The Cleveland Cavaliers are still in the title race in the NBA. It happened after the team won the 5th game of the final series against the Golden State Warriors in the Oracle Arena. The final score was 112 – 97 (29:32, 32:29, 32:23, 19:13) in Cleveland’s favour and now the aggregate score after 5 matches is 2 – 3 victories for the Golden State Warriors. Major contribution to the success of the guests had the two stars of the team – LeBron James and Kyrie Irving. They were the most effective players on the field, and finished with 41 points. LeBron James also made 16 rebounds.
“We had just the intention to come here and just extend our period and have another opportunity to fight for another day. That was our main concern, and we were able to do that,” LeBron James said after the game.
At the beginning of the match, none of the teams could take the lead with more than 3 points. The Golden State Warriors won the first quarter with the score of 32 – 29, then the Cleveland Cavaliers took the second part, which finished with the same score. So, after the first two quarters the score was 61 – 61.
After the break, however, The Cleveland Cavaliers were the better team and methodically increasing their lead. They eventually deservedly reached the victory in the game, winning the third and the fourth quarters by a big difference (32 – 23 in the third quarter and 19 – 13 in the fourth).
Klay Thompson was the best player for the defending champions. He finished the game with 37 points. The star of the Golden State Warriors – Stephen Curry, this time, failed to lead his team to the success and scored 25 points, which is far below his best performances. Draymond Green didn’t take part in the game, but he will be among the starting 5 for the next match of the final series.
Now, The Cavaliers have the chance to equalize the aggregate result if they win the sixth match of the final series, which will be held in Cleveland. Can they take advantage of their own arena? But, if the Golden State Warriors win the next game, it will be all over and they will retain their title. For sure, it is going to be a great match, so don’t miss it!