Game 3 Halftime Post

Score: GS 37 CLE 44

Welcome in to the halftime post of game 3 of the NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers where the Cavaliers have a seven point advantage, leading 37-44 at the half.

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CLE: LeBron James, 13 points, 9 rebounds, 6-17 shooting. LeBron is going to be continually on this positive list until he doesn't have any energy to play an all-around game. He may have missed a couple of layup attempts, but I like what he is doing to this Warriors defense. He is putting the pressure on the Golden State D to clamp down and is creating all kinds of problems for the Warriors defense with his penetration.

CLE: Tristan Thompson, 7 points, 7 rebounds. When the Cavs are attacking the rim, this guy is having the benefit of a doubt. As previously said, Thompson is a rebounding machine throughout these playoffs, but he is totally outclassing Andrew Bogut and Festus Ezeli in the middle with his hustle, heck I even noticed Bogut being gassed trying to box out both Thompson and Mozgov.

GS: Andre Iguodala, 10 points, 4-8 shooting. The supporting cast is pretty much what's keeping the Warriors alive this game. The one role player that's stepping it up is Iguodala. He's basically carrying the team right now, pushing the floor, breaking off on the dunk, and drawing contact. Out of the whole Warriors team, it looks like Iggy is the only one out there that's playing to win.

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GS: Splash Bros. 9 points at the first half for the Splash Bros. 9 combined points! Klay Thompson, who had a spectacular game in game 2, not doing much. Stephen Curry is still having problems with Matthew Dellavedova in his grill. When these two are hot, this Warriors is all systems go on offense, but they are having problems right now and it's one of the reasons why the Warriors finish with their lowest point total in the first half all season.

Bottom Line

The Cavs have to continually to be in attack mode as it has worked so far this game to clamp down a very good Warriors defense. This allows their shooters like James Jones and J.R. Smith to space the floor and hit wide open 3's when the opportunity is ripe. For the Warriors, it starts with the Splash Bros. and they have to find a way to get their shot to spark this Warriors team. Let's see what happens.