2015 NBA FINALS: Game 3 Golden State Warriors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers Q-by-Q Reaction

Q4:

Score: GS 91 CLE 96

Another crazy finish. The Warriors attempted yet another rally, potentially to set this game up for another OT or pull off an improbable victory, but the Cavs made the clutch shots when needed. Matthew Dellavedova's fairy tale continues. He may not have gotten the better of Steph Curry defensively as Curry got it going late in the 4th to rally the Warriors, but was that and 1 bank shot, off the wrong leg really crucial for the Cavs to preserve a victory in Cleveland and he had a solid offensive game as well. More to come in the full recap.

Q3:

Score: GS 55 CLE 72

Wow, this Cavalier team is on a whole another level in this quarter. Just outscoring the Warriors big time. The Warriors, they just look deflated out there, although they made a couple of desperately needed buckets, they just can't stop this momentum. The third quarter comes to a close and the Cavaliers are soaring sky high heading to the fourth. Enough said.

Q2:

Score: GS 37 CLE 44

There's some stingy defense going on for both teams in this quarter. But overall, the Cavaliers have the edge right now because the Warriors have been missing a lot of shots, particularly from three point land. The Cavs are just relentlessly attacking the Warriors' defense by penetrating towards the rim and the younger big men of the Cavs are just completely gassing out Bogut and Ezeli with the high energy of Tristan Thompson crashing the boards. Onto the halftime report.

Q1:

Score: GS 20 CLE 24

The first quarter in the books for game 3 in Cleveland. I thought the Cavaliers did a great job at the start offensively and unlike the past two games, they are attacking the rim early on to put the Warriors' defense on its heels. LeBron James as usual was the one to start it off and pretty much schooled Harrison Barnes for easy buckets. However, the Warriors late in the quarter, they shook off some of those jitters in their first finals game on the road and managed to muster offense and get some second chance opportunities from the supporting cast to get back in this game.