, they've whipped the Warriors all night with the extra pass and have been absolutely outlandish from deep. #NBAFinals
— Sekou Smith (@SekouSmithNBA) June 10, 2017
One more game (at least) … now that we’re back where the real drama started last time around 3-1!
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