NBA Finals: Game 3

Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Golden State Warriors

Will Golden State win another game in the finals or will Cleveland end the Warriors streak?

Starting off the game, Cleveland makes 2 shots. Two 3-pointers and Golden State has the lead. Two points and two 3-pointers give the Cavaliers the lead and makes the score 13-9. Shots by both teams move the score up. James shoots making the score 17-13. Four turnovers by Golden State already and we're just at 7:02 left in the first quarter. Thompson shoots a 3 making the score 16-17. Thompson is killing it with all the 3-pointers! Two foul shots move the Cavaliers up to 19. A Golden State shot is knocked away and into the Cavaliers hands, but Golden State gains back possession. While all of this is happening, Lebron collides with another player and goes down. He shakes it off and gets back up. The score is 21-19 with 5:32 left in the first quarter. Two foul shots and a 3 by Thompson makes the score 24-21. James steals the ball from Golden State, makes a shot, and the score is tied 27-27. A foul on Irving gives Cleveland 2 more points. A 3 by Curry moves Golden State up 3 points, followed by another 3 and the lead. The first quarter ends with a score of 39-31, Golden State leading. 

The first shot of the second quarter is by the Cavaliers making the score 34-39. Cleveland then makes a foul shot and another shot making their score 37. A foul on Love gives Cleveland 2 more points tying the game. Thompson makes a shot and makes the score 41-39. Cleveland moves up to 43 with a foul shot and a 3-pointer by James. The score is now 46-43 at 9 minutes left in the first half. After many failed attempts at shots, James finally makes one moving Cleveland's score up 2 points. Curry shoots a 3 making Golden State's score 49, followed by Cavaliers shot making their score 47. The score is 51-49 with 4:24 left in the first half, and then 57-55 with 2:07 left; Golden State has the lead. Two foul shots for each team moves them up on the scoreboard. The first half ends with a score of 67-61. With it being so close, it's anyone's game. Either team could take the win.

The second half starts with a Cleveland shot  and then two 3-pointers moving them up to 71 and giving them the lead. The lead ends quickly as Golden State moves up to 72 with a shot and then 2 foul shots. After many shots the score is 79-78 with 6:12 left in the third quarter. The teams are taking turns with the lead. With 4:14 left in the third quarter the score is 83-82 and Cleveland has the lead. The lead is Golden State's again with a shot making their score 84. More shots by Cleveland move them up to 94 and they gain their lead back. With 1 minute left in the third quarter the score is 94-87; Cleveland has the lead and the crowd is losing their minds! The third quarter ends with a score of 94-88.

The fourth quarter begins with a shot by Golden State moving them up to 91. Two 3-pointers by Cleveland move them up to 100. The score is 102-99 and a Cleveland lead with 7:12 left in the game. A 3 by Durant moves Golden State up to 102 and they're now just 2 points behind Cleveland. Shots by Cleveland move them up to 108. A 3 by Thompson puts Golden State just 1 point behind Cleveland, and the score is 108-107. Shots by Cleveland move them up to 113 and the score is 113-107 with 2:35 left in the game.   A shot by Curry moves Golden State up, but they're still behind by 4 points. A 3 by Durant moves Golden State up to 114 and gives them the lead. Foul shots by Durant moves Golden State up to 116 and seconds are remaining. Golden State ends the game with a win and the final score is 118-113.

Cleveland held the lead for so long, but ultimately Golden State took it and won with only seconds remaining. Both teams played their hearts out and both teams did great!