Cleveland - Andre Iguodala scored a season-high 22 points and Steph Curry added 22 as the Golden State Warriors downed Cleveland 103-82 Thursday to level the NBA Finals at two wins each.
Iguodala, inserted into the starting line-up to boost early scoring and help contain Cavaliers superstar LeBron James, did both as the Warriors pulled even ahead of game five Sunday in Oakland with game six on Tuesday at Cleveland.
The Warriors had lost two in a row but avoided their first three-game losing skid of the season, a vital feat given that no team has ever recovered from a 3-1 deficit to win the NBA Finals.
A bloodied James, averaging 41 points in the finals, suffered two cuts to the right side of his head after a second-quarter fall and battled leg cramps and fatigue in the second half.
Russian centre Timofey Mozgov led Cleveland with 28 points, his NBA career high, and 10 rebounds while James had 20 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists.
The Warriors seek their first crown since 1975 while the Cavaliers are trying to end a 51-year title drought for all Cleveland sports teams since the 1964 NFL Browns, the longest such curse on any US city.
AFP
