The 2017 NBA Finals are pretty much over. The Cleveland Cavaliers led by four with under 1:30 to play, but they still couldn’t beat the Golden State Warriors. The Warriors rallied to gut out a 118-113 win despite great games from LeBron James and Kyrie Irving.
The Cavs didn’t make a basket in the final three minutes and the Warriors ended the game on a 11-0 run. Kevin Durant hit a 3-pointer with under a minute to go to give the Warriors a lead and they never gave it up.
Highlights and stats are below.
Top Stats:
Kevin Durant: 31 points, 8 rebs, 4 assists
Klay Thompson: 30 points, 6 rebs, 2 assists
Stephen Curry: 26 points, 6 assists, 13 rebounds
Draymond Green: 8 points, 8 assists, 7 rebounds, 5 fouls
LeBron James: 39 points, 9 assists, 11 rebounds
J.R. Smith: 16 points
Kyrie Irving: 38 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists
Kevin Love: 9 points, 13 rebs, 6 steals
Highlights
Iggy ices the game:
Andre Iguodala rejects LeBron James! #Warriors win! #DubNation #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/pxTfBMpvhk
— Chat Sports (@ChatSports) June 8, 2017
Durant gives the Warriors the lead:
Kevin Durant! #Warriors lead (now by 3) with 12.9 seconds to go! #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/G5sq689NZ6
— Chat Sports (@ChatSports) June 8, 2017
Another Irving finish:
Kyrie Irving with another pretty finish, drawing the foul too! #Defendtheland Follow @ChatSports for more #NBAFinals highlights! pic.twitter.com/vWjJsCapv5
— Chat Sports (@ChatSports) June 8, 2017
Kyrie with a dime to LeBron:
Kyrie Irving's beautiful pass leads to a wide-open LeBron James 3-pointer. #DefendTheLand Follow @ChatSports for more #NBAFinals highlights! pic.twitter.com/DWHik5IADH
— Chat Sports (@ChatSports) June 8, 2017
Kyrie goes 1 on 4:
Kyrie Irving is balling right now! #DefendTheLand Follow @ChatSports for more #NBAFinals highlights! pic.twitter.com/GkUwMNjSWU
— Chat Sports (@ChatSports) June 8, 2017
LeBron and-1:
LeBron James gets the tough finish and the foul! #DefendTheLand pic.twitter.com/ZEG6jgi8BA
— Chat Sports (@ChatSports) June 8, 2017
Curry finishes:
Stephen Curry with the impressive and-1 finish! #DubNation Follow @ChatSports for more #NBAFinals highlights! pic.twitter.com/tK4p9r1ykt
— Chat Sports (@ChatSports) June 8, 2017
Cavs take a lead:
The Kevin Love 3-pointer gives the #Cavs their first non-first quarter lead all #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/r9AIn6wlIh
— Chat Sports (@ChatSports) June 8, 2017
Kyrie ends the half:
Kyrie Irving beats the buzzer in amazing fashion! #DefendTheLand Follow @ChatSports for more #NBAFinals highlights! pic.twitter.com/SNGYVIYTsL
— Chat Sports (@ChatSports) June 8, 2017
Curry and Shump jawing:
Kyrie Irving beats the buzzer in amazing fashion! #DefendTheLand Follow @ChatSports for more #NBAFinals highlights! pic.twitter.com/SNGYVIYTsL
— Chat Sports (@ChatSports) June 8, 2017
Kyle Korver got a dunk!
Kyle Korver with the rare dunk! #DefendTheLand Follow @ChatSports for more #NBAFinals highlights! pic.twitter.com/nRVTeGd9Ep
— Chat Sports (@ChatSports) June 8, 2017
LeBron got lucky:
LeBron James's pass was so bad, it actually ended up being a perfect shot. Just like he drew it up and it counted. #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/EBvNiejkNo
— Chat Sports (@ChatSports) June 8, 2017
LeBron is fine and dunking:
LeBron James with the steal and violent dunk! (he's clearly fine) #DefendTheLand Follow @ChatSports for more #NBAFinals highlights! pic.twitter.com/lQWzwTGpAo
— Chat Sports (@ChatSports) June 8, 2017
LeBron Takes Friendly Fire
Here's the play LeBron James was injured on. He is staying in the game. #DefendTheLand pic.twitter.com/Ugq65CvN9U
— Chat Sports (@ChatSports) June 8, 2017
J.R. Smith hits it:
J.R. Smith with his first basket since game 1! #DefendTheLand Follow @ChatSports for more #NBAFinals highlights! pic.twitter.com/D7qtUU3rGg
— Chat Sports (@ChatSports) June 8, 2017
Curry pre-game:
Stephen Curry (@StephenCurry30) just makes it look so easy. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯#DubNation pic.twitter.com/jKls5hzumd
— Chat Sports (@ChatSports) June 8, 2017
Game 4 is Friday in Cleveland. Tip-off is set for 9 p.m. ET.
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