The Cavs won a blowout game at home by 30pts against the Warriors and trail in the series 2-1. Cleveland scored the game's first 9pts, and led by as many as 20 in q1 with Kevin Love sitting out game 3. The Warriors closed the gap to just 8pts by halftime, but the Cavs scored 38-26 in the 3rd quarter to blow the game open. The Cavs scored 100+ pts for the first time in the last 10 games against the Warriors, and remain undefeated at 8-0 at home in these playoffs. It was a 63pt turnaround between games 2 and 3 for the Cavs, who became the 2nd team in NBA history to follow up a 30pt loss with a 30pt win in the same series.
Irving had 30pts, 8asts, including 14pts in the first quarter, Lebron had 32pts, 11reb, 6asts and Smith had 20pts on 5 3-pters. Barnes had 18pts, but Curry, Klay and Green combined for only 35pts - their lowest combined total since 2014. The Warriors only hit 9-of-33 3-pters, and have lost their 5th straight game 3 on the road. It was the 19th time in these playoffs that a team has won by at least 25pts, an NBA record.
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