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Cavaliers' reign as champions nearly finished after Warriors' 118-113 win in Game 3: 2017 NBA Finals
Author: Joe Vardon
Publication: Cleveland.com
CLEVELAND -- The Cavaliers' reign as NBA champions is just about finished.
Kevin Durant is seeing to that.
Durant scored 14 of his Warriors-high 31 points in the fourth quarter and allowed Golden State to steal a 118-113 win in Game 3. - CLICK HERE to read full story.
Golden State Warriors proved they're the best LeBron James ever faced
Author: Joe Vardon
Publication: Cleveland.com
CLEVELAND -- Almost no team could survive 39 points from LeBron James, 38 from Kyrie Irving like the Golden State Warriors did.
Or throw the ball away 20 times one night and 18 the next.
The Warriors are on the brink of history, holding a 3-0 lead over the Cavaliers and looking for a sweep Friday at The Q. It would be Golden State's second title in three years in Cleveland, and a win in Game 4 would make the Warriors the first team to ever navigate an NBA postseason without a loss. - CLICK HERE to read full story.
Kyrie Irving's heroics can't keep Cleveland Cavaliers from verge of NBA Finals sweep
Author: Chris Fedor
Publication: Cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cleveland Cavaliers had the Kyrie Irving from last year's NBA Finals, the one that not even Klay Thompson could contain for three quarters.
It was the Irving Cleveland needed to keep up with the loaded Golden State Warriors, believing his scoring outbursts would have the same haymaker effect as last year.
The third quarter, a dominant period for the Warriors in Oakland, belonged to Cleveland's All-Star point guard, whose snarl looked fiercer with every whirling finish and mid-range jumper. - CLICK HERE to read full story.
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