Kyrie Irving Leads Cavs in 4th Quarter Comeback

Going up against LeBron James will be his next big task on Sunday.

Both teams have been stupendous this season, as Cavaliers stand on top of eastern conference while Warriors lie on number one position in the western conference. Neither was Kyrie Irving, who hit a go-ahead jumper with 3.4 seconds left. He had the ball in his hands on the final play, but stumbled to the court while being guarded by Richard Jefferson and failed to get off a shot. The Warriors have gone 23-2 in their last 25 games, showing that the adjustment process of fitting in Durant didn’t take long.

Early on, it quickly became the KD vs. LeBron show.

Steph Curry was quiet: 15 points on 4-of-11 shooting.

After James played the full third quarter, Cavs coach Tyronn Lue tried to buy his star some rest at the start of the fourth.

The Warriors led 94-80, but the Cavs closed the game on a 29-14 run to pull out the win.

LeBron James could be limited from scoring plenty of points, but Love and Irving should step up and lead the team on the scoreboard. Durant and Klay Thompson were on fire for the Dubs in the 3rd quarter. The one trickle-down effect from Durant has been an array of open looks for Thompson, who finished with 24 points. Durant stumbled. The ref didn’t blow his whistle. Green had three fouls in the first three minutes of the game – the latter a technical. But he missed the ensuing free throw. If that happens, it would be the first time tow teams have played each other in the Finals three years in a row.

But in one very important way, the impending meeting couldn’t be more different: the introduction of Kevin Durant into the most significant head-to-head National Basketball Association battle since Larry Bird of the Celtics and Magic Johnson of the Lakers were trading championships in the 1980s.