Game Summary
The defending NBA Champion Cavaliers host the Golden State Warriors in Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday night at Quicken Loans Arena. Tipoff is at 9:00 p.m. (ET).
The Wine & Gold aim to bounce back following two loses in Oakland. Cleveland has won two series in their playoff history when trailing a series 2-0 (2007 ECF vs. Detroit and 2016 NBA Finals vs. Golden State).
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Despite Sunday's loss, the Cavaliers had some positive takeaways at both ends of the floor.
In Game 2, Cleveland had 27 assists on 45 field goals to go with just nine turnovers. The Cavs were just one assist shy of tying their 2017 Playoff high (28, twice) and one turnover from their 2017 postseason low (eight, twice).
Defensively in Game 2, the Cavs tied their franchise playoff record with 15 steals and scored 23 points off of 20 Warriors turnovers. Cleveland
had 10 steals in the first half, setting a new team postseason record for swipes in a half (nine on three occasions). The only other time the Cavs had
15 steals in a game was also at Golden State on June 5, 2016 during last year’s title run.
Cleveland had a +20 (60-40) edge in points in the paint in Game 2, their biggest margin of the 2017 Playoffs.
The Wine & Gold will look to build upon the positives as they aim to fight their way back into the series and feed off their home crowd.
Including this postseason at home (5-1), the Cavs have won 14 of the last 16 playoff games at Quicken Loans Arena.
Where to Catch the Action
TV: ABC
Radio: WTAM 1100, 100.7 WMMS, 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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G
F
F
C
#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 2, LeBron James registered his 18th career playoff triple-double with a team-high 29 points on 12-18 (.667) shooting, a team-high 11 rebounds, a playoff career-high tying 14 assists, three steals and one block in 39 minutes. It was James’ 8th Finals triple-double, tying Magic Johnson (8) for the most all time. James (311 AST) also passed Jerry West (306 AST) for the 4th-most assists in NBA Finals history with his 10th dish in Game 2 and now only trails Bill Russell (315 AST, 3rd), Bob Cousy (400 AST, 2nd) and Magic Johnson (584, 1st).
LeBron James has now scored 25+ points in 27 NBA Finals games, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (26) for the 3rd-most since 1963-64 (Michael
Jordan – 31, Jerry West – 29).
Kevin Love posted 27 points on 12-3 (.522) shooting, seven rebounds and two steals in 30 minutes during Game 2. Since the start of last round (seven games), Love is averaging 22.1 points, 12.9 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 1.3 blocks, while also shooting .472 from the field, .500 (28-56) from three-point range and .893 (25-28) from the free throw line.
In six home games this postseason, Kyrie Irving is averaging 29.5 points on .512 shooting from the field, including .413 (19-46) from beyond the arc, .889 (32-36) from the foul line, 6.7 assists and 1.3 steals in 36.7 minutes.
On Deck
After Wednesday, the series continues with Game 4 on Friday, June 9 at The Q. From there, the Finals go 1-1-1 – with Game 5 on June 12 in Oakland, Game 6 on Thursday night back at The Q and Game 7 the following Sunday night, June 18, on the West Coast, if necessary.FIND SEATS | SCHEDULE