OT:
Score: CLE 95 GS 93
It didn't go well for the Cavaliers in the last few minutes in the 4th quarter and heading into OT, but they persevered to even up the series. Holy cow, these last two games have been pretty entertaining with both teams gaining wins in OT. But for the Cavs, it wasn't LeBron who was the unsung hero, but the undrafted Australian, Matthew Dellavedova, who came up big with a clutch offensive rebound, clutch free throws, and clutch defense to deny the MVP Stephen Curry a game winner for the Warriors to take a 2-0 lead as it is evened up at 1-1. Stay tuned for the full recap.
Q4:
Score: CLE 87 GS 87
This game, this series is C-R-A-Z-Y! At first, the Cavaliers looked like they had it in the bag, ready to put this game on ice and even it up, but so sudden, the Warriors exploded to a 13-4 run! They close it out with Curry tying the game, then LeBron had a chance to win it, but couldn't. We are going to another overtime guys! Wow, what a series!
Q3:
Score: CLE 62 GS 59
What a crazy, defensive finish to close out the 3rd quarter. Bodies are flying around at the end, Mo Speights missing a huge opportunity to cut the lead to 1, and back-to-back 24 second violations from the Cavs on the offensive end. Clearly the Cavs have the edge right now because some of the supporting casts are knocking down shot when it matters and the Warriors, they had a couple of opportunities, but they just couldn't cash in on them. The missed dunk by Mo Speights was one of the many opportunities missed here in this defensive 3rd quarter.
Q2:
Score: CLE 47 GS 46
A couple of headlines this quarter: Klay Thompson is unstoppable, James Jones has answered the call out the Cavaliers' supporting cast, and Matthew Dellavedova keeping Steph Curry in check. The Cavs desperately needed one of their role players to step up and James Jones has done that, stretching the floor, and knocking down threes. They've done a good job defensively against Curry, but they have to do something against Klay Thompson as well as he's been feeling it so far this game. Onto the halftime report.
Q1:
Score: CLE 20 GS 20
No more jitters for the Warriors, but they are still uncharacteristically missing three pointers. Klay Thompson was a big part of that, scoring 9 points; I thought he got off to a good start and got his shot going early, but the 2 quick fouls he made definitely slowed some of the offense for the Warriors. Despite the fact the Warriors opened up a six point lead, that lead eventually evaporated with LeBron James making yet another run and putting the team on his back when the rest of the Cavs' supporting cast is inefficient. Those segments, coupled by great defense from both teams is the reason why Q1 comes to a close at 20 a piece.
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