On the 10th anniversary of LeBron James’ NBA Finals debut, the King positioned his Cleveland Cavaliers to defend home court and spring back into this series.
Then, the Golden State Warriors reclaimed their spot as the league’s reigning two-way terror.
An 11-0 run over the contest’s final three minutes helped the Dubs flip a 113-107 deficit into a gut-punching 118-113 victory.
At least Cleveland made it interesting. This was only Golden State’s third playoff game decided by single digits in 15 tries—all of them wins.
Before the series shifted to Northeast Ohio, the Cavs had suffered a pair of defeats by 22 and 19 points.
Here are the videos from Game 3
King James did all he could to drive the Cavs but it was not just enough
27 PTS. 4 REB. 3 AST.
Have yourself a half, LeBron. #PhantomCam pic.twitter.com/3EIwVloLC3
— NBA (@NBA) June 8, 2017
Poetry in motion. LeBron with the touch! #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/iyaihbOe3a
— NBA (@NBA) June 8, 2017
LeBron James gets off to a quick start with 16 first quarter points! #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/cJFVa19qVh
— NBA (@NBA) June 8, 2017
Everything is falling for LeBron James on #NBAonABC. pic.twitter.com/5LRXhNWvcN
— NBA (@NBA) June 8, 2017
But….
The @warriors set an #NBAFinals record with NINE 3PM in one quarter! pic.twitter.com/EVFJBkY0jw
— NBA (@NBA) June 8, 2017
The nine 1st quarter 3s from the @warriors is a new #NBAFinals record for 3s in a quarter. #DubNation pic.twitter.com/YFmuI4Cs96
— NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) June 8, 2017
Steals of the night
The steal. The slam!
Points No.15 for LeBron James on #NBAonABC! pic.twitter.com/N0RmXFQahm
— NBA (@NBA) June 8, 2017
The timing on this Steph Curry steal is unreal #Warriors pic.twitter.com/NicnYz7e9S
— Justin Jett (@JustinJett_) June 8, 2017
Here’s our assist of the night by Draymond Green
Draymond uses the vision to find Shaun Livingston for the #AssistOfTheNight! pic.twitter.com/wTQpOjPPT4
— NBA (@NBA) June 8, 2017
Kevin Durant shows how much he wants the ring with this play
KEVIN. DURANT. @warriors: 116@cavs: 113
12 seconds to play in Game 3. CLE ? pic.twitter.com/47VReSvRcC
— NBA (@NBA) June 8, 2017
Again Kyrie Irving put in the shift alongside LeBron James but it just was not enough
The dazzling display from Kyrie Irving continues into the 4th! He's up to 35 PTS.@cavs lead @warriors 102-95 on #NBAonABC. pic.twitter.com/Z8Jm1GEB8A
— NBA (@NBA) June 8, 2017
Its coast to coast from Kyrie
Coast to coast for Kyrie!@cavs have their biggest lead of Game 3 on #NBAonABC. pic.twitter.com/Kkvn4aGrmz
— NBA (@NBA) June 8, 2017
Kyrie Irving ends the first half in style! #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/ve9OQV6dla
— NBA (@NBA) June 8, 2017
Your nightly Kyrie #NBAGIF! #NBAFinals pic.twitter.com/fvtrhO9fOr
— NBA (@NBA) June 8, 2017
Kyrie is up to 21 points. @cavs have cut the deficit to one on #NBAonABC. pic.twitter.com/FAvxIZkHmr
— NBA (@NBA) June 8, 2017
Kyrie. Is. Going. To. Work. #DefendTheLand
WATCH: #NBAonABC pic.twitter.com/inWibEDjLd
— NBA (@NBA) June 8, 2017
Klay Thompson also had some threes from downtime as the Warriors rallied to win
Klay answers the call! @cavs lead @warriors 108-107 with 4:40 to play on #NBAonABC.
GSW lead #NBAFinals 2-0. pic.twitter.com/jUuyVkEFuP
— NBA (@NBA) June 8, 2017
And then there is Curry…
Steph…with the left!@cavs and @warriors are going back and forth in Game 3 on #NBAonABC! pic.twitter.com/s7XW20qkJ2
— NBA (@NBA) June 8, 2017
