Warriors up 85-83 midway through 4th quarter

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) reacts after scoring against the Cleveland Cavaliers during the second half of Game 7 of basketball's NBA Finals in Oakland, Calif.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on Game 7 of the NBA Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers (all times local):

Draymond Green and LeBron James are both flirting with triple-doubles. Kyrie Irving is flashing more brilliance, Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson are starting to heat up from the outside.

Game 7 looks like it'll go down to the wire.

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) gestures after scoring against the Cleveland Cavaliers during the second half of Game 7 of basketball's NBA Finals in Oakland, Calif

A classic, indeed.

Golden State leads 85-83 midway through the fourth. Green has 30 points, nine rebounds and eight assists. James has 20 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds.

uarter of the NBA season — maybe — is upon us.

Andre Iguodala's layup with 3.2 seconds left in the third has given Golden State a 76-75 lead over Cleveland going into the fourth quarter of Game 7 of the NBA Finals.

Kyrie Irving had 12 of his 21 points in the third for Cleveland, which put together runs of 8-0 and 11-0 in the third quarter. But the Warriors closed the period strong, and off to the final 12 minutes we go — no champion yet in sight.

Cumulative series score so far: Warriors 686, Cavaliers 685.

Kyrie Irving's three-point play has pushed Cleveland's run of unanswered points to 11, but Warriors have rallied and the game is tied late in the third quarter of Game 7.

Cleveland had an 8-0 run earlier in the quarter, before Stephen Curry had five straight points by himself to put the Warriors up 59-54.

After Cleveland tied Game 7 early in the third quarter, the NBA's two-time reigning MVP had a block, a steal, a layup and a 3-pointer to put Golden State back

But since then, it's been back and forth and is tied at 71-71.

Golden State had an eight-point lead early in the third quarter of Game 7.

In a flash, it was gone.


Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green, center, shoots between Cleveland Cavaliers center Tristan Thompson (13) and guard Mo Williams during the first half of Game 7 of basketball's NBA Finals in Oakland, Calif.

A pair of 3-pointers from J.R. Smith and a nifty drive by Kyrie Irving added up to an 8-0 run for the Cleveland Cavaliers, and this game is knotted at 54-54 early in the third quarter.

Cleveland had one 3-pointer in the entire first half; Smith nailed two in short order early in the third.

Draymond Green is coming up huge in Game 7.

The oft-excitable Golden State forward has 22 points, fueled by 5 for 5 shooting from 3-point range, and the Warriors lead the Cleveland Cavaliers 49-42 at halftime of the final game of these NBA Finals.

Stephen Curry has three fouls (again) and he and fellow "Splash Brother" Klay Thompson are a combined 5 for 17, but the Warriors are again riding their depth.

LeBron James has 12 points, eight rebounds and five assists for the Cavaliers. Cleveland is outscoring Golden State 28-12 in the paint, but the Warriors have a 30-3 edge in scoring from 3-point range.


Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) shoots against Golden State Warriors forward Marreese Speights during the first half of Game 7 of basketball's NBA Finals in Oakland, Calif

Cleveland missed its first eight tries from 3-point range. But when the Cavaliers finally got one to fall, they got four points out of the play.

Iman Shumpert connected from the right wing midway through the second quarter while getting fouled by Golden State's Shaun Livingston.

Shumpert made the free throw to give Cleveland a two-point lead, but Stephen Curry answered on the ensuing possession with a three-point play to put the Warriors back on top.

Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James, right, dunks in front of Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) during the first half of Game 7 of basketball's NBA Finals in Oakland, Calif

Midway through the second quarter, neither team has led by more than four points yet.s has six points, six rebounds and three assists, and the Cleveland Cavaliers lead the Golden State Warriors 23-22 after the first quarter of Game 7 of the NBA Finals.

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving (2) dribbles past Golden State Warriors center Festus Ezeli during the second half of Game 7 of basketball's NBA Finals in Oakland, Calif