The Cavs would out-rebound the Warriors (59-50), and the three-point percentage was close, with Golden State shooting better by less than a percentage point.CLEVELAND (AP) - Stephen Curry scored 33 points - topping 30 for a career-best ninth consecutive game - and the Golden State Warriors pulled away for a 119-101 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night.Ĭurry, who made an NBA-record 29 3-pointers over the previous three games, is averaging 38.2 points during his torrid run. Cleveland just couldn’t control the ball and when they did the shooting wasn’t there, but they were not put in a position to score either. Three big differences in this game played a factor in the game with turnovers (20-4), field goal percentage (42.5-34.9) and assists (31-15) all in the Warriors favor. The Warriors would end up pulling their starters by the two-minute mark and winning 110-89. In the fourth quarter, the Warriors were relentless by the 4:05 mark, the Cavs pulled their starters, while Golden State was up 105-87. Steph Curry and Kevin Durant outscored the Cavs as a team 21-20. The biggest difference was points in the paint (50-26) and fast break offensive scoring (20-7). Cleveland would have 16 turnovers to the Warriors four. By the end of the third frame, Golden State would end up outscoring the Cavs by 13 points and extending their lead to 93-72. They also shut out Cleveland in the first four minutes. In the third quarter, the Warriors would score 13 straight points. He shut down both Kevin Love and Kyrie Irving early. Another key aspect to the game was Klay Thompson’s defense. Durant had six dunks, the most he ever had was four in a playoff game.
Mostly due to Kevin Durant’s play and Steph Curry three-pointers, but also do to the effort in the paint, Golden State would outscore Cleveland 42-16 down low. Joining LeBron James and Kobe Bryant.īy the end of the half, the Warriors led by eight points. It was such a dominating quarter for Durant he is only the third player in the last 15 NBA Finals to do put up those numbers in a quarter. He put up 10 points, five assists, and didn’t turn the ball over. The first frame was perhaps the best quarter of his career. Kevin Durant was a huge key in this quarter and would be the rest of the game. The Cleveland Cavaliers took out the Boston Celtics in five games and Golden State Warriors won four straight, and still haven’t lost a playoff game this postseason.Īfter the first quarter, the Warriors lead 35-30, and according to ESPN Stats & Info, the Warriors are 21-0 this season when scoring 35 or more in the first quarter. Mostly due to both teams being in complete control over their conference final foes. It seems as though the finals took forever to get here.
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