The Cavs won at home, avoiding elimination for the 2nd straight game to force a game 7 vs the Warriors. Lebron finished with 41pts, 8reb, 11asts, 4stl, 3blks, scoring 41pts in his second straight game facing elimination. It is only the 5th time a player has scored consecutive 40pt games in the finals. The Cavs blew out the Warriors in the first quarter 31-11, with the Warriors setting record lows for the season for q1 in points, point margin and field goal percentage (22.6%). After trailing by 16 at halftime, the Warriors ended q3 on a 10-0 run, with Thompson scoring 15pts in the quarter to pull within 9 points at the start of the 4th quarter. The Warriors would get as close as 7pts, but Lebron dominated in the 3rd and 4th quarters by scoring or assisting on 27 straight Cavalier points, finishing with 17pts in the final quarter. Thompson had 25pts and Curry had 30pts, but fouled out for the first time in his career with 4:22 remaining. He threw his mouthpiece in frustration, inadvertently hitting a fan and earning a technical foul. He is the first MVP to foul out of a finals game since Shaq in 2001.
Other than Jerry West, Lebron is the only other player to have 40pts and 10asts in a finals game. He also ranks 1st in total points, rebounds, assists, blocks and steals in these finals. Curry has set a new finals record for made 3-pointers with 28. Game 7 will be played in Oakland, and after 6 games both teams are tied in total points at 610-all. The Cavs became only the 3rd team to force a game 7 in the finals after trailing 3-1, and for the Warriors it will be their first game 7 finals in franchise history.
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