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Wednesday, June 8, 2016Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Finals · G3 · Box score
Warriors90
Cavs120
Q1 CLE +17; Q2 CLE +8; Q3 CLE +20; Q4 CLE +30
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 3 · Warriors-Cavs

LeBron James posts 32 and 11 as Cleveland beats Golden State

Kyrie Irving goes for 30 points

Game flow · CLE margin at each break
-40-30-20-100+10+20+30+40TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+17+8+20+30CLE AHEAD ↑GSW AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors1627262190
Cavs33183831120
Who led
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 23, 24, 29, 23, 33, 23, 19, 32CLE32 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 26, 13, 26, 23, 30, 26, 10, 30CLE30 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 24, 19, 31, 31, 36, 11, 18, 19GSW19 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 7, 11, 6, 9, 5, 13, 5, 18GSW18 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Final · Warriors-Cavs
Warriors 90Cavs 120
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors1627262190
Cavs33183831120
The story
JR Smith had 20 points as Cleveland beat Golden State 120-90

Harrison Barnes led Golden State with 18 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST 20 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL, 1 AST · 7-13 FG, 5-10 3PT

The swing

The Cavaliers won the first 33-16, their biggest quarter edge.

CLE lead by quarter
300 +17+8+20+30 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Losing minutes
−12.8minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Reg. season avg11.8Last 3 playoff games

11.8 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.6 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 2 points in 8 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+15.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
17.9Reg. season avg33.2Today

33 minutes today, against 17.9 a game in the regular season (74 games). Line: 9 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists.

Cooling off
−14.1points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
30.1Reg. season avg16.0Last 3 playoff games

16.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 30.1 in the regular season (79 games). Today: 19 points in 31 minutes.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 32

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 21, 24, 23, 24, 29, 23, 33, 23, 19, 32Cavs-Warriors · W
24.6 PPG playoffs to date · +7.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
32 PTS · 11 REB · 6 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 21, 27, 26, 13, 26, 23, 30, 26, 10, 30Cavs-Warriors · W
23.9 PPG playoffs to date · +6.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
30 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 3, 5, 12, 22, 9, 7, 15, 3, 5, 20Cavs-Warriors · W
11.5 PPG playoffs to date · +9.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 1 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 26, 28, 24, 19, 31, 31, 36, 11, 18, 19Warriors-Cavs · L
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · −5.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 1 REB · 3 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 12, 11, 7, 11, 6, 9, 5, 13, 5, 18Warriors-Cavs · L
9.3 PPG playoffs to date · +9.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
18 PTS · 8 REB · 3 AST
Tristan ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 5, 6, 9, 0, 2, 9, 2, 10, 8, 14Cavs-Warriors · W
5.9 PPG playoffs to date · +8.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST