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Recap: NBA Finals Game 4

CLEVELAND, OHIO -- After scoring a monster 86 points in the first half on Friday, June 9th, the Cleveland Cavaliers were able to defeat the Golden State Warriors in game 4 of the NBA Finals by a final score of 137-116.

The Cav's point guard Kyrie Irving put up a walloping 40 points as he and LeBron James led the way to victory.  An important note to make is that the Cavs had three of the top five leading scorers in this game four matchup with Kyrie, LeBron and Kevin Love all scoring more than 20 points and combining for 94 points altogether.

The usually handle-savvy Warriors turned the ball over 12 times and recorded only 5 steals while giving up 11 offensive rebounds.  When basketball is considered a game of possessions, it is hard to overlook these statistics and not attribute them to a key factor in this loss for the Warriors.

A major statistic that may boggle some minds is that the Cavaliers recorded 24 three-pointers, while the Warriors recorded only 11.  Normally those statistics are flipped around in a Warriors game, but the hands were hot for the Cavs in this shootout.

LeBron was quoted saying, "They got us where they want us." This was in regards to the 3-1 series lead the Warriors have over the Cavaliers.  With game five coming up, it is hard not to mention the similar scenario of last year's finals when Golden State had that 3-1 series lead and lost three straight games to give up the championship to Cleveland. 

Will "Believe"-land be able to pull it off again tonight in game 5? Tune in to ABC at 9 pm tonight to see for yourself.

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