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Wednesday, June 6, 2018Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed CLE by 6 at halftime and won 110–102.

Final · Finals · G3 · Box score
Warriors110
Cavs102
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 GSW -6; Q3 GSW +2; Q4 GSW +8
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 3 · Warriors-Cavs

Kevin Durant scores 43 as Golden State beats Cleveland

LeBron James posts a triple-double

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-15-10-50+5+10+15TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-1-6+2+8GSW AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors28243127110
Cavs29292321102
Who led
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 37, 38, 25, 27, 29, 23, 34, 26, 26, 43GSW43 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 35, 28, 22, 29, 27, 29, 33, 11GSW11 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 42, 27, 44, 26, 46, 35, 51, 29, 33CLE33 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 22, 13, 9, 14, 0, 21, 22, 20CLE20 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Final · Warriors-Cavs
Warriors 110Cavs 102
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Warriors28243127110
Cavs29292321102
The story
JR Smith had 13 points in a 110-102 loss to Golden State

Rodney Hood added 15 PTS, 6 REB 13 PTS, 4 REB, 3 STL · 5-14 FG, 3-10 3PT

The swing

Down 6 after the second, the Warriors took the third 31-23.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −1−6+2+8 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.2points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.5Reg. season avg37.7Last 3 playoff games

37.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 33 points in 47 minutes.

Losing minutes
−17.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Reg. season avg9.9Last 3 playoff games

9.9 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.9 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 15 points in 26 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+13.6minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
20.2Reg. season avg33.8Today

34 minutes today, against 20.2 a game in the regular season (53 games). Line: 8 points, 7 rebounds, 0 assists.

Top performances

Kevin Durant leads the day with 43

Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 37, 38, 25, 27, 29, 23, 34, 26, 26, 43Warriors-Cavs · W
29.4 PPG playoffs to date · +14.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: LeBron James CLE, Dec 8, 2009: 43 PTS · 13 REB · 6 AST
43 PTS · 13 REB · 7 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 15, 42, 27, 44, 26, 46, 35, 51, 29, 33Cavs-Warriors · L
34.5 PPG playoffs to date · −1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Chris Paul NOH, Jan 14, 2009: 33 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
33 PTS · 10 REB · 11 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 23, 17, 22, 13, 9, 14, 0, 21, 22, 20Cavs-Warriors · L
15.0 PPG playoffs to date · +5.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 13 REB · 3 AST
Rodney HoodPoints, last 10 games: 0, 2, 0, 0, 11, 2, 5, 0, 2, 15Cavs-Warriors · L
5.1 PPG playoffs to date · +10.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 6 REB · 0 AST
JR SmithPoints, last 10 games: 4, 0, 11, 9, 2, 5, 12, 10, 5, 13Cavs-Warriors · L
8.6 PPG playoffs to date · +4.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 4 REB · 0 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 18, 16, 35, 28, 22, 29, 27, 29, 33, 11Warriors-Cavs · W
24.7 PPG playoffs to date · −14.8 vs his playoff average before tonight
11 PTS · 5 REB · 6 AST
Lead changes
Warriors-Cavs11