the cavaliers avenged their lopsided defeat to golden state by routing the warriors 120–90 in game 3 to cut the series deficit to 2–1. the cavaliers scored the game's first nine points en route to outscoring the warriors 33–16 after one quarter. golden state rallied to trim cleveland's lead as low as seven points on a couple of occasions before the cavs settled for a 51–43 halftime lead. in the second half, cleveland continued to extend their lead and outscored golden state 69–47. love did not play due to a concussion. james led all scorers with 32 points. irving added 30 points for the cavs. curry led the warriors with 19 points, while drilling four threes. harrison barnes also contributed 18 points in 33 minutes of play.