Stephen Curry scored 40 points (20 in the fourth quarter) with 9 3-pointers, and the Golden State Warriors opened the fourth quarter with a 17-0 run to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 104-89.
The Cavaliers went on a 25-10 run to lead 81-68 after three quarters. Curry’s driving layup put the Warriors ahead for good with 7:05 left. He scored 13 points during the run, and they led 85-81 with 6:30 left.
Late in the fourth quarter, Curry had 2 steals, 1 of them during a 9-0 Warriors run, and the Warriors scored 3 points off them.
Draymond Green assisted on 6 of Curry’s 15 baskets, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Cavaliers, Darius Garland scored 25 points (10 in the first quarter), and Dean Wade added 17 points and 9 rebounds.
The Warriors shot 49.4% from the field and 34.9% from 3 to the Cavaliers’ 42.5% and 30.8%. The Cavaliers turned it over 20 times, about 5 more than usual for this many possessions. The Warriors outscored the Cavaliers 15-0 in 5 minutes with Curry, Bjelica, Porter, Lee and Toscano-Anderson on the floor together.