4TH QUARTER UPDATE
The Warriors defeated the Cavaliers, 110-102 tonight in Game 3 of the 2018 NBA Finals to take a 3-0 series lead. Kevin Durant led all scorers with a playoff career-high 43 points along with 13 rebounds and 7 assists for the Warriors, while Stephen Curry tallied 11 points, 6 assists and 5 rebounds in the game. Durant becomes the first player in Warriors franchise history to score 40+ points in a road game of the NBA Finals. LeBron James (33 points, 11 assists, 10 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 blocks) recorded his 10th Finals career triple-double for the Cavaliers in the losing effort; James has now passed Michael Jordan for the most career playoff games with 30+ points in NBA history. Game 4 will be on Friday in Cleveland.
3RD QUARTER UPDATE
The Warriors outscored the Cavaliers 31-23 in the 3rd quarter to take an 83-81 lead into the quarter break. Kevin Durant continues to lead all scorers with 34 points (11-17 FG, 5-7 3pt FG) along with 13 rebounds and 5 assists, while JaVale McGee and Klay Thompson have each scored 10 points for the Warriors. LeBron James has a team-high 21 points to go with 11 assists, 7 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks for the Cavaliers, with Kevin Love tallying 18 points and 10 rebounds in the game thus far. The Warriors made 13-22 FG (59.1%) and 3-6 3pt FG (50%) as a team in the 3rd quarter and have outscored the Cavaliers 16-10 in fast break points in the game thus far.
HALFTIME UPDATE
At halftime, the Cavaliers lead the Warriors 58-52. Kevin Love has a team-high 15 points (3-5 3pt FG) and 10 rebounds for the Cavaliers, while LeBron James recorded 14 points, 9 assists and 6 rebounds in the half. Kevin Durant leads all scorers with 24 points (7-10 FG, 3-4 3pt FG) to go with 8 rebounds for the Warriors, with Jordan Bell tallying 7 points (3-4 FG) and 4 rebounds in the game thus far. The Cavaliers have made 26-53 FG (49.1%) and 6-14 3pt FG (42.9%) as a team and have outscored the Warriors 38-24 in the paint for the game thus far.
1ST QUARTER UPDATE
At the end of the 1st quarter, the Cavaliers lead the Warriors 29-28. Kevin Love and JR Smith have each scored 7 points for the Cavaliers, with LeBron James tallying 6 points, 5 assists and 2 rebounds in the quarter. Kevin Durant leads all scorers with 13 points (4-4 FG) to go with 7 rebounds (all of GSW’s rebounds in quarter) for the Warriors. The Cavaliers outrebounded the Warriors by a margin of 13-7 in the quarter.
During the quarter, the Cavaliers’ LeBron James passed Tom Heinsohn (473 career rebounds in Finals) for 5th place on the NBA Finals career rebounds list:
| Rank | Player | Career Rebounds in Finals |
| 4 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 502 |
| 5 | LeBron James | 475 |
| 6 | Tom Heinsohn | 473 |
