Game Summary
The Cavaliers host the Golden State Warriors in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Friday night at Quicken Loans Arena. Tipoff is at 9:00 p.m. (ET).
The Wine & Gold aim to bounce back after falling down 3-0 in the series with Wednesday's 118-113 defeat.
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In the loss, the Cavs lead 113-107 with 3:09 remaining but the Warriors ended the game on an 11-0 run to steal the victory.
Despite the loss, Cleveland poured in 113 points, marking the 15th time this postseason they have eclipsed the 100-point mark. In addition, the Cavs have now scored 110 or more points in 11 contests this postseason and are averaging a franchise record 114.7 points.
Defensively in Game 3, Cleveland forced Golden State into 18 turnovers, scoring 22 points off of those miscues. The Cavs also finished with nine steals.
The trio of LeBron James (39), Kyrie Irving (38) and J.R. Smith (16) combined to score 93 points in Wednesday’s game, which is tied for the 2nd highest scoring output by three teammates in Cavaliers postseason history. Cleveland has also seen a trio of teammates score 93 points in a playoff game this postseason (Irving – 42, James – 34, Love – 17, combined for 93 points on 5/23/17 vs. BOS). The team playoff record for points by a trio is 94 on 4/23/92 at NJN (B. Daugherty – 40, M. Price – 35, J. Williams – 19).
The Wine & Gold will look to build upon the positives as they aim to force a Game 5 and feed off their home crowd.
Including this postseason at home (5-2), the Cavs have won 14 of the last 17 playoff games at Quicken Loans Arena.
Where to Catch the Action
TV: ABC
Radio: WTAM 1100, 87.7 La Mega
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Probable Starters/Status Update*
#2 - Kyrie Irving
#5 - J.R. Smith
#23 - LeBron James
#0 - Kevin Love
#13 - Tristan Thompson
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#30 Stephen Curry
#11 - Klay Thompson
#35 - Kevin Durant
#23 - Draymond Green
#27 - Zaza Pachulia
Status Update: (Cavs) - Edy Tavares (Right Hand Fracture, Out)
Status Update: (Warriors) - None to Report
*Subject to change.
Series Stats
In Game 3, LeBron James registered his 8th double-double of the 2017 postseason (95th of postseason career) with a game-high 39 points (27 in 1st H) on 15-27 (.556) shooting, 11 rebounds, a team-high nine assists, a steal and a block in 46 minutes. James has now scored 25 or more points in a playoff game 13 times in his career. In the series, he is averaging a triple-double with 32.0 points on .554 (35-65) shooting, 12.3 rebounds, 10.3 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.3 blocks in 41.7 minutes.
On Wednesday, James moved past Sam Mitchell (1,143 PTS) for 6th place, Bill Russell (1,151 PTS) for 5th place and Elgin Baylor (1,161 PTS) for 4th place on the NBA Finals all-time scoring list. He also passed Bill Russell (315 AST) for the 3rd most assists in NBA Finals history and now trails only Bob Cousy (400) and Magic Johnson (584).
Kyrie Irving finished with 38 points (21 in 2nd H) on 16-29 shooting (.552), a 2017 postseason-high six rebounds and three assists in 44 minutes in Game 3. It was the 3rd time this postseason that Irving had scored at least 35 points and 4th time in his playoff career.
In Game 3, J.R. Smith tallied a 2017 Playoff-high 16 points, going a 2017 postseason-best 5-10 (.500) on three-pointers in 34 minutes. Smith has now reached double figures and drained at least four treys in three games this playoffs.
Kevin Love pulled down a game-high tying 13 rebounds, to go along with nine points and a career-high (regular season and postseason) six steals in 37 minutes in Game 3 on Wednesday. He was one steal shy of a Finals single-game record (seven by Houston’s Robert Horry at Orlando, June 9, 1995; Game Two). In the 2017 NBA Finals, Love is averaging 13.7 rebounds, which is his highest in any postseason series in his career.
On Deck
If the Cavs are able to get a win on Friday, they leave the next day for California – where Game 5 is set for Monday night in Oakland. If Cleveland can continue from there, Game 6 is slated for next Thursday night at The Q. If the series goes to a Game 7, that’ll be played on June 18 back at Oracle Arena.FIND SEATS | SCHEDULE