By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
LeBron James had 32 points and 11 rebounds, Kyrie Irving added 30 points and Cleveland, pushed for 48 minutes by a delirious, championship-starved crowd, hammered the Golden State Warriors 120-90 in Game 3 on Wednesday night to pull within 2-1 in the NBA Finals.
On their home floor, where they have been dominant all postseason, the Cavs recovered from a 33-point loss in Game 2 and yanked their season from the brink of disaster following back-to-back blowouts in the Bay Area.
“We finally got back to our game,” said James, whose energy from the start electrified 20,000 fans, and most importantly his teammates. “It was a good flow, a collective team win.”
They Cavs did it without starting forward Kevin Love, with little help from their bench and by keeping Stephen Curry penned in. Russian center Timofey Mozgov was used for 7 minutes and added 2 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals and also 2 turnovers.
Steph Curry scoring 19 points on 6-of-13 shooting. Harrison Barnes scored 18 and Klay Thompson 10 for the Warriors.