CLEVELAND: The Golden State Warriors bounced back from an embarrassing road loss two days ago to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 108-97 on Friday and move one win away from a second consecutive NBA championship.
The win was a devastating blow to LeBron James's Cavaliers, who lost their first home game of the postseason and now trail the best-of-seven NBA Finals 3-1 with Game Five scheduled for Monday in Oakland.
Stephen Curry powered Golden State, who lost by 30 points on Wednesday, by scoring a game-high 38 points while Kyrie Irving led the Cavaliers with 34 points. James had 25 points.
Of the 32 teams that have faced a 3-1 deficit in the NBA Finals none have ever come back to win the championship. (Reporting by Frank Pingue; Editing by Steve Keating/Sudipto Ganguly)
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