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welcome to Cleveland Ohio where the NBA
could crown a champion tonight the
Golden State Warriors looking to win a
title and make history
the Cavaliers hoping to avoid a screen
and send the theory to Oakland it's Game
four tonight shipping on inside my DNA
Howard shows us that my DNA the finals
are not entitled winds make legends and
idols we remember 2015 how great it was
remember 2016 and how terrible it was
and we want to try to control the
situation a lot better yes yes yes is it
what I desire or what you require I've
never been this position being up in the
finals I don't want to relax her or sit
like it's over job's not done for us the
mindset comes you have to come take it
listen to what I'm talking about
this is my game this is my house those
are DNA it's the Golden State Warriors
and the Cleveland Cavaliers for the NBA
championship back here at Quicken Loans
Arena where the Warriors clinks their
title back in 2015 and now a different
team with a special new player as Kevin
Durant already with three 30 point games
in these finals and a chance to do
something no team has ever done in the
71 year history of the NBA but in their
past
LeBron James and the Cavaliers wanting
to make sure there will be no
celebration on
for tonight good evening everyone
welcome to Game four of the 2017 NBA
Finals along with Mark Jackson with Jeff
Van Gundy Mike Breen on hand Doris Burke
with us as well
Golden State Seton playoff perfection
they have been undefeated throughout
these clowns
and also in trying to win their second
title in three years now let's go right
to our Domino's pregame h view it's been
an amazing run and of course a lot of
its dominating other teams mark but in
Game three on the road
fourth quarter come from behind victory
up thrilling victory showing that this
team is playing at a level but very few
teams that played on well you think
about it 73 wins last year and this
warrior team is a better basketball team
you ask the question now why Kevin
Durant and get you done get it done on
the defensive end
they'll be obviously they'll blow you
out there with a cold ball game they
also have what I thought
we call the disease of reading one more
tackle team looking at industry you're
right there on the precipice of the
historic accomplishments I don't really
want to get into the debate if they're
the best thing ever but you have to say
they've had one of the most dominant
runs ever and have a chance to be a
dynasty meanwhile for Cleveland they
threw a great punch in Game three a
haymaker but still lost
it's a crushing defeat Jeff so right now
their mindset win one game what's the
key to doing that well it's true belief
they've got to believe not only they can
win this game but still win the series
and to give them that belief I think
they have to play from ahead in the
first quarter to up their level of
results as a full of play you got to
make sure who wants to go back to San
Francisco the minds that's got to be we
got to take care of business tonight one
possession at a time one game at a time
the proof is in the pudding you did it
last year they got another opportunity
make it it was a lost opportunity in
Game three up in the fourth quarter but
outscored 11 nothing in the final three
minutes now they try to extend their
season to at least one more game let's
go to our PA announcer olivier cedra
good evening ladies and gentlemen of
welcome to Quicken Loans Arena working
for the 2017 NBA Finals featuring the
visiting Western Conference champion
Golden State Warriors
and your Eastern Conference champion
Cleveland Cavaliers it's time we ask
those who are able to please rise and
remove your hands holding the American
flag this evening are members of wine
and gold United and joining us the
perform our national anthem
she's a grammy-nominated multi-platinum
singer-songwriter who garnered world
attention as the winner of season six of
American Idol
please welcome Jordin Sparks what's so
funny we're at the twilight's last
gleaming whose broad stripes and bright
stars through the perilous fight or the
ramparts we watched were so gallantly
streaming and the Rockets red
subong bursting in air gave proof
through the night that our flag was
still there
oh say does that star-spangled banner
yeah
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or the land
and debris and the heart
Oh mother Bray
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last year the Cavs pulled off the
greatest comeback in Finals history this
year and even more difficult task Game
four is next as this presentation of the
NBA Finals continues after this message
and a word from our ABC station okay
tonight it's about finance you go out
there and play the great Julia pleasure
in the prime of your lives that should
be a night you'll remember forever those
who should be taking so much joy out of
it because I mean how many times you get
to wake up
find the balance and claim with the joy
that nation is new you are the finest in
the history of the NBA
126 teams of trails o three and a
best-of-seven series all 126 teams have
lost that theory in the finals it
happened 12 times eight of the 12 times
the team has been swept in the finals
only one force to Game seven that was
way back in 1951 66 years ago but right
now the Cavaliers can't think about
anything past tonight and trying to
force the game five as we get set to the
tip-off here in Game four
the crowd perhaps a little more subdued
than they were before Game three but
they are fired up they do not want to be
the enemy celebrate on their home floor
they are Smith first shot on the night
is at 3:00
this effort to struggled first couple of
game on a solid game in Game three with
16 points klay Thompson off-balance just
the night rolled it won't go down
Kristin Thompson the rebound
Golic stinky while has been superb and
closeout game
Kyrie Irving knocks down a three and a
six nothing in less than a minute
Zaza Pachulia down the other end
but cannot happen good job by the
Warriors pushing off on a shot but to
get a calf you're fighting for your live
at can half Kyrie Irving two for two
coming off his thirty eight point game
in Game three
draymond Green left open and pick my
three knocked down both teams come out
firing
this is a proven warrior team they're
not going to panic because you started
off knocking down shop they're going to
continue to defend and go at you on the
offensive end
Irving trying to draw a foul we've got a
pound well in the closeout game
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: state has been dominant they be portly
by 25 Utah by 26 San Antonio by 14
draymond Green the runner comes up short
fight for the rebound dock clock did not
reset Durant
hoist went up on the way off top two
lines but urban husband Arriba
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James against Durant with two MVP LeBron
James falling away
Hopson this time is tough but forget the
rebound sack to save
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the other cab this is a welcome sight
Kristin Thompson on the offensive board
to drop off LeBron takes the hit and
finish it that's the energy and effort
coach that they need from Tristan
Thompson absolutely I think we will have
taken some very difficult shot in
isolation and a constant and love can
give them second shot it boosts their
chances obviously Jane completes the
three-point play the 77th with the boys
knocks out of our turn only the 77
points scored by LeBron James and Kyrie
Irving most by a pair of teammates in a
loss in Finals history as the ball
knocked loose picked up by urban by Tom
contested at the ball a peculiar to
rebound
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there Steph Curry a hundred-foot back
pain grab
and the law steps into a three long
rebound right back out the James JR
Smith tries again
the largest lead of the final retriever
a long rebound off of mystery to a brick
for reversal and a JR step 3
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welcome back to Cleveland where the
Cavaliers are off to a strong start here
in the NBA Finals game four and
yesterday LeBron James spent a long time
with the media and he brushed off any
kind of conversation about needing this
win or history fake to avoid of sweep to
avoid losing here at home instead he
talks about the fact that it's like any
other playoff game he's got to be
prepared mentally and physically to win
one possession at a time and you look at
the all-time greats his number a final
two record guys and Mike Green I said
effort in Game one the societal like
where he is personally into family there
was no absolutely Doris as they forced
another turnover
who's Brooke was the Golden State
backdoor Kevin Laue put the C
pass by James dribble that love ignites
the back door beautiful a near-perfect
start in the opening brief it is barely
thrown away before your block the foul
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and does opportunity we'll shoot a
couple of free throws Irving his first
personnel most talked about it is the
small Foley
that's a beautiful backdoor cut
outstanding read and pass by LeBron
James look away the only one place he
could have put it and he did well no one
has ever averaged a triple-double in the
finals ever like a LeBron James is doing
that as peculiar hits the free-throw
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there's only one place you can put it
coach how many small faults in a history
to gain make that foot
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I'm thinking I got three and mom bird
Grady Jane
sure there's more the true not many
those what to do
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they're scared for trying to get it
going rise again for three that won't go
Thompson the offensive rebound back to
Kevin Love for three
again the impact that Tristan Thompson
is making to stop this Balkan won't
deflect the price the set the time out
of bounds they're complimenting you by
making the adjustment and making a
conscious effort to keep you off the
board it happened three games already
you're Kristin Thompson this is how you
start a ball game outstanding job the
Korean finds Durant back out play
captive literally fake to get rid of JR
Smith and time could knock down the
three he had a brilliant shooting aid in
Game three thirty points six green
pointers all while guarding Kyrie Irving
Irving gets away on the screen missed
alone nearly pokes away love his sound
that got the shot up they're going to
call it in the act of shooting his
constant sits up his first and he was
inside the arc
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I I've noticed a lot in this series the
debate about why Tristan Thompson has
not played well and he hasn't played
well but the debate about whether his
significant other Khloe Kardashian and
the Kardashian curse
is the reason to me is downright
low-rent my thing is this
when LeBron James struggled in 2011 in
those finals could we say it was his
significant other that caused him to not
succeed or last year with Steph Curry
was it Steph Curry's wife when he didn't
play up the standard
now this Kardashian changed is because
she's an easy target and I don't know
her or her family but I do house it she
deserves an apology for anybody who
participated in that type of debate and
I couldn't agree with you more
it's total disrespect and it is low-rent
we are better than that here here
on the turnover for Golden State Kevin
lavas open in Cleveland on fire to start
here in the fourth quarter it got twenty
four point five three pointers draymond
Green dries in his style by Thompson
but Cavaliers were caught with such
forces greenness hasn't happened to be
separated
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first foul on Tristan Thompson Thompson
didn't like the way that draymond Green
went into him on the contact with a
conversation by both of the mouths of
the play
and if they're going to double buries
the ring
Green's got to be aggressive just like
that to make slave draymond Green was
saying yesterday when they asked him
about various players on the Cavs he
said there's no question that Tristan
Thompson is a huge point of emphasis
optimally gets those offensive rebounds
he has what practice most cases most so
many deflating plays to the opponent
play that role all season surprisingly
struggling the first three games getting
off to a good start tonight
urban trying to get it down to law
double P they have got away with a
travel topic mr. Ponson is back here in
the first quarter that's what he's got
to do they go small dream on green the
best health defending basketball when he
helps attack the offensive board
breathe this is the please
James drives socket bacala and green the
bird
LeBron James will see some free throws a
dream I dreamed helped and Kristin
Thompson is trying to be locked out by a
smaller guy nobody puts a body on them
klay Thompson said gurth attacks the
board give them a never another second
shot opportunity and finishing told the
state because of their poor start went
small to their noted deaths lineup and
now it's a fight will the big lineup of
Cleveland game will hold up defensively
and can they pound him on the board this
is their chance I thought was on
draymond Green at Sue's first and as
Jeff mentioned iguodala's in with Durant
and Green upfront game goes 1 for 2 a 16
point lead
5 minutes into the game the road purple
right our goal of state a it has some
unbelievable first quarters included and
final mega dollars jump shot is good :
State the first quarter these finals
have scored 35 40 and 39
right now the Cavs matching
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it started by curry
back to JR Smith three on the shot clock
Smith has to put it up at the two
pointer off the mark Kenan love
tip tip foot green comes away here goes
green they they have gotten away a
little travel rebound king walls down
the other end and he fouled on the entry
pass by Steph Curry hurry
well this is what green is great at
exciting to break reddit Tristan
Thompson for sprinting staying on his
feet and making green to up over the top
of them
and how about that coach three games
into the series we're used to watching
the Cavs take a foul and a situation how
about sprinting back like Tristan
Thompson just did plain solid pieces and
get a stop dance against ago Donna
drive hard throws it up clock by
draymond green top to try to hook it
backs out of bounds last touched by the
warrior hats out four point seven to
shoot
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lief curve Cardinal and Mike Callahan on
a couple of whistles
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sorry urban one trouble thanks after all
five stars of scores they're sitting 56%
of Appeals
Duran has deflected so many deflection
here in the opening quarter
it started in Game three they started
trapping Durant and curry in the
pick-and-roll and they started running
anymore
baseline sloppy cleaning action to try
to make curry and Thompson guard on the
booth
tonight recipes for success 2/3 by AFP
half serving notice mark Tristan
Thompson you're going to help
LeBron James on the post up attack the
offensive board nobody put the body on
you extra possession to pass and the
finish again with the action that's what
Steph Curry on Sisson top alert alert no
way he's able to one-on-one keeps off
the glass attack the offensive board
does give them another possession good
results it's what you got to do just
continue to do what you have done your
entire career and then they'll stop
their attack the emotional leader off
battle compete if the welcome side of
your task it can take you there on the
inbounds and draymond Green and easy
bucket they have been so effective on
underneath out of bounds this entire
year they get so many layup and an
offensive foul will go against the
Cavaliers
bran James going back door trying to get
through
well miscommunication two guys go with
the shooter leaving draymond green wide
open just really good baseline out of
bounds execute that foul was on James on
an offensive foul his first
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of course if Cleveland wins tonight and
we will have Game five on Monday on ABC
back in Oakland tipoff would be shortly
after 9:00 Eastern Time and in Oracle
Arena watching it on the big screen
looks like they do here in Quitman Loans
Arena in the series was in the Bay Area
but two terrific fan bases go wrap it
about their team
and they like being on camera they enjoy
it for the de crédit how many times
we've seen and it's lead thousands of
fans outside of the builders a great
time to be a basketball Richard
Jefferson died in Durant hospice it's
him up on a switch lon three pointers
Durant
Galvez he has been sensational in these
finals averaging 34 games shooting 56%
at his first field goal tonight an
all-time great offensive weapon that's
good defense and a reach in there on
Durant
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that's going to be his first
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and ruthless
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and penalty already with three or forty
four remaining so Irving will shoot and
against great offensive players what you
can't do is be discouraged your Tristan
Thompson state Touche and keep it moving
that's just a great player knocking down
a big-time shot and I think they should
keep trapping them with Iguodala and
Green on the floor if those two are
going to make three you can live with it
but when best players go into their left
hand the way he and curry can shoot off
the dribble I think you've got to take
it out of their hand
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gigazaur finds grand-prix
pirates with Jefferson that about good
hands from the veteran eight to shoot
for the Warriors
screams poked away by James miss pants
David you just do so much more activity
complete linear in the first quarter
defensively the key of course can they
sustain at all game and the kids
activity they make mistakes they just
made a mistake they're leaving draymond
Green open but the multiple heavy plays
with LeBron James in the and the Cavs
right now making a difference Durant off
the inbounds and Salas Tristan Thompson
if Suman Durant's going to go to the
line for the first time tonight I would
be very tempted to zone two warriors on
baseline out of bounds I mean they just
squeeze in here and that's clearly a
foul I mean that's nice of you that's
awful deeply the top will defend but
even on good defense they had gotten
layup after lay hot
I mean it's all my three great weapons
shooting the basketball off of and out
of bounds so four guys in play three of
them legitimate weapon talk to the thing
I wear that foul on Thompson his second
Durant hits another free throw I like
keeping him in he's rolling he doesn't
play huge in it who cares he playing
hard James looking to post-up agra tala
back then and Iguodala picks up the foul
how many times we talked about that
putting LeBron James on the block they
are champions today because they changed
and put them on the block and forced the
Warriors to defense he's a handful not
only the ability to score but the
ability to make plays out of a TT now
these two have Finals history a key play
and the finals are blocked involving
LeBron James and Iguodala happened again
in Game three forces the the famous play
in Game seven Iguodala with the terrific
block at the end of Game three and the
difference to me their power move into
the paint versus one-legged fake jumper
can you just compare it without a strip
to LeBron James block don't no
comparison
I think he did but we're going to let
him go because his March you said you're
a nice guy that's it
but they're wrestling in the post too
often I think he has not gone at the
basket with that type of ferocity that's
a very good use of his strength James
comes up short again Texas on the
offensive rebounds and it's deflected
out of bounds
rebounding right now eleven three in
favor of queenly Green and Thompson
taking a seat of your Steve Kerr's he's
got to be disappointed you understood
the Cavs was going to come out ready but
31 points they've given up with four
minutes ago in this is half in this
quarter is unacceptable JaVale McGee is
come on for the Warriors Kyrie Irving
finds Jefferson Richards represent
inside comes up short and a blocking
foul called on klay Thompson that's
going to be two on tough
there was the time with Richard
Jefferson was the best in the game of
creating contact driving to the hoop in
transition Richard and and a half foot
six doesn't have the same balance the
same leg but there's a good job that's a
block
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they've missed three free throws already
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six of 10 from the free-throw line here
in the first quarter the lead is now 11
largest has been 16 another missed free
throw so often those come back to honky
Durant the drive to pull up extra
what are we shipping it away at the
early big league Jefferson inside
Kings and out JR Smith for three and a
Livingston he just checked in grab the
rebound
so he and Jefferson jump as they come up
the floors go at her three and he foul
and reference Richard Jefferson is irate
I don't know commanded himself of the
call but it's going to be three free
throws for Kevin Durant you say how can
you beat a great team or you can't make
mistakes
give Durant a shot off the out of bounds
set you let them step in rhythm last
possession in transitional in a hoop and
this time you foul am shooting a
three-pointer these are mistakes that
you can't make it too good of a
basketball team to have a chance to beat
and it's a clear foul not locked up into
his area in thousand
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or stolen state terrific free-throw
shooters their top players with Durant
curry and and already with nine points
mancha pert will get the JR Smith will
take a seat
both teams came out of the box strong in
Game three it was 39:32 a high-scoring
first quarter in Game three
same scenario right now here in Game
four Duran has the last 10 points
for Golden State
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Livingston on urban what's up to three
shut good Kyrie Irving from downtown his
second three-pointer it got shot well
from three-point range in his final but
he's got 11 points here in the first
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Duran again the pull-up living to the
offensive rebound finds coach
the dollar gets past James it's time for
the plan
proven guys that do not panic all
throughout the Lana
James already to five assists and foul
is going to go believe against niggas
Alice that's gonna be two on him is
Jefferson and Iguodala at a collision
couple a long time crows here in the NBA
the Iguodala cramming Jefferson I
thought it was a moving screen on his
start he was flipping out Jefferson and
flipping out as Iguodala is negotiating
that strength with Jefferson in his 16th
year early in the NBA last year is the
first year in Cleveland nice timing
hadn't played in the finals since early
in his career when he was a high scoring
player for the New Jersey Nets is played
in seven different teams and finally got
his ring last year he is rejuvenated
said one of the things that hurt him
late in his career he had asthma and he
had an experimental procedure to help
him with his breathing and it's made all
the difference
they do a very good job with their
podcast and a fire Richard Jefferson
very successful Richard Jensen a guy to
plays with me outstanding Pro has
enjoyed a coach
good eye courage mindful safe can't hit
the three seven laws with a rebound
foul on curry that's going to be cool on
curry he tried to prevent the ferry and
it 50s for path foul as from they're
going to look at it and thirty shots at
the call looks like he's blatantly
grabbed the arm of Mon jump
Mike Callahan the crew chief actually it
looked like something grabbed him on the
other angle
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shumpert madam sorry grab him
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that's the big ball of shots and
possession from that second replay
Perry's got a case initially something
grabs his mom
let's bring in Steve Joffe our star
official now helping us to the broadcast
booth back in the studio Steve not a
clear path foul that one well I don't
think they've had to pass this catchable
Mike so you really didn't deprive them
as an opportunity to score so I think he
might see that the common travel short
and sweet thank you Steve
but the reason he can't catch it
that's because Curry's holding them I
think that's a catchable play in my
opinion
Calahan explaining it to Steph Curry
right now and it is a common foul
but it's still two free-throws because
they're in the penalty and on a clear
path foul it would be two free-throws
and possession this will be the 14th and
15th free throw attempt of the Cavaliers
here in the first quarter they've
already missed five Wow
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and you see three players for the
Warriors and Tristan Thompson for the
cab each with two here in the opening
quarter
Cavaliers and shooting 81 percent from
the line through the first three games
of the finals but really struggling here
in the opening quarter still a 10-point
lead as they about with of course here
to begin Game four
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backdoor the curls off the glass won't
go without seven long game steps into a
three jump it up
Judith better circle after the ball gets
stuck
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may I ask you a question when that
happened at your playground at any point
in your life did you go get it so I
would have to climb the net to get that
matter - not a chance
but we also didn't jump ball after
repeated elders he's got it if you shot
it that bad you shouldn't have a 50/50
chance of getting it back foul is going
to be call on draymond Green any shoe
can jump on that and on the tip three
blacks upper three didn't realize
there's a foul against and now he does
he throws upset and I think a technical
foul can give it out just it has
that's going to be 2000
you see the almost dream on dream can
next to the head of Iman shelf that's a
flagrant foul if you're looking at it by
the definition of what it supposed to be
I'm surprised they didn't even look at
them well that free throw was on a
tactical file and to me you should be
taking a look at it this is what I don't
understand the clear path foul I think
it's unnecessary when you can as we see
the reaction by Steve Kerr but we can
take vows on fast breaks but only if
you're ahead of the ball it's all
unnecessary but if we're not looking at
that as a flagrant foul then I don't
know many times why we go over and see
those other quick attack types contact
with brain still green still chatting
the shot to Shumpert now that's why
Shumpert's at the line now because again
they're in the penalty business two free
throws on a personal foul this is
another McGee the rebound they take it
18 free throws in the first one and now
have this seven do need by doesn't turn
it over ten person has the room goes
inside blocked by McGee put a foul
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and see Richard Jefferson going with the
mindset of finishing clear contact on
the block attempt Imogene and everything
going to the line again and see a lot of
contact there this will be 19 and 20 in
terms of free throws unbelievable and
personal fouls in the technical foul for
Golden State here in the first quarter
I look like a good lot to me
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4140 and there's still a minute half to
go
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hurry church
Livingston assets I'm again oh I
suggested from McKeon thanks at home
great pass by Livingston goes up in the
air to shoot these the closeout hits
McGee inside Jefferson Kevin Love for
grade
terrain doesn't fit here comes Jefferson
the Cavaliers have thrown a haymaker
here in the French Quarter 46 points
delay of game warning against the Cavs
touching the ball after it went through
just the warning second time as a
technical
making sure the clock is right
and my they've done this
with LeBron James scoring five points
James could have six assists but
everybody contributed that's been a
problem example in Game three
LeBron James Kyrie Irving shot 55% from
the viola rest of the team 26%
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Livingston falling away top shot going
to make them drip plays off of it
[Applause]
Dave decide on a course of feed look Ted
alone
that will go rebound McGee's tactic
hurry hurry take shot clock to the foul
this the most point the team is scored
in the first quarter of an NBA Finals
game forty-eight points against the team
that's considered as good as anybody
defensively in the NBA or it cannot be
satisfied we've given up 48 points in
County mistakes made on the defensive
end but give the Cavs credit come ready
to play on our last possession but Bron
James moving without the basketball that
size strength and athletic ability
getting into the thick of the Warriors
be 21 points to remaining away it's the
most point in any quarter in Finals
history
[Applause]
my nick teams would have celebrated that
for a half oh how times have changed
[Applause]
Golden State has 32 points
they're shooting 50% on the road and
they're down by 15 in the first quarter
jock clock turned off Golden State has
been on the penalty since the opening
minute
so no foul again changed Carroll's in
and it's al
and the Cavaliers won the goaltending
because the rim was touched looked like
by McAdoo or one of the warrior players
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it's got to be the right mindset LeBron
James clear face little fake movement on
the weak side take a look at McAdoo
trying to block the shot hits the rim
that's goals and according to the rules
am I correct like I want to see you
again
named short another mystery throw could
add 60 if they will they'll probably
stay on that it didn't have an impact on
the shot because he didn't touch the
ball it didn't the rim did not
reverberate because it it Michael David
any words reverberate are you serious I
don't know how to spell it I just know
how to say it let's bring in Steve Joffe
won't we a two-point on remaining we'll
check the feet and just a moment as we
wind down the first quarter
hurry from 3/4 Court launches almost
went in and the first quarter comes to
an end in historic final quarter 49
points for Cleveland down all three
innings NBA Finals and they respond with
the best scoring quarter in Finals
history 49 points and they missed eight
free throws an incredible start for the
Cleveland Cavaliers
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the Cavaliers for 49 points on the board
with sneaker he does what allows them to
dominate that period well they brought a
lot of force and we weren't ready for it
Tilly turnovers bad offensive possession
and fortunately plenty of time love we
could get back in a book by a solid 33
points on the board shot over 50% what
are the things that go into getting back
into this defense can I get a stop my
bag indoors just a stunning start
Cleveland coming out of the gate Ron
James eight point six two six Kevin Love
at 14 Kyrie Irving 11 urban pulling away
clock by David West West Iguodala
Ian Clark draymond Green and a Thompson
out there for Golden State
the Dallas pass deflected out I don't
like this matchup Kyrie Irving on
draymond Green right now and saw at the
first possession I would put Kyrie
Irving on a go Dali and called on
draymond Green we have corporal Williams
an urban area now and I think we're
going to see a change because of that
matchup guys as Kevin Love is going to
come into the game comfort
we go to the mansion now they'll switch
so Irving rogue large Iguodala and Kevin
Love on wet clay Thompson quarter three
won't go
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irving little shake and bake again scoop
layup off
he is a master of that move later they
not matched up Ian Clark left open and
comes up short
name on green yelling at Mark Davis
green again already has one tech
fotolia's per technical of the playoff
but he has one tonight already
Irving for three
his first three-pointer of the first
half at 5:00 total in the first three
games of these finals
draymond Green Jordan finds Iguodala
Clark takes off the line Iguodala back
out to green Clark's brother is good
impressive jump from Ian Clark
there's Darryl Williams
and then regard a struggle so far in the
finals and a foul is going to go against
Clark with his fall denial
Kevin lull it would be the first team
tie and klay Thompson has will be the
first to tell you how special Kyrie
Irving is on the offensive end
look at him handle the basketball and
utilize the screen Thompson goes under
pays the price green nearly takes it
away
Irving off his foot and that's only the
second turnover for the Cavs the other
one was an offensive foul it was a very
good at protecting the ball there on
blue you see him he was so angry with
the way the team finished ran three a
missed opportunity
Lopez responded here in the first half
as it did Allah throws it away
six turnovers for Golden State
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and I like this little motion action
trying to get Clovis and look there's
his look in and out he had those same
look at the end of Game three
dr. finds green Green goes at Kevin Love
well-defended rockbound had four he
talked about Corbin having the same look
I treat him like his people thought klay
Thompson was struggling he's a knockdown
shooter a great shooter and defensively
we can't live with him getting those
looks
agreed
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early sloppy with the ball was deflected
to be still in fact look at that court
klay Thompson did not reflect the
basketball at time over let him out
[Applause]
there's there's there's no one watching
the ball here as an official I don't
know whose area of responsibility that
was but that's backcourt tabs do turn it
over in the same position karma you you
firmly believe in common
no not basketball soccer guys always get
the call play top Singh catch and shoot
after a three two jumpers R is in the
NBA that's his second three-pointer
[Applause]
former client Kevin Love Field on Lowell
misses tip won't go rebound
strip free picked it up Durant back in
the game drives past former close the
fast got good and one defense turning
the up in that time for Golden State and
we'll take a timeout hey Kevin Love you
got to make that sound on the other end
and you don't come in the red pushing
the basketball Lea contacts from Koba
knocked down to who
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huge crowd outside Quicken Loans Arena
the cat's gotta keep their season alive
and extend me files back to open 49
points to the first quarter they've led
by as many as 19 right now a
role-playing game Kyrie Irving who was
sensational in Game three at 38 Florida
got 16 peddle of like 2017 to got 14
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they have this big lead with LeBron
James being human eight points six
assists for Weaver the missed free
throws
brilliant move in again from stretching
it out missed free throws by the
Cleveland Cavaliers in the first quarter
they were a minus five with James on
defense
Irving finds James wide open for three
not so
not a lot of success with that play with
Kyrie Irving on LeBron James coming off
to their right hand getting to the top
that time the right decision by Kyrie
finding a wide open for Barnes a late ox
and runs off the screen
it stays with a good defensive play on
Smith David West corn for it on one foot
shot short and a loose ball foul is
going to go against Kyle Korver
David West does a good job taking the
right hand away of Kyrie Irving job by
Tristan Thompson diving for Singh
draymond Green to help this is quality
offense that's what you wanted that's
how you control the paint quality
offense making the right decision a wall
for Cleveland the three-pointer has been
so lethal for them all season one of the
best in the NBA during the regular
season first three rounds of the
playoffs they shot 43% from free as West
scores and a foul the Cavs have been
struggling from three-point range in the
first three game but they're 9 of 15
here in the first half tonight
well they switched the pin down and good
job by klay Thompson recognizing and
then attacking I think if you're going
to switch that you've got draymond Green
and Iguodala on the same side
someone's got to come flying into the
paint and make them kicked it out
and it was having a conversation here
she'll cook somebody else he looks to
complete the three-point line
he's really given them good minute
[Applause]
just over four minutes gone by here in a
second James whipped to pass to
Jefferson
they are Smith's up top shot clock down
to five James drives on Iguodala
keeps his symbol along with a smart back
up top Smith from way outside
they are fifth from about 35 feet
and a moving screen on David West
clock Quillin downs LeBron James showing
that passing ability finding JR Smith
who steps in rhythm at the tough shot
but a big shot like he deserves a double
bang on that from his third
three-pointer he has come alive shooting
the last two games after being nearly
invisible the first two it looks like a
technical foul on Donte Jones on that
bench Cleveland Cavaliers benched a lot
of dialogue it's hit with the team let's
try to get an explanation for Marc Davis
and as a coach one thing I would not
tolerate not just Dante Jones I'll play
on the bench we didn't want to get
technical bow when you're talking about
two outstanding basketball teams the
difference could be one point you don't
want to get them a point by getting
attacked
[Applause]
don't know what they're checking right
now
number 24 Mike Callahan the crew chief
boiler official John Goble in his first
NBA Finals game an honor for John Goble
know it's weird about this though we've
seen players on the court trash talking
the whole time
no technical now we're going to pick on
Dante Jones from the bench like the
others both sides haven't been saying
something to the players of the other
team the sad thing is elected names
matter no questions
well we liked earlier the fact that guys
would join and they let him go they let
him get their emotions out didn't call a
double technical like you don't know
what he's saying though that's the only
thing while they're both talking though
Mike if you're gonna get moon with Tech
High make it a double tech event
situation to ranch talking to it's fine
[Applause]
the veteran Dante Jones and step parries
to the line Curry's hit 34 consecutive
free-throws
Jimmy's playoffs and now he's 22 for 22
in the finals and it's back to 14 at
7:19 remand now they tell you trying to
plead his case from Marc Davis is the
official elite official on the baseline
[Applause]
went reaches a not a foul only the
second team foul and West picking up his
second now the NBA finals are on ABC and
the ESPN F stream every game between the
Cav's and warriors live download the
ESPN act today have known the right
thing put in David Westin to pick a roll
action forcing him to defend either
carry all the bronze coming off James on
the drive can't turn around
Steph Curry looking very old four five
here in the first half Green back out
curry fakes curry fires curry hits the
three-pointer it does such a great job
of moving quickly and precisely in short
spaces to open himself up for
three-point shot
Irving stops on a dime and drills the
jumper
[Applause]
David West Green and the corsets the
three
[Applause]
Irving finds James
drives at Durant six it out to Richard
Jefferson
Irving reporters straight on my rear
lighting it up from downtown this fourth
three-pointer needs a 21 and looking at
the laneway here for affirmation curry
strip a turnover for Golden State
okay Rockford
I'm out warrior
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here's tonight's excitement driven by
Nissan Jeff Kyrie Irving absolutely
spectacular finisher long-legged coupe
Scott and in the hesitation the shot
fake after the pickup of the dribble and
the make and then finally struggling all
finals with the three-point shot 5 for
17 coming into this game for 4-5 here
tonight they love it right outside
Quicken Loans Arena urban 21 points
already
James 15 7 and 5 & 7 love a strong
starting member Kyrie Irving did the
same thing and lastly filed first couple
games just so far and then he erupted
much like he did in Game three in here
on the first half of game four green
delimit can get free and easy pocketful
Orioles
that's beautiful offense and right now
just like that they put Kevin Durant in
the pick-and-roll forced to double-team
played out of it layup
I think they should play through
Durant's on here James gets free back
out Jefferson Jefferson for three
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Thompson deep in the corner it's under
five minutes remaining in the second
Livingston on the pump boy John
Livingston good finish off the Banshees
three for three
that's our point god awfully comfortable
on the block and making plays with his
back to the basket
irving the drive-by on the other side
play Thompson a great defendant but
making mistakes by allowing carrier in a
direct line drive lanes to the cop hurry
the floater green the rebound and
putback
gholem state remember came back from 25
down against San Antonio obviously a
difference there Hawaiian Leonard got
hurt and the Spurs visiting their best
player but they're a team that certainly
has the ability to come back right now
they have no answers to stop the speed
of the stop Kyrie Irving 25 points in
the first half with four minutes to go
[Applause]
durant the runner
pants to the rebound
[Applause]
earthen nearly stripped back up top to
gain poor to shoot game straight on
pretty and green the rebound poked away
by Thompson through Golden State ball
and carry is a special offensive talent
and he makes big-time plays this is good
defense the better offense comes off the
screen get to his spot look at the
finish with the left hand over 7 foot
Kevin Durant and again direct line drive
you dam to go left he goes left finishes
over the content my concern would be
trust your teammates a little bit more
and what I mean by that is not pass the
basketball but allow them to do the work
get the bodies off of you by setting
screens as opposed to playing one-on-one
constantly it will wear you out over the
course of the long again he's been doing
this against play Thompson one of the
premier defenders in the NBA 25 for
Kyrie Irving's 73 points already for
Cleveland here in Game four
aerial coverage provided by Goodyear the
excitement of this historic rubber
matches provided by today's blip were
the athletes good gear or driven again
the first time last year down three
games to one Kyrie Irving in elimination
41 23 26 including the game-winning
three-pointer and tonight exploding here
in the first half
he's 10 of 12 from the field
Thompson twenty fourth team foul JR
Smith picks up his second
[Applause]
coming up the American Express halftime
report Michelle with Jaylin Chauncey and
Paul will talk about that
scintillating first quarter
they're just tuning in the Cavaliers to
the finals record most Forks in a
quarter they had 49 in the opening
period Curry goes backdoor finds
Livingston fighting to the finish say
what their out-of-bounds execution it's
been their best offense here tonight and
the cattle is out of bounds defense has
been their works celebrate the game
[Applause]
Jefferson off the dribble back out Kevin
Love love pass deflected by draymond
Green only the fourth turnover to the
cab
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[Music]
coming up with the steal King cries
inside shot luck bill goes in and a foul
two of the best defenders in the game on
James and he has a chance for a
three-point play
off the steal here comes the train
Thompson Green does not matter roll man
move by LeBron never got a handler it
was not blocked the foul was called
it's on Klay Tata at the third for three
on Thompson
as Finals record for most points in a
half he's 81 up to 76 years back in 82
Koran sigh set layup is good
[Applause]
look at that score we're two minutes to
go in a second Florida
Jefferson back to our nice fake he was
open now James is pluck and they'll take
their 24th and 25th free throw of the
opening half it's a heck of a pass like
High River Richard Jefferson is waddle
he's got to turn the corner and finish
that he remembers he's 36
you know Mike JEP and I went to get
something to eat and the people in the
restaurant was extremely nice but was
upset feeling like we had not showing
love to the Cavaliers that it would
disappoint it with the way that we've
been calling games get down threes if
you're being thoroughly outplayed what
do you want us to say guess what tonight
is probably fans with the Warriors
thinking we're not fair to them we are
here to tell the story can I get an amen
amen
I want to know who paid for lunch tada
and it is wonderful to have body guards
in the NBA
our very own secure meal Hall of Famer
all-time great two games in a row hell
doesn't want it to be disturbed
I love it towers on Durant two seconds
and it was fill away from the ball
Richard Jefferson trying to deny Durant
picks up the foul now they're in the
penalty
but I love when they go to this cross
screen action for Durant against Richard
Jefferson he can get to the free-throw
line they're going to complain that
that's not a foul to foul it's an
obvious foul but if he catches it clean
he can just turn and shoot very close to
the basket it's a great way to break
momentum and it's tough to defend
because as Steph Curry setting the
screen so you can't help my suggestion
is Kevin Love backup either pressure the
ball I'll back up
you're in no man's land right there the
way you're defending their aunt putting
up the big numbers again look at Golden
State
right now they have 61 points they're
shooting 52% from the field
and they're down 16
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nigga dollar in fact I reserved a turban
gets to the foul line back to James
fakes the three one dribble sets it up
that's another
well three quarters in the first pass
for the Cavaliers 12:20
[Applause]
Lovingston
[Applause]
shoots over herbing this first myth of
all hook out curry shop would have
counted even though Iguodala got fouled
by Shepard and now nigga gala will shoot
free throws
[Applause]
Irving drives it forces the green
clothes out off the dribble balances
knocks it in and every time James come
does something here that's great I love
watching this two business partners
which call an avatar they don't move
it's like they see this over and over
again for so long
nothing excitement and witness greatness
for a long time
put the king and it's a credit to LeBron
James how special he been he'll give him
some credit get off your feet you sue
him meanwhile Richard Jefferson as he's
walking off he's taken out gets the news
ovations and he applauds the fans back
for their performance in the first half
[Applause]
Kyrie Irving drives again scores again
another sensational ball Irving has 47
highest scoring has in NBA Finals
history led by that man again off the
pick-and-roll
this is affect spectacular player I know
we raved about curry and Duran as a duo
you got to have an appreciation for
Kyrie Irving and LeBron James always
said our lt1 Irving lets them take the
backseat to anyone in his position as a
scorers Durant
throws one down James quickly releases
down the other end final minute of his
first half explosion
and they want to look curbing way
outside and curry pack you down those a
heat check there
[Applause]
Livingston back out Durant finds
Livingston mother hikes past
Goines date scoring easily scoring well
that ball hits Kevin Durant hands he's
making every right place but Cleveland
just so much better because of the floor
Kevin lung thrills the 3/4
[Applause]
33 to the first half
[Applause]
Koran on the pause at the buzzer Kevin
Durant knocks down the three they'll
review it but he got it off in time
that's the greatest scoring half in NBA
Finals history comes to an end the
Cleveland Cavaliers a spectacular
offensive display 28 for Irving 22 for
chain 17 for love and we fill up 24
minutes to play
61% from the field
49 points in the first quarter trying to
keep their season alive they tune for
the American Express halftime report
coming up after these messages
welcome to the American Express halftime
report
[Music]
welcome to side Quicken Loans Arena with
Jaylin Conte and Paul I'm Michelle I'll
bring that thing out here again although
Wallace well really got something wrong
all right wait wait what just happened
in that Bertha wow the cows victory
combined for 67 points for Kyrie Irving
clearly led the way with his dazzling
display of not only ball handling but
has a ability to get to the basket and
finish left-handed right-handed jump off
both feet maybe start thinking about
Michael Jackson's life is messed up
check it bite it out through the ground
down one of like from all angles to
learn with his three-point shot is going
tonight going like it is today virtually
unguardable best handles in the game
set below the rim finisher in the game
so touch it that will seem to give roles
on the rim his confidence is sky-high
plan terrific basketball we knew that
for this team to compete in the game
their big three had to be special they
have them but they have to get their
three ball going 13 three-pointers for
the Cavs tonight I tell you one thing
that's scary they're going to get need
to get a little bit more for that base
they got eight points on the fence
tonight I am still not convinced it that
they can win this basketball games the
ghosts their worries are only two
minutes away from really having an
unbelievable barrage of threes but you
got to get his caps and credit they are
slips of credit stepped up hit some big
shots the three ball is going to be the
key to rest of the way the mind balling
boggling pentameters the Cavs are
playing at record-setting pace and this
is what it takes to beat the Warriors
they made 13 threes which is the NBA
records they scored 80 plus points which
is an NBA record all 50 in the first
quarter and it's not like Golden State
is playing bad you know when you look up
you have 68 points in the first half
most of the time you're going to be
leaving but
Cavaliers have to play record-setting
basketball for three more games to win
this series hey you know the Golden
State Warriors are doing they do a lot
of complaining to the officials they
have to find ways to keep their heads in
the game and find a way to get Steph
Curry going not only on the offensive
end with too many turnovers the Chompy
18 points on up
I keep eye on that will sweet sake hey
Victor Cady still making shots the man
leading all fours in this game right now
we might all panic it is so much fun
watching this guy like an angel say say
say say say
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you're watching the American Express
halftime report going to show you Kevin
Durant but Paul Pierce you're Celtics
2008 at the half down 18 it can happen I
think it could have Carey go on what
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NBA Finals will continue after this
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welcome back the Cleveland game for the
NBA Finals Kyrie Irving was one of the
great offensive half's in Finals history
28 points
LeBron James had 22 as the Cavs with the
greatest offensive half in final
distance they leave 86 to 68 as they try
to keep their season alive and avoid the
sweep first half guys brought you by
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half by a single team combined points
and a half and three-point field goals
made and a half by the Cavaliers
as we welcome you back here to quit
Malone's also as marked active' to get
their coming fight free not handle
checking the doors perfect with the
moment as you speak anything like that
ever just explored nilly offensive the
car the skill level the shooting ability
for boating and we didn't even talk
about Kevin Durant's 22 and he was
fabulous absolutely unbelievable first
half on both sides and some special
talents
I think the key is going to be this
ominous bird quarter football team again
moment state had a fantastic offensive
first half they put 68 points
they shot 54% of the field and they're
down by 18 Cleveland made 13 threes
which broke the two-day old record of
Golden State when they made 12 in Game
three
Cleveland's coming off their worst
three-point percentage of the playoffs
in Game three when shot just twenty
seven percent is Curry's first shot and
a half knocks it down it's just the
second field goal for Steph Curry he's 2
for 8 has 6 to fish
Durant which is on Irving Thompson's on
James James get to the page short shot
in and out rebound draymond green curry
finds green green gets to the basket
finishes and neuron Luo quickly calls
timeout as the lead is cut to 14 opening
minute of the third Golden State trying
to mount to come back so we got to be
smart continue to take care of the
basketball we got four turnovers our
particular pace is they doing basketball
take good shots arm you gotta take this
shot there comes like a back shot that
biggest payload of information we take
this shot keep it sagging all right
that's where the third quarter are your
great third 14 we can't let our guard
down this with a third quarter without
18 we want plenty of games getting out
of it we have to establish because of
the time they'll be sharp we got to be
sharp we got to get competitive we gotta
bring two forks to this game
our cue like Tehran Luke calling that
time outfit quickly I really like it you
understand the history of the team into
faith that warriors outstanding third
quarter team and scored back-to-back
week let's talk about it in a timeout
come out fiery receptacle River free of
a whelk on timeout Akilah Kyrie Irving
again five three-pointers in the first
three games 5 of 7 from downtown here
tonight we're just under way in the
third curry launches the pass the greens
Durant corner three
won't go
putting Steph Curry in to pick and rolls
by design here to start the second half
James posting up Durant behind the back
hole in a pass Hopson Oh kicks it out
whoa corner three
I'm givin James and assist anyway for
that hat the Tristan Thompson very fast
but he's not given he's been in the
system I put green inside and goes the
power collision as loveland Smith
converged to double-team draymond Green
who will true free growth that's the
hockey open yeah it is what vision I'm
giving them insist I don't care you can
make your own rule I can be the
statistician if I wanted Kevin Love by
the way five of six from three-point
range and speak you're having a laugh
with LeBron James Durant some stuff with
discussion with the Ron really green
this is the free throw
that's a high level foursome right there
[Applause]
well Ron James and Kevin Durant four
times in their career they finished 1-2
in the MVP voting
James 23 of those grant winning one and
two magnificent players leading in the
NBA Finals for the second time the first
time was 2012 when the rapids of OKC and
James was with planning they drive and
finishing excellent screen by Kyrie
Irving to free James right there Gaja
Pachulia gets inside curry that play is
open because the trap and Steph Curry to
take a lower you Kevin Love I think you
got to be more aggressive in the track
too much time for him to pick you apart
coming off or get out of it so you can
recover stolen by curry Batman some
games only their fifth turnover those
are back to klay Thompson Durant
catch and shoot 3.0 won't go the Korean
low get caught up between very upset
James drive scoop layup and clock down
and he grows it down
he went up in the air has nowhere to go
granted by that James is hobbling
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nope insist on somebody's foot that's
kind of in a collision with Pachulia
wincing a little bit a slight limp
[Applause]
[Music]
urban
walk over pause draymond Green his ninth
rebound and a foul called on LeBron
James that's going to be his second it
was the play where gene came up limping
all Pachulia stepping on his foot which
he does well loved nearly stole it
tossed it on a drive Pachulia not
accepting it look comes up with a play
fine game
James goes right at Durant layup Memphis
rebound dreams
kuri sow by JR smith it's going to be
three on smith and shaken up on the play
[Applause]
I like that they didn't allow hurry to
get up in the shooting motion that looks
to be good defense by Kevin Durant
awfully good no ball Thompson catching
shooting thrilled to bring one of his
birth
[Applause]
Warriors have made many runs here and
there and every time they do and look
like they're going to go on one of those
long runs the Cleveland Cavaliers have
not an answer an offensive explosion
here at Quicken Loans Arena
urban pulls up shot more go and a loose
ball foul against Golden State
it's going to be nigel Pachulia his
second about the player they need to go
with LeBron James in transition caught
in the air nothing else to do throws it
off the backboard special talent with
the ability to go back and get it and
finish Thompson off the dribble kicked
it out the corner Kevin Love another
play it's three-pointers for Kevin Love
he's got 23 go right to the basket and
his town
[Applause]
Kevin Durant I think arguing for a
flagrant saying I got hit in the head by
Callahan - Marc Davis check officials
say no Collins out
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he didn't hit him in the head going for
a block now they are going to review it
[Music]
just the finals James and Durant drawing
at each other at half-court
you know if they keep doing this they're
going to give Dante Jones another
technical now the officials early we
applauded them earlier for not doing
double technicals with you guys we're
going to business continued
the pile theory goes off tempers flare
it again heated officials separate them
they're telling them Durant to go back
to the bench and let's look at the play
that they're going to review to see
whether or not it's a flagrant
[Applause]
to me that's not a pleasure that's a
play on the ball with contact coming
down that's not an intentional hit on
the head and to me that's obvious I
would agree market his momentum of
trying to block the shot obviously comes
down on the head but we've seen in the
NBA plays like that called flagrant it's
comfort but Shumpert got caught earlier
I again I'm not quite sure how they call
them and you didn't even look at that
one they want they dipped ball a double
technical on LeBron James and Kevin
Durant Oats do going at each other again
you don't shoot on a double technical
but now you have players who own one
technical away from automatic ejection
draymond Green got one on the first half
and now James and Durant
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they're still looking at it so they must
be contemplating that this is a flagrant
foul
you feel abroad Jameson why you talking
crazy
here a good lip reader alright let's
bring in Steve Joffe who appreciated
many NBA Finals games in his stellar
career Steve on that particular play not
a flagrant well first of all I'm going
to say Mike juices are flowing right now
because you have a lot of emotion out
there like it's an elimination game at
home now we'll get back to the fall it's
a difficult call that's why they're
looking at its objective obviously he
does go for the blocks he seems like he
hits the arm first and then maybe get a
little bit of the head I think
personally it's not a flagrant foul but
I wouldn't be surprised because of all
the chatter and all the stuff that's
going on out there
that they set some type of like tempo
here and say you know what guys and
that's enough even chattering too much
we're going to call this a flagrant foul
calm everything down Steve here's a
question now you've got some key players
each have one technical as it official
the last thing you want to do in a
Finals game is give a second technical
and throw a guy out how aware of you of
that in terms of giving them a little
extra rope if they're talking to you or
getting involved in a one-on-one
altercation with another player the
first of all you're very aware of who
has the technical fouls just for that
reason like and yes you will give them
rope you want to make sure it's a
technical foul that Jeff Van Gundy and
Mark Jack insist yep they had a call
that that's the only time you're going
to now throw him out because we want the
player to decide the game
[Applause]
they called this a flagrant foul thank
you Steve
I wonder and I really don't if love had
gotten hit by Durant the same way and
had he complained which Durant did he
made him go over and look at it what is
going to play from foul and I know it
wouldn't he did but also listen to what
he was talking about a represen aware of
a lot of chana that doesn't mean you
call it a flagrant that's giving up two
points in the basketball it differently
given it a one in a bolsheviks hope that
he team as opposed to call enough
flagrant to prove a point give another
bar you don't set a tone how you're
going to call the game when the game
gets into the second half call it no
from the start so the players can adjust
play this one is the call on Israel
flagrant two with the automatic ejection
is draymond Green throws it up an inch
don't you think from an official
standpoint you got a game going on all
the sudden it's getting really chippy a
lot of stuff you don't think the picture
should tighten it up more by
calling flagrant foul I don't understand
at night like this is not the time as
well keys up another side could set
momentum for one team over another team
curry throws it in the green green layup
mystic Thompson grabs the rebound
previous product Ross Powell here's
James jr. Smith corner three draymond
Green what an outlet pass to curry James
in pursuit
very wifely pulls back but the rag
drives and finishes
and Jane put the AR Smith and these at a
moments when the Golden State Warriors
are most dangerous but it looks like
it's over they continue to compete and
they get back into the ballgame with
quality stops and big-time plays on the
offense of it and you can't have
shooting turnovers like the JR Smith
shot that was just a wild shot
draymond Green just got Paul 4-thousand
kind of blew his arm cuz there's a
techie left to technical foul that's
true he's gone
[Applause]
that's an automatic ejection on your
second practical
he turns around
and my favourites of the opposite side
of the court holds the second technical
foul that's a tough call of your lawyers
playoff and that's the time where you
just as an official you just have to
look the other way on such an important
game in an important role differently
talked about moments ago with Pete
Downey and Mike in your dream on green
right now you see the response upset you
got to get off the court
just leave the court understand you're
too important exit the court there's no
way that deserves a technical foul
a wall draymond Green second straight
finals ejected from a game of course was
last year at Game four and then miss
game five because of the suspension so
Mike why is he still on the floor on a
fan it wasn't
they just took a technical free-throw
then who wants the technical on now the
official word we just got day I dream on
green a technical foul in the first half
now according to the official score the
first half technical was to keep her
muscles it make any sense it has on the
official score sheet at halftime
technical fouls individual first quarter
draymond Green
[Applause]
that's what we got in the halftime stats
as well and the referees know that they
gave him the technical foul on the first
step here's the play he got called for
the foul
[Applause]
Seifer came up and came running out John
Goble who made the call and there's a
technical foul both of them are
objecting again according to the
official score sheet the technical was
on draymond Green but apparently they're
saying now that Steve Kerr had that
first half technical draymond Green only
has one and he can stay in the game that
is the dog Richard Jensen walked up in
hand Carroll who a stat sheet to show
who the technical foul was on in the
first half and they announced it in the
first half over the PA that it was
undream untrimmed I would say then he
didn't deserve that technical foul no
matter if it was in first or in second
this point shot clock winding down
pass deflected Thompson stolen by curry
here comes green who can stay in the
game at least for now
Thompson can't get it to go and James
from veal away
[Applause]
just past the midway point third quarter
[Applause]
Jo Smith wide open
that's great office and that's LeBron
James the best player in the world
control in the office and pickin to
clock 17 three and one shy of the record
the Golden State had earlier filling
finals it was a great pass fake by game
play Thompson Mickey but Julius hits it
out you can go in the back court grouchy
asking for back court but that's legal
Durant Mickey rebound for Ford's I ran
against block pile of Durant on the
follow
great second effort from both sides
[Applause]
that's great position by Kevin Durant 29
points for Kevin Durant and I like
LeBron would carry with the basketball
to give me the rock the office is on a
rough few Hill
gamespy's Thompson couldn't handle a
pass and it's going to be Golden State
ball
the defensive tenacity has turned up
here in the third quarter intent to that
unbelievable high-scoring first half
dream on breathe
during the golden forces become villain
number one doc pocket for Quran to drive
trying to get some contact this is the
shot draymond Green
step won't go what football career often
picked up by Kyrie Irving cousin love
shaken up on the play
now he comes in through the front door
[Applause]
Irving finds Thompson and talked about
hard but close it over to Doris Burke
Mike that Chuck with the menifee
official score is stable and they all
agreed as a unit that they were told by
the officials that that first half
technical was in fact on draymond Green
that's why it was marked that way in the
scorer's table it wasn't until that last
incident where there was the stoppages
play where the officials went to the
stores and said no that first half
technical was actually on Steam sir
Thank You Doris that's not a good look
for the NBA in any form safer manner Oh
beeper certainly happy that it was
changed to is technical Thompson misses
the free throw green pick just picked up
his fourth personal foul but I will say
this gives draymond Green with a lot of
ball game left understand how they call
these technical fouls and do not put
yourself in in position as a
responsibility on his phone off
an anti Greymon champ Aaron Cleveland is
tops in it the second free throw
I would have rather them just said hey
we overreacted on the second technical
no technical foul I agree
[Applause]
nigga dalla Durant being guarded by
Richard Jefferson it's right up into it
Durant gets passed drives inside layup
misses and a late whistle but a foul
[Applause]
Wow is going to go against Tristan
Thompson that's his third
see the job by Kevin the rent
that's contact that's clear contact but
is the up vertical or as he's moving
forward it looked like he's gone point A
to point B so that looks to be a good
call ever Durant now with 30 points in
the third quarter fourth straight game
in these finals he's had 30 or more
actually now that one looks like you've
started right up yep and again on a
restricted area in a play like that long
as the defender jumps up to defend the
shot in the scripted area in the gated
as Graham hits the free throw
[Applause]
31 more final points for Kevin Durant
but it's Cleveland with a 15-point
advantage
six to shoot
James 4:3 over tough shots right there
not a good offensive trip Steph Curry
drive to play off all fielding from
Steph Curry it's his third field goal
but it pulls them within 13 and I can
see him get back into more that sloppy
action I like to see him put Kyrie
Irving in some pickle rolls with
peculiar person lost the handle had four
turnovers in the first half they have
four here in the third quarter it allow
Steph Curry to get going
a whole different animal have to deal
with pushing it in transition great job
getting into the scene and as good as it
gets and finishing
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the 15-point lead just over two and a
half remaining in the third their
largest lead into 22 and Cleveland is
downsized LeBron James is playing at
center right now South Pole meanwhile
during that timeout John Goble one of
the officials came over and he was the
one that made the call on that play with
regarding the technical draymond greens
is called for the personal foul on that
play and while he was administrating
that saying personal foul on draymond
Green then there was a technical foul
and he said he called it on steep curve
in that first half the official score
even misheard or what happened that they
registered as draymond Green had it it
was in the official scorer book at
halftime but then when it looked like
green he's going to be thrown out they
double check to say that Green was not
called for that tech to the foul and
John Goble was the one who called it and
said he did call that first half
tactical on Steve Kerr who Mike
somebody's lying because Doris Burke our
incredible reporter reported that this
table total that the referees came over
and said that the technical foul on
draymond Green the only thing I could
say on that is it was so loud during
that stretch that maybe gauge is
misheard
personal foul technical foul draymond
Green and got confused there
drifting ricotta would say somebody's
got to explain it Darrin with him and
that brilliant first field goal of the
finals he had been struggling big time
which puts his team up 14
the real problem started with the second
technical foul or first technical foul
but the young necessary call on the foul
big Izawa living shoots over Deron
Williams and a loose ball foul again
the Cavaliers now they've been
consistent throughout to you if you're
safe guards locking out and you there's
any lockup situation they are going to
call it on the defense it doesn't look
like that's a foul but that's been
called consistently throughout the year
third foul
on corporate chopper to youth to the
free-throw line 11 of 13 from the line
in the playoffs doesn't go there often
that's very well
Oh game 3 of the NBA Finals was stolen
and now everyone could steal a taco
he'll run into Taco Bell on Tuesday June
13th from 2 to 6 p.m.
to score you free doritos locos taco you
don't have to I don't have to have a
bargain to go to Taco Bell I go because
it's great for my prison you don't go to
Taco Bell I do but it's great give me a
bean burrito under cuter fluffy barely
third Jane Jefferson there Williams up
top to template Korver could look for
prey got it
they have tied the record for most
pleased in a final game with 18 that
record was sent in Game two in these
files by Golden State Duran can't answer
Pachulia offensive rebound they're
rocking at the ball Loftus picked up
Livingston William ties it Pachulia now
as they dive on top of them and a
whistle and a hell of all of the crowd
applause the hustle a'dreea yelling it's
Shepard who was standing over him and
the officials getting in the midst of it
[Applause]
we should all stand up and applaud that
possum
and the crowd is reacting as they looked
at it in the arena
something clean did not occur as far as
they're concerned
[Applause]
James puts it away material hoping for
four minutes in town a rugby scrum has
broken out you seem to do with that
right knee extending a little bit come
on now
he's back somebody's pile-driving him
you can't even seem fair
not only the knee would look like the
punch tooth right hand and we got a
skirmish in front of with Avril Carter
and rich Paul it seems like some of the
Warriors and some of the fans engaging
in some talking I can get a fans behind
Carter and Paul security getting
involved the police as well
he's been such a riveting compelling
game no on any of that stuff getting
involved players going at each other in
the fan we're not stepping over the line
[Applause]
now I Callahan looking at this play to
see if there's anything you see the
punch he definitely extends that right
on to the boring area of something
without question
[Applause]
yep you know the person was kind of get
off me with the second one that's a pun
[Applause]
these are anything we talked about it
was a bad call Mark Davis technical foul
and they're throwing the fan out who was
in the front row on ejection and that's
what needs to be done a fan behaved
inappropriately and sometimes some of
the things that are said to players are
just inexcusable and I don't care how
much money you say you should not be
allowed to talk to players or coaches in
certain matters that we've heard many
many times we witnessing fans cross the
line out of line things that they
wouldn't say if they want to screech
right next to the player it's a coward
move by the fan and it should not and
will not be tolerated by this league but
but to get back to the point Mark Davis
called the technical foul on draymond
Green should not have made a call from
across the court but I don't want to let
draymond Green off the hook
you can't every single play wave at the
referee and get mad and if he dives out
for to you you can't swing you got to
understand the stakes are too high let's
see I disagree with you on the draymond
Green if you're allowed to do that all
year which he is then why in the finals
would you expect it to be administrated
any differently he has an emotional
visceral reaction not on just
questionable calls on all balls and so
now we're going to say that's a
technical technical foul behavior now a
few years ago when they really try to
make the the conduct better that was an
automatic through a couple of years
where you wait to the referee automatic
secular power but they unwisely in my
opinion they loosen that up and allowing
guys to have a quick expression of
displeasure or emotion as long as it's
not continuing well as hypocritical
because Dante Jones had a quick
expression of emotion on the sideline to
Kevin Durant immediately with a
technical foul and there's nothing going
on here with Pachulia is anybody
surprised about how they were just
announcing it now with Mike Callahan
spent a long time with the replay Center
in Secaucus and it appears there is no
Val just a double technical but no
personal what are they looking at over
Shumpert and patchouli opposed hit with
double technicals if you go over and
take a look at that the answer cannot be
not a technical not a flavor no
punishment at all it's clear
now back to basketball hopefully
ball deflected several times Durant
Chuck blocked by Jefferson but he lost
his balance a head dad at Durant and it
should have been a reset of the clock
Livingston back out Iguodala finds curry
fakes fires three-pointer won't go
ball knocked out of bounds last touched
by Pachulia
or the great looks for curry great use
of the shot fake and escape dribble
curry just one of six from three-point
range
that was last touched I was last touched
by the bronze in like that right hand I
think so more no bigs on the floor for
either team gang with the defense drive
down kicks it out back up top Shumpert
swing to Darren Williams and separately
there's the record
and the lead and 112 to 93 19 3/4 but a
Cavalier doing a great job of turning
down good shots for drinking the extra
pound please back up to 19 listen I have
poked away hurry
backyard Steph Curry from way downtown
[Applause]
Golden State has a foul to give here
gang steps back for three
[Applause]
durant from three quarters poit
when a vestal third quarter comes to an
end
ninety point lead for the Cavaliers
playing the whole dog elimination and a
celebration for Golden State
what a performance tonight for Quigley
James with twenty nine point nine
assists seven rebounds of its
presentational Manos continues after
this message and a word from our ABC
station
welcome back to Cleveland with Cavalier
head coach Tyler what's been more
important disposition of your team or
the strategy oh no I don't know we're
fighting were competing will you fight
like this we play hard life is the
military's own emotions and my and the
stoppages frequent one of the most
important things are not to do against
the dangers please keep up the pole is
not thrown about fall over get back in
transition we gotta go Sam Thank You
Doris
well made this position has the non stop
fighting from the opening check LeBron
James sitting right now James in the
first three quarters played all the
three minutes and 21 seconds Mike the
biggest difference has been they're
feuding they were 12 for 44 from three
in Game three they got 23 in 33 at 10:30
tonight big addala Thompson the cause
just in the game for the first time and
knocks down the three-pointer Patrick
McCoy the 21 year old rookie from UNLV
in a big spot from Terrell ooh I'm
looking to get the Bron James back in
this game I don't want to mess around
with this thing
Warriors basketball early in the first
half they came back minimizes race the
car drive finds Iguodala Thompson for
three
klay Thompson and another quick timeout
for Tehran Lou remember in Game three
James only sat with two and a half
minutes and his team is outscored by 12
[Applause]
it's back to 13 they're going to check
that mephala three-pointer and you see
that right foot behind the line at the
tenth three-pointer for Golden State as
play Thompson and knock down for 13
point game
tonight ticking the court is brought to
you by Burger King while you have LeBron
James on the floor its ability to make
guys around them better look at those
numbers they don't lie and they did not
put him back in the game
they brought Kevin Love back even though
the Warriors are fairly tall heaping
LeBron James on the bench this over a
minute gone by Kyrie Irving Deron
Williams Kyle Korver Tristan Thompson
and Kevin Love out there for the
Cavaliers unless James tells me he needs
to rest I'm playing us we can get all
the rest you want tomorrow turban Deron
Williams makes the three now throws it
up shot short long rebound the call a
fall still in the game they love his
defense he'd already hit a three knocks
it away outside fight for the rebound
David let's can't hold on and Korver
saved it so he stepped out of bounds
[Applause]
and here comes LeBron James
[Music]
[Applause]
he'll just getting that yellow part of
privation gene comes in in general
Williams 50 and this is a tough matchup
they got Kyle Korver's on clay Tom with
a low looking finds wet awesome block by
clover picked up by McCoy shot clock on
his hidden reset nigga dollar on the
drive
draymond Green step short on the three
and Irving the rebound I understand it
being a tough matchup but I talked about
it already talked over compete give him
credit
alley-oop too long but he can't finish
you can't trot back though there was too
many trots in the last game the core
jumper and an out David clutch Tippin
turn went up and in that's his third
field goal six points off the bench this
is the closest it's been in the second
half
urban contested Shepherd knocks it down
34 for Kyrie Irving
[Applause]
you cannot cry like against this warrior
team when something means as much as
winning a championship OS for the
shooter
nigga dolla foul line jumper just as a
shot clock expired by the way that last
reporter from urban the 21st of the game
for Cleveland 21 of 35 60 percent urban
drives off Thompson left-handed frozen
up again
[Applause]
timeout : safe
37 more points for Kyrie Irving
this guy's an incredible offensive
weapon Klay Thompson's size strength
fantastic good defense better often
how many guys that we know take that
shot and you take them out of the
ballgame what are you doing you're not
serious
but also drew is showing up and flat-out
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three on Wednesday pairi Irving what a
special offensive talent multiple moves
against the great defender and how many
left-hand finishes from distance as he
made here tonight he's so comfortable
with his offhand as Durant gets it right
off in on him Durant pull-up shot won't
go
rebound the Fleck could have taken by
Irving Irving goes it
draymond Green kicks it out the corner
that throws it away
[Applause]
Zoli the tenth turnover for Cleveland
[Applause]
16-point game was over eight left hurry
tied up
[Music]
her aunt looks over the stock lock down
the other end
final in 24 finds Livingston picks it
out corner curry for three
he's now 2 for 8 from downtown tonight
that was both great deepen and great
often nice extra pass by Livingston
Jefferson gets prey and a full a pass
from James for his tenth assist and a
lead back up to 18 job our risk
assessment reading that they were
defending Kyle Hulbert coming off that
screen flip the fish boxes draws the
foul
Irving will draw his second foul and
free throws for klay Thompson
again you got a small forward playing
the point guard position able to read
the action and the defense finding a
wide open Richard Jefferson no we were
talking earlier about small forwards who
could really pass one main we forgot or
one of maybe a few is Grant Hill no
question about it
Phoebe and rare he stayed help obviously
he's a hall-of-famer but I'm talking
about if he stayed healthy the things he
way he was able to do all the basketball
flow after small horse positions with
Spencer and I got another one quick
Barry
great passes oh you'd be brown right
player and across the way he would agree
with that before and Rick would agree
with you also knows what to do
[Applause]
122 points we're still seven minutes
remaining jane holden ja clock and by
game pulls back that's a two-pointer
LeBron James drills with he's got 31 but
all that movement opens up the floor in
case a one of isolate James rate
draymond Green on tonight fee from
Livingston LeBron James took a shot
[Applause]
[Music]
Golden State has never led Cleveland
stormed out with 49 points in the first
quarter a Finals record largest lead has
been 22 shot clock winding down
Smith tied up launches the three-pointer
and a 24-second violation in details to
hit the rim or was there a foul ball no
foul Mark Davis is confronted with John
Goble the shot clock expired as Tristan
Thompson caught the rebound that did not
hit the rim
only going to go over and look at
something they did call a foul it's just
if the violation preceded the foul who
they call a foul on you know I believe
Tristan Thompson if I'm not mistaken
there's Pete Thompson down low
top the number 13
now they called it I'm Livingston he out
CSO Mark Davis signals stay here it's a
tough call on living they're both just
grappling and the whole definitely takes
place before I think that's like point
to Sanofi night in the replay Center
back in Secaucus ed Malloy finals
officials they only bring finals
officials but Delaney told me to the
replay Center during right zero-zero
and it's right around the same time and
then Mark Davis signals I think it's a
good call yeah so it is on Livingston
take a look at the replay it was the
right call
it's only the first team foul second on
Livingston
[Applause]
thanks one-on-one with your aunt
[Applause]
clock winding ham James pulled back
three-pointer Kyrie Irving the offensive
rebound shuffle pass inside his left
foot hit hard and a hard foul by
draymond Green
obviously the crowd responds
[Applause]
has players signaling with some special
taxing the replay Center
here's a crowd react to the replay on
the big screen Livingston plows
[Applause]
that by definition from what we see in
the NBA at the playgroup out by
definition you are correct light that's
coming straight down on the head of
Christian Thompson and I don't think
that was a flagrant foul I think you
just got caught up in the air I know
what you do think that deserves to be
taking a look at needs to look at right
another loose ball foul by the way the
foul is called on Livingston
so the whistle came and then green came
in after which could have been a
technical foul and I do got to look at
all that action oh yeah I absolutely
agree I'm actually glad I'm so sick of
the replay but you're not looking at
that and saying that that's not I agree
with you feels like urban drives lost
the handle gets it back throws it up
backer won't go
Kristen concen with his best game of the
finals that's his tenth rebound he's
been outstanding and not just his
rebounding his energy in it the things
he's done to put this team into position
that they're in right now he's back
curry the green green lives up the break
won't go James L 1 rebound shy of
another triple-double
inside to Smith I'm tottering for three
[Applause]
perfect scripts it came close to going
off Curry's leg still Golden State ball
as Andre Iguodala is going to check back
in the Golden State
off the caps can force the game five and
they're on their way right now ABC's
coverage of the finals continues Monday
from Oakland town coverage begins at
8:00 Eastern on ESPN continues on ABC at
8:30 and took on shortly after 93 those
are the fans right now at Oracle Arena
watching this one Thompson fake
pocket eight poked away by Smith big
adalah
left-handed can't get at the pole and
James has his triple-double 31 points 10
assists 10 rebounds kicks it out
Jefferson for three
[Applause]
James with the steal and he collides
with Junior Smith Durant has a foul from
behind and Smith is shaken up Jane still
down but he appears to be okay after
James came up with a steal the collision
foursome balloons the ball
well three throws for Durant
the jobless grinning back disrupting the
fastbreak attempt collision by James and
Smith fortunately for the calf and both
guys are up and looking like they're
okay both will remain in the game Durant
to the line by the way Ron James
Kirkland totaled his ninth in the NBA
Finals which is now the most it's one
ahead of Magic Compton nobody else is
even - that's a tough hit there Sheriff
Chris okay here's another nobody else
has more than two inches they're taking
time out four and a half remaining game
forecast still in control once again
it's about the dynamic duo this time in
Thai curry and Durant it's LeBron James
and Kyrie Irving starting the game
setting its own aggressive easily making
plays in transition Wester all time
break now and then Kyrie Irving getting
his opal through or isolation where's
the freaking of the floor put too much
pressure on klay Thompson to defend them
one-on-one that's an offensive weapon
both guys put on a clinic another
spectacular performance
you know someone let me know that when
LeBron threw it up off the board it
counts as either a shot nor a rebound
that's wrong mystically that's how it
was address specifically it should be a
shot but definitely should be remote I
have no answer that's not the first time
left Jefferson
it should counter to the system the
great past him
I got peacefully on pole knocked out
about this Cleveland ball
[Applause]
you gotta come taste that's a path so I
can understand not a shot
how do you know how do you know that the
knot is the problem you can't and go
aboard you intend I once made that four
years ago but it was a layup and when
other people rebound their own this is
like on long rebound they're not giving
Mike nothing all Ron James peer-reviewed
counters for two points Irving for three
in and out oh my you're not that naive
are you they want their number come on I
stand corrected
Durant for three long rebound out to
Jefferson throws an ad to Irving Irving
goes right at a gazelle a size that
Lance block by Durant
Irvin gets attacked best pass the clock
for Kevin Durant but the Cavs still hold
on
you
James chopper
you
and a foul on Kyrie Irving that's going
to be his fourth
[Applause]
this is really great effort by Kevin
Durant the chase down whether it's a
goaltend I think he got it on the way up
but that's the effort they what held
them to 40 points here in the second
half they had 49 in the first quarter
speaking of effort Richard Jefferson has
been spectacular for the catch the
defense is playing on Kevin Durant the
extra effort plays is making Durant
drives Dennis out Kristin Thompson upset
picks up his fourth personal
now you're right mark thrombley
absolutely trust Jefferson in big
moments and that's a foul
comes down with the right hand on Kevin
Durant I can say it I don't know how I
can see why referee would overreact and
give a technical foul out unwarranted
because everybody complains on every
single call the referees all across the
country who are smiling right now
now I mean I don't I mean I don't
condone a quick technical but I can
understand emotionally how it could
happen I think it's also important to be
a referee to have the ability to say I
was wrong a little bit that's what the
best ones do they do they come in and
they said I may have picked that song
about antenna go against Helen Durant
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Durant's going to pick up his third
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came with seven technical and a
playground and 13 reviews I think what
did they do before review what is the
great official - they controlled the
game on the floor they're not to go to
some monitor to see if they were right
they sold it as they were right relax
early foul they're the ones going to
come back in with 380 remaining nigga
dollar suit sound ball comes back
fifteen games by the way the highest
scoring game in finals history is 148
with Celtics that was the Memorial Day
Massacre and they beat the Lakers by 34
while not losing the theory
James Smith Jefferson drives baseline
kicks it out to Irving Irving gets in
the paint out to James up top Smith
three-pointer
put on a clinic making the extra pass
turning down shouts putting guys in
position to be successful carry mrs.
McCall the rebound an NBA Finals record
twenty-second 322 of 42 play Thompson
can't answers Smith with a rebound
they are Smith with 15 more points
tonight
what's the all-time record no matter
what 25
celebrating starting here at Quicken
Loans Arena
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he destroyed machine
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Kyrie Irving one-on-one get to his spot
healthy and knocks it down
gentlemen that laneway is that I told
you so
mama there goes old man
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all of the Cavs force the game fine then
they're just about to make an official
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career and elimination games last year
when they were down 3-1 with 41 23 and
26 as 40 here tonight after 38 points in
Game three as Jeff mentioned the benches
cleared the Cleveland Cavaliers are
stunning this series at the opening he
gets out with 158 remaining
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LeBron James is another triple-double
African one group or game to these
finals
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tasseling magic johnson for most finals
triple-doubles you think about it Mike
down 3-1 after tonight if you take away
Kevin Durant LeBron James is the MVP of
the series clear-cut Oh Kyrie Irving's
right behind the two absolutely
and the way this is now it's the exact
same scenario after four games last year
they got here a little differently but
it's going to be 3-1 once again heading
back to Oakland but no suspension and no
Durant give this name credit I've seen a
lot of teams and played with some teams
that may have laid down not wanting to
make the trip to San Francisco it was
predicated leadership bobbing with T
lose LeBron James and his supporting
cast nominee career and tie Luke told us
before the game that his team had good
spirit and he didn't know if it was just
talked or if it was real and it was real
well you're right he presented the
question to him compared this team's
mentality down three over last year's
team's mentality down 3-1 he said
actually he thinks this thing's
mentality was much better and that's a
coach who has his finger on the pulse of
the team
Darwyn Derrick Williams James Jones Iman
Shumpert and hurricanes Esau and Dante
Jones in a game
Missy chef Tori is 2 of 9 from three did
have 10 assists tonight Kevin Durant 35
more points this night belongs the
defending champion Cavaliers with one of
the greatest offensive performances in
NBA Finals
going out Cavs in seventh
a lot of steps to get to that point
again they made history last year
biggest Finals comeback ever down 3-1 is
one of more difficult tasks but it's not
over yet
Clark from deep
and it all goes back to how they started
this game 49 points in the first quarter
an NBA Finals record they hit seven
threes in the first quarter
their final record one shy of the
all-time at 24 of 45 from downtown this
the Magnificent shooting the play
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let's grout is loved every minute of it
so disappointed in Game three when the
team blew a seven-point fourth quarter
lead failed to score the final three
minutes order they respond like a
defending champion
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mark will hoist went up
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and now the Cavs will dribble it out
Cleveland is still alive as Golden State
pressed for playoff perfection comes
going in tonight
and more importantly the calf force game
five Monday in open
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all the state was hoping to clinch once
again here at Quicken Loans Arena
we'll get that chance on their hole for
Monday night let's go the doors locked
up both LeBron James and Kyrie Irving
Kyrie I'll start with you whether it was
five six seven and last year's finals or
tonight what is it about elimination
games that brings out the best in you do
or die we understand that you know
leading the charge on both ends of the
floor
you know you got to demand a lot out of
yourself and when you got a running
partner like this and it was great
veterans that we have in our locker and
make this job a lot easier but obviously
the job is still far from over
I mean we're still in a hole we still
are doing die every game that we play
from now but this is a good start
different about this groups disposition
tonight just the way we came out you
know obviously we heard their comments
and that would be satisfying to
celebrate on our home floor and honestly
we were ready to get on this 2:00 p.m.
flight tomorrow back to San Fran and get
ready to play for Game five
I read thank you LeBron many focus was a
foregone conclusion that tonight would
be the crowning of a championship for
Golden State
what did you like about the fight
picture guys brought man we have
championship DNA as well and we showed
that tonight we should kept our
composure with an attack mode
we shared the ball we moved the ball and
defense we were physically
so you know it's one game and some
because we'll be immature for a game
five but we don't go to the town for on
there up in 830 to make triple doubles
in NBA Finals history you have four of
them what are you trying to give your
group every single night
anything I can any and everything I can
I try to be a vocal leader and as well
and lead by example you know I've always
wanted to be a triple threat being able
to score pass rebound and also talk guys
through defensive coverages and
everything so on you know I was there
tonight for my guys I was able to make a
few plays offensively and defensively
the help of jitters wing logically you
take on the road that you had here
tonight that can help you the deficit
was same three one but the challenge
will be very different
oh we know it's going to be very
difficult but if we if we continue to
not turn the ball over like we've done
the last two games confession Erbil them
where they're extremely good they're
extremely uh they're great things you
know and but if we can do that and we
came to the bank he bodies own bodies
then give ourself a good chair thank you
go Mike alright DB the mindset for
tonight was win one game or did they do
that
a wire-to-wire victory and they let by
double figures the entire second half
I'll have at least one more game in
their season Nyree urban magnificent
tonight once the game played so
brilliantly on his home for 40 points
LeBron James was yet another
triple-double with 31 11 and 10 it's now
3-1 in this best of seven series four
covers to come from Cleveland Ohio
we've got more games in his NBA file
okay Dan
you
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