Highlights NBA Finals, Game 4, Golden State Warriors vs Cleveland Cavaliers: LeBron James and Co win 137-116 to force Game 5

Something about elimination games and LeBron James! This was his second triple-double when facing elimination. Nobody in NBA history has even done it once.

We have a series on our hands!

It’s 3-1 again for the Warriors. But unlike last time, their next game is on home turf, where they will once again try to win the series.

Records tumbled, predictions were blown away and ‘perfection’ was quashed! The Cavs have made this into a game! 

LeBron James in his post-match interview: “We go championship DNA as well. We showed that tonight.”

Remember last year? When the Cavs came back from a 1-3 deficit to win the NBA Finals 4-3 against the Warriors. They’re now 1-3 again!

Warriors 116-137 Cavs, Cleveland Cavaliers win Game 4, Warriors lead 3-1

The Cavs reminding the Warriors that they’re the reigning champions with that win.

IMMENSE!!

Warriors 111-129 Cavs

Side to side passing and Smith gets the ball who knocks it from downtown! We have just over 2 minutes remaining in Game 4.

WHAT. A. BLOCK. BY. KEVIN. DURANT!

KD misses a shot, then comes out of nowhere to thwart a shot from Kyrie! 3:40 remaining in this match. Cavs have a 16-point lead.

And The King has a triple-double! That’s his ninth in the NBA Finals.

Warriors 107-126 Cavs

Tristan Thompson with a rebound, his 10th today. He’s just had his best game of the Finals. We have just over 5 minutes left in this game.

Kyrie putting in a double shift today!

Stat time: Steph Curry has shot two three-pointers from eight attempts today.

Warriors 104-118 Cavs

With 9:20 remaining, Kyrie comes up with a three-pointer.

Warriors 102-115 Cavs

Klay Thompson knocks down another three-pointer as we head into a timeout!

12 minutes!

Warriors 96-115 Cavs, End of third quarter 

Chef Curry shoots a three. LeBron matches it with a buzzer-beater from downtown. The Cavs have had 19 three pointers this game.

Stat time

Did we say we’ve seen everything? Now there a loose ball and there’s a rugby scrum breaks out over it, with Zaza, Korver and Schumpert in the thick of the action. It ends with police and security getting involved! And a fan gets ejected! 

NOW WE’VE SEEN EVERYTHING!

Deron Williams just scored his first points of the NBA Finals and now this series has seen everything!

The 3rd quarter is where the Warriors do maximum damage and they have cut down the Cavaliers lead considerably. Curry is having a bad shooting game so far and the team is happy to run everything by Durant.

As we head into another timeout (HOW MANY!), here’s a highlight reel of the Cavs’ thunderous first half:

Here’s what the coaches told their teams at half-time:

Warriors 85-103 Cavs 

JR with another 3! 5:34 still remaining in Q3.

Warriors 85-99 Cavs

Durant drops a hammer with 6:25 left!

SWISH!

Ooooh, things are getting testy on the court and LeBron and KD mouth off! They’re both not willing to back down as their teammates stand and plat mute eavesdroppers.

An angry Durant mouthing off to an angry LeBron was just what this NBA Finals series was missing!

Warriors 80-99 Cavs

Kevin Love with a three-pointer! Six three-pointers for him. He’s got 23 points on the night with 7:45 remaining in Q3!

Warriors 80-96 Cavs

And now Klay shoots a three

Warriors 73-94 Cavs 

With 9:46 remaining in Q3, LeBron drives to the pain and guides the ball in.

Warriors 72-Cavs 92 

Love with another 3-pointer from the corner after a delightful pass from LeBron. We still have 10:15 left on the clock in the 3rd quarter.

Steve Kerr to the Warriors in his half-time talk: “We got to bring some force to this game.”

Opening minute of the 3rd quarter and the Warriors have cut the lead to 14! Cavs coach Lue calls a timeout!

We’ve not even caught our breath and the third quarter is already on! Sigh

JR claims he didn’t post this tweet! But the way his side are playing today, would you say this is unrealisitic?  

Kevin Durant has been the only Warriors player who’s not having a terrible game. He ended the half with a buzzer beater and has 22 points.

Phew! What a high-scoring first half! Where do we start? How about Kyrie Irving’s 28 points, which included four three-pointers? Or Kevin Love ending his scoring dry patch with 17 points? Or Warriors nine turnovers and measly 54.5 field goal percentage?

That kind of a half!

Curry had six points in that half? SIX? That doesn’t sound right!

INSANITY! 

Warriors 65-86 Cavs, End of 2nd quarter

13 3’s in the 1st half already from the Cavs! What a spectacular performance!

Warriors 61-82 Cavs

This is now the highest scoring half in NBA history and we have over a minute left!

The Warriors have 61 points with 1:46 minutes still to go in this half! And they’re tailing by 19 points! Explain that!

THAT sort of night for Kyrie.

Warriors 57-75 Cavs

Two of the best defenders in the game, Draymond Green and Klay Thompson, cannot stop LeBron from scoring that! And he earns a freethrow.

Kyrie has taken off from where he left off in Game 3.

Kyrie Irving has already made 4 from outside the perimeter and has 21 points! What a great game he’s having.

Warriors 49-69 Cavs

Irving stops on a dime and throws a two. Seconds later, he shoots from waaaaay downtown and nails that too! The Cavs have a 20-point lead with 5:38 remaining in the 2nd quarter.

Here’s that insane JR Smith shot!

Oh, hello KD. Didn’t see you around for a while! 

WHAT. A. PLAY!

JR Smith nails a shot from 35-feet after LeBron finds him from under the rim!

Warriors 43-57 Cavs

With 8:20 remaining in the 2nd quarter, LeBron comes to the party with a meaty three-pointer.

Bedlam!

Warriors 40-54 Cavs 

With 8:55 remaining, Klay Thompson shoots from downtown and scores! They need more of those today!

Meanwhile, the Warriors have been sloppy all round. Too many turnovers, unnecessary fouls and poor conversion.

Warriors 35-54 Cavs

Kyrie off teh glass for another two with 11:13 remaining. And then he nails a three! EASY!

This shot from Kyrie!

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Warriors 33-49 Cavs, End of 1st quarter

The Cavaliers have unloaded a 49-point quarter on the Warriors. The most points scored by a team in an NBA quarter! ANY QUARTER! Did we mention that they missed EIGHT freethrows?

The Warriors have conceded 20 freethrows and we’re still 1:21 away from the 1st quarter ending. Luckily for them, the Cavs have been missing a handful from there.

Not the 1st time the King has gone past the legend!

#ICYMI: Here’s that splash by KD

Warriors 25-34 Cavs

Kyrie with another off-balance three-pointer! What an absolute beast!

The Cavs need to pick up their freethrow game! They’ve missed five on the night. They’re still leading by 9 points.

KYRIDICULOUS!

Warriors 18-29 Cavs

Durant nails one from downtown with 4:50 left on the clock.

Oh, hello Kevin.

ON FIRE!

The King!

Warriors 11-26 Cavs

Tristan Thompson comes out of nowhere to rebound! This is an insane start by the Cavs! Insane might just be an understatement!

Warriors 9-24 Cavs

Another three-pointer from the Cavs! That’s the Cavs’ fifth three-pointer and we’re not even five minutes into the game!

Warriors 6-19 Cavs

Kevin Love with another three-pointer with 8:22 remaining.

GAME ON!

Warriors 5-16 Cavs

What a pass by James for Kevin Love to steal a two-pointer.

Cleveland have got the start that they would have wanted – they lead 14-5 in 1Q – their largest lead in the NBA Finals. Now, they need to build on it. Bright starts by JR Smith, Kyrie Irving and LeBron James.

Warriors 5-14 Cavs 

JR Smith with another three-pointer for the Cavs! The Warriors don’t know what’s hit them as we head into the first timeout of the night.

Warriors 5-11 Cavs

LeBron draws a foul but still shoots a two. Is the King pumped up for the night!

Warriors 0-6 Cavs

The Cavs have come out swinging! First JR Smith and then Kyrie Irving knock down three-pointers.

AND WE HAVE TIPOFF

Minutes away from the start. 

Here  are your starting lineups: 
Warriors: Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, Draymond Green, Zaza Pachulia, Klay Thompson
Cavs: Kyrie Irving, JR Smith, Tristan Thompson, Kevin Love, LeBron James.

Their team’s on the ropes, 3-0 down. But the Cavs will do well to remember they won the title last year after being 1-3 down.

Clutch!

LeBron ‘The King’ James seemed distraught at the end of Game 3 when they were robbed of a victory with 38 seconds left on the clock. Today’s he seems…erm…

Here’s the best of KD to get you on your feet:

Steph Curry on today’s game: “The next 48 minutes are the most important 48 minutes of our year.”

The Warriors fans are pumped up.

We’re still a few minutes away from Game 4 and here’s Steph doing Steph things:

Cavs coach Tyron Lue on what his side should do today:

The NBA’s best postseason run is the 15-1 mark of the 2001 Lakers, while the 1983 Philadelphia 76ers went 12-1. Jordan’s first title team in 1991 is one of three squads that went 15-2.

Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry and the rest of the Warriors can complete the most impressive postseason run in major sports history with a win today.

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Game 4 of the NBA Finals!

Can Golden State Warriors create history with a 4-0 clean sweep for thre Championship? Stay tuned to find out.