The Cleveland Cavaliers looked overmatched against the Golden
State Warriors in Thursday's Game 4 of the NBA Finals. Cleveland couldn't
capitalize on home-court advantage at Quicken Loans Arena, as the Warriors
played their best Finals game yet in a 103-82 victory to level the series at
2-2.
LeBron James injured in NBA Finals
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| LeBron James |
On a night when Cleveland superstar
LeBron James needed stitches after cutting his head on a camera, the Warriors
had 22 points each from Iguodala and NBA Most Valuable Player Steph Curry while
forcing a fast tempo to frustrate the Cavaliers.
"The
biggest difference was we played a lot harder," Warriors coach Steve Kerr
said. "We didn't do much differently against LeBron. We were just more
competitive and more active.
"We
controled the tempo and rhythm of the game. It's not just about playing hard.
It's about playing every possession like it's your last."
Andre Iguodala and Golden State Warriors
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| Andre Iguodala |
Warriors coach Steve Kerr decided to remove center Andrew
Bogut from the starting lineup, plugging in Andre Iguodala and going small instead.
No team has
ever recovered from a 3-1 deficit to win the NBA Finals, which made it vital
the Warriors avoided their first three-game losing skid of the season, which
they did by starting Iguodala and using a smaller line-up to end a run of slow
starts.
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