Cavs Go Up 2-1

After stealing game two in Oakland the series shifted to Cleveland, Ohio.  For Lebron James and the Cavaliers, they looked to make a statement in front of the hometown crowd.

With Cleveland missing two of their biggest players, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love, King James had to step up now more than ever if northern Ohio was looking to end their championship drought.  If these first three games are any indication, James has done his part and more.

Lebron dropped 40 points and the Cavs new x-factor, Matthew Dellavedova added another 20, and they survived Golden State's fourth-quarter rally led by Stephen Curry for a 96-91 win to go up 2-1 in the NBA Finals.

Lebron added 12 rebounds and eight assists, his third straight MVP like performance.  It is also his fifth straight NBA Finals appearance.  After winning their first ever finals game at Oracle Arena the other night, the Cavs got their first finals win at Quicken Loans Arena which was rocking from start to finish.  On Thursday they'll have a chance at taking a commanding 3-1 lead in Game 4.

The Cavs nearly blew it in the fourth quarter.  Leading 92-83 with 51 seconds left, they had to withstand a rally by Curry.  He finally found his shooting touch in the fourth quarter after making only two three pointers the previous game.  In the fourth quarter, Curry scored 17 points.  The Warriors, who refused to go away after trailing by as many as 20 in the third quarter, also got a lift from David Lee.  Curry made five three pointers and his last one with 18.9 seconds left put the Warriors within three, 94-91.  It wasn't enough though as the Cavs held on for the 96-91 win.

Curry finished with 27 points and feels like he's got his scoring touch back.  While James was helped by Dellavedova with his defense on Curry and making clutch plays, Delavedova exited the game with an injury.  While his status isn't known he certainly left it all on the court for the second straight game.

Game 4 is Thursday night and the city of Cleveland is only two wins away from their first professional sports title in 51 years.