Pushed by a crowd howling to see Cleveland's 51-year title drought end, LeBron James scored 40 points, his new sidekick Matthew Dellavedova added 20 and the Cavaliers survived Golden State's furious fourth-quarter comeback led by Stephen Curry for a 96-91 win over the Warriors on Tuesday night to take a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals.
James added 12 rebounds and eight assists in 46 minutes, his third stellar performance in his fifth straight Finals.
The Cavs, who won Game 2 at Golden State for their first ever Finals win, got their first at Quicken Loans Arena, which shook from start to finish.