The Cleveland Cavaliers looked like title pretenders through the first two games of the NBA Finals, but they rediscovered championship-caliber form Wednesday night with a resounding 120-90 Game 3 win over the Golden State Warriors at Quicken Loans Arena.
The Eastern Conference champions are now 8-0 at home this postseason and one victory away from knotting the series at two games apiece. Game 4 is slated for Friday evening.
Facing must-win circumstances, LeBron James told his teammates before the game to "follow my lead and do your job," according to the Associated Press' Tom Withers.
Each side held up its end of the bargain.
James was magnificent with 32 points, 11 rebounds and six assists, but the most encouraging part of his performance was a 14-of-26 shooting display that included a flurry of face-up and spot-up jump shots that were previously absent from his repertoire.
Kyrie Irving, who entered Game 3 shooting 33.3 percent from the field for the series, was similarly strong in the scoring column with 30&nbs ...
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