Kyrie and Lebron are back! – After a dismal Games 1 and 2, Irving and LeBron are finally back. In Game 3, Irving set the tone early, having 16 points in the first quarter, equaling the Warriors’ team total. He finished with 30 points on 12-25 from the field and 3-7 from three. Irving had a great game, giving nightmares to others guarding him. LeBron finished with 32 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. This was, however, not the only good thing he did in Game 3; he took the team under his wing, and in the pregame huddle, he was recorded saying “Follow my lead!” This shows his leadership qualities, and it helped his team climb back into the series.

What is wrong with Curry? – Stephen Curry has not played like the two time NBA MVP that we know him to be. Through three games, he has only 48 points. This is the fewest points through three games of the Finals by a player who averaged 30 PPG in the regular season. In Game 3, he finished with a team-high 19 points, but in the first half, he ended with 2 points, having twice as many turnovers. He was 3-9 from three, and 6 for 13 from the field. He had an explosion in the third quarter, having 13 points in 5 minutes, but it was too little, too late for the Warriors. So what’s wrong? He is not injured, and he appears to just not be in the game, mentally. Even in Games 1 and 2, he missed threes that we know he can make, and again in Game 3, he seemed off. We saw a little bit of what he could do in the third quarter, but people are used to him doing that throughout the game. Stephen Curry just seems distracted and unfocused, and Warriors fans better hope that he can get back to his rhythm in Game 4.

What could the Warriors have done differently? – The Warriors were struggling to score and their shots were not falling. When the game was closer, around a 9 point lead, they could have played Barnes a bit more, as he was playing very well. He finished the game 7-11 from the field. I think that the Warriors could have drawn more plays up for Barnes, but instead they kept going back to Curry and Klay.

What did the Cavs do differently? – The Cavs showed more fight in them. All the 50-50 balls went to them, and you could see them at many times diving on the floor to secure a loose ball. They showed more effort, and they were making their shots. JR Smith only made three shots in Games 1 and 2, but he made 5 three-pointers in Game 3.

Should the Cavs start Kevin Love in Game 4? – This is Tyronn Lue’s decision. The best choice would to make Kevin Love come off the bench. The Cavs have momentum, so why disrupt that? The Cavaliers’ defense was much better in Game 3, and many say this was because LeBron was played at the power forward spot, leaving him on Draymond. This resulted in Draymond having an off-night, and it cannot be a coincidence that Draymond plays well when being guarded by Love but not by LeBron. Richard Jefferson, who started Game 3 in place of Love, played extremely well, and even though he only had 9 points and 8 rebounds, he provided a spark to the Cavs that Love was not giving. Love should not start Game 4, and if the Cavs need some scoring, he can provide some valuable minutes.

These are a few questions and points I found myself thinking about after Game 3. Game 4 will be extremely interesting, as we will get to see if the MVP Curry shows up, if Lue decides to play Love, and what form of Kyrie and LeBron we will see.

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