Came all the way from the humiliating and nerve-cracking blowout 3-1 in the series of NBA Finals 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers now tied at 3-3 and force Golden State Warriors for one last game (Game 7) on Sunday June 19 at Oracle Arena.
As many said, Draymond Green’s absence last Game 5 was truly the x-factor of Golden State’s failure to finish the best of 7 series. However, it seems LeBron’s Kryptonite is not working at this time. At the very start of the first quarter, Cavaliers have already gained a 13-point deficit at 7-20 courtesy of Lebron James and Kyrie Irving. At 0:54 mark Tristan Thomson seals the lead with a dunk at 9-31 in favor of Cavs. While GSW still tries to find their rhythm, they seem to struggle with turnovers as well. Q1 ends at 9-31.
During the second quarter Cavs continue to upsurge the lead with Kyrie Irving shooting from behind the arc. Stephen Curry answers but it seems not enough to tie up the scores. While Klay Thompson remains cold from his shooting territory, Tristan Thompson and J.R Smith contributes in the scoring with assists from LeBron. Meanwhile turnovers continue to increase its numbers for the Warriors. At nearly reaching the 2:00 mark, LeBron makes another driving layup. 2nd quarter ends with 16-point deficit at 43-59 still in favor of Cavs.
The lead surges to 19 points at 61-80 (the largest lead in the game) in the 3rd quarter. K. Thompson still couldn’t find the rhythm from the 3-point territory but he succeeds in the last seconds following up with a driving layup which cuts the lead by 9 points at 71-80 as the quarter ends. The 4th and final quarter is still undecided after some series of scores for both teams. Suddenly, Stephen Curry losses his composure when he get ejected nearly reaching the 4:00 mark. He throws his mouth guard that hits the fan.
At nearly reaching the last 2 minutes,Cavaliers retains their lead by 12 points at 88-110. As time starts to run out for Golden State, Cavs continue to score via free throws while the fouls drawn against the other team. 4th quarter ends by 14-point deficit at 101-115. Reviewing the box scores, Lebron James continues his demolition mode at 41 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists while Kyrie Irving scores 23 points and a combination of 29 points for J.R Smith and Tristan Thompson.
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