NBA Finals: Game 4

Friday, June 9, 2017 at 9:00 PM
Cleveland Cavaliers vs Golden State Warriors
Golden State has held a streak the past 3 games, but will tonight be the night for the Cavaliers to take the streak from Golden State?
The game starts with a 3-pointer by Cleveland. With a score of 16-6 the Cavaliers have a 10 point lead with 8:51 left in the first quarter. A score of 23-17 gives Cleveland a 14 point lead with 6 minutes left in the first quarter. At 3:23 left in the first quarter, the score is 31-25 and Cleveland has the lead. Irving shoots as he is falling and makes a 3-pointer from the ground. Two foul shots by Cleveland moves them up to 36. Cleveland goes to score and is blocked, but gains 2 points with 2 foul shots. The score is 44-29 with 1:15 left in the first quarter and Cleveland is leading this game. The first quarter ends with a score of 49-33.
A shot by Golden State starts the second quarter making a score of 49-35. A missed shot by Golden State gives Cleveland the ball and 2 more points with a shot. A 3-pointer by Irving makes the score 54-35 and a shot by Iguodala moves it up 54-37. A 3-pointer by Klay Thompson gives Golden State a score of 40. A 3 by Lebron moves the score up, followed by Golden State foul shots. A beautiful 3-pointer by JR Smith gives Cleveland a score of 60 and the overall score is 60-45 with 7:19 left in the first half. The score goes up to 62 for Cleveland thanks to Lebron. Curry shoots a 3-pointer giving Golden State 3 more points. Both teams are fighting! Cleveland is on fire with all the shots! Cleveland is ahead by 20 points with less than 6 minutes left in the first half. The Cavaliers cannot be stopped as they move their score up to 73. With 2:52  left in the first half, the score is 73-57 and Cleveland is not giving up their lead. A 3-pointer by Cleveland pushes their score up to 80. With 1 minute left in the game the score is 83-61. Cleveland keeps it coming with the 3-pointers. As the buzzer goes off Durant shoots a 3 moving Golden State's score up. The score ending the first half of the game is 86-68. Cleveland is not giving in. If Golden State wants this win and wants to keep their Finals winning streak, they have to come in to the second half harder and stronger.
The third quarter starts with a shot by Golden State and the score is 89-72. A 3 by Love moves Cleveland up to 92. A shot by Lebron means the Cavaliers keep moving up. Curry steals the ball from the Cavaliers and a failed shot gives the ball back to the Cavaliers. Lebron scores and everyone is going crazy. The sixth 3-pointer for Love moves Cleveland up to 99. With 6 minutes left in the third quarter, the score is 100-85. The ball is going back and forth between the teams and Cleveland gains 1 point by a foul shot. A foul on Durant gives Golden State 2 points. The score is 104-89 with 3:26 left in the third quarter. A missed shot by Lebron gives Golden State the ball and Curry makes a shot. Two foul shots made by Golden State moves their score up to 93. Cleveland makes another 3 making their score 109. A pile to get the ball results in a possible foul against a Pachulia. Tensions are running high and fans are yelling at coaches and players. Everyone is upset and a player does get thrown out. No foul is called and the game continues. A shot by Curry is blocked by Jefferson; Curry regains the ball, but misses a 3. A 3-pointer by Cleveland moves them up to 112 and a 3-pointer by Curry is followed. Another 3-pointer by Cleveland moves them up to 115 and they end the third quarter with a 19 point lead and a score of 115-96.
The fourth quarter begins with a 3-pointer by McCaw and another 3 by Klay Thompson; Golden State is now at 102. A shot by Golden State moves them up to 104. A 3 by Irving moves Cleveland up to 118. At 6:45 left in the game the score is 124-107. Lebron and Smith collide and fall to the ground. After a second to catch their breath, both guys are okay and get up. There is 4:36 left in the game and the score is 126-108. Durant blocks a shot by Iriving, but Irving gets the ball back. Two foul shots by Durant gives Golden State a score of 111. A 3 by Cleveland makes their score 129 and the score is 129-111 with 2:28 left in the game. Another 3 by Irving moves Cleveland up to 132. Two foul shots by Golden State moves them up to 113, but Cleveland is still 19 points ahead. Cleveland moves up to 133 with 1 foul shot and then up to 137 with a 3. A 3 by Golden State moves them up to 116, but that is nothing to Cleveland. With a final score of 137-116 Cleveland wins Game 4.
Cleveland lead the entire game and proved they were there to win. They came to end the streak for Golden State and that is what they did. Golden State could not stop them tonight. Cleveland played the better game tonight, but Game 5 is a new game. Good job to both teams and congratulations Cleveland!