The Cavaliers have an early 13-9 lead with 8:30 remaining in the first quarter,<br />but in a potentially bad omen for the Cavaliers, the Warriors are hot from 3-point range with Kevin Durant hitting two and Klay Thompson hitting one.<br />But even as the Cleveland Cavaliers kept an iron grip on the lead in the fourth quarter, Coach Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors repeatedly told his players<br />that the Cavs’ stars would eventually wear down as long as the Warriors stuck to the game plan and never gave up.<br />While Games 1 and 2 were mostly defined by LeBron James’s best going against the best of Kevin Durant<br />and Stephen Curry, Game 3 has had some variety with James and Irving combining for 54 points while Klay Thompson and Curry have combined for 43.<br />The Cavaliers were written off by plenty of people after falling behind 2-0 in the series,<br />but the third quarter finally belonged to them as Cleveland outscored Golden State 33-22 and will enter the fourth quarter with a 94-89 lead.<br />Third quarters have been difficult for Cleveland in this series, with Golden State racing off to huge leads,<br />but things are off to a good start in Game 3 with the Cavaliers narrowing the Warriors’ lead to one point thanks to a 7-2 run.
