The Latest on the NBA Finals from Game 4 (all times local):
11:30 p.m.
The Warriors have romped to their second straight NBA championship Authentic Tyler Eifert Jersey , beating Cleveland 108-85 to finish a four-game sweep.
It’s the third title in four years for the Warriors and the second one they won in Quicken Loans Arena, where their 2015 title was secured. The Cavaliers won the rematch the next year but Golden State has handled them easily to finish the last two seasons.
Stephen Curry scored 37 points and Kevin Durant had 20 for the Warriors, who won their sixth NBA title to tie Chicago for third place behind Boston and the Lakers.
LeBron James checked out with 4:03 remaining in what could have been his final game in Cleveland, with fans chanting ”MVP! MVP!” as he went to the bench after congratulating some of the Warriors.
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11:20 p.m.
Stephen Curry is up to 37 points and seven 3-pointers as the Warriors lead 102-76 with about 5 minutes left in Game 4.
Kevin Durant has a triple-double and needs a strong finish to continue his streak of scoring 25 or more in every NBA Finals game he’s played. He’s done so in all 13 games.
The Warriors are poised to finish off the first NBA Finals sweep since San Antonio in 2007 – a romp that also came at the expense of LeBron James and Cleveland.
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11 p.m.
With one last third-quarter onslaught, the Warriors are up big heading to what could be the last 12 minutes of the NBA season.
They lead Game 4 of the NBA Finals 86-65 as they try to sweep their way to a second straight championship and third in four years.
Golden State outscored Cleveland 25-13 in the third quarter, the period when the Warriors either turned around or blew open so many games during their run to the NBA Finals.
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10:55 p.m.
Another big third quarter for the Warriors has them headed toward the title.
Golden State leads 81-63 with about 3 1/2 minutes left in the period. It’s the largest lead of the game.
Stephen Curry leads the way with 25 points and Kevin Durant has 18.
Meanwhile, LeBron James has picked up a fourth foul while the Cavaliers try to stay close enough to make a comeback a possibility.
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10:40 p.m.
ESPN has released a statement on Hall of Famer Hubie Brown and his condition after he got hurt before Game 4 of the NBA Finals.
Brown has been covering the series as an analyst on ESPN Radio.
The network says Brown ”was injured when he bumped his knee on a table during pregame. He’s in good spirits and being treated by the medical staff on site. He hopes to return to the ESPN Radio booth if there is a Game 5.”
The Warriors aren’t cooperating on that front: They’re up 11 in the third quarter, as they try to sweep Cleveland for the title.
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10:20 p.m.
Golden State is one half away from a second straight NBA championship.
The Warriors have a 61-52 lead over Cleveland at halftime of Game 4. Golden State led by 11 in the first quarter, fell behind midway through the second, and went into the locker room with momentum after Stephen Curry made a 3-pointer in the closing seconds of the period.
Curry has bounced back from his struggles in Game 3 with 20 points, making four of the Warriors’ nine 3-pointers. Andre Iguodala has three off the bench.
Golden State is trying to celebrate on Cleveland’s home floor for the second time, having wrapped up its 2015 title at Quicken Loans Arena.
LeBron James has 16 points for Cleveland.
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9:55 p.m.
Cleveland has battled back from an 11-point deficit to regain the lead in Game 4 of the NBA Finals.
The Cavaliers went ahead 39-38 when LeBron James finished off a fast break with a basket midway through the second quarter. That gave him a game-high 13 points.
Golden State controlled the first quarter but the Cavaliers outscored the Warriors 14-4 to open the second.
Klay Thompson picked up a third foul for the Warriors and remained scoreless.:55 p.m.
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9:40 p.m.
Stephen Curry had 12 points and the Golden State Warriors made six 3-pointers in taking a 34-25 lead after one quarter of Game 4.
Curry made two 3s after hitting only one in Game 3. He already had more points than in that 11-point outing.
Andre Iguodala also made a pair of 3-pointers after entering early when Klay Thompson went to the bench with two fouls.
Kevin Love scored nine points and LeBron James eight for the Cavaliers.
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9:35 p.m.
Stephen Curry already has as many baskets in the first quarter of Game 4 as in all of Game 3.
Curry made his first three shots, including an off-balance 3-pointer when he was trying to draw a foul as he shot. His nine quick points sent the Warriors to a 13-3 lead.
He was only 3 for 16 in Game 3, including 1 for 10 behind the arc.
The Cavaliers surged back with eight straight points to cut it to two points midway through the period.
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9:20 p.m.
ESPN Radio broadcaster and Basketball Hall of Famer Hubie Brown was injured shortly before Game 4 of the NBA Finals and was taken to a nearby hospital for an apparent knee injury.
The 84-year-old Brown was checked out by doctors in the arena, and will not be working the game as an analyst. There was no immediate word on the status or severity of his injury.
Brown is a two-time NBA coach of the year and two-time Emmy nominee who is working the finals for the 17th time as a radio and television analyst. His broadcasting career goes back to the 1980s Womens Cameron Jordan Jersey , and he’s been with ABC and ESPN since 2004.
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SCOREBOARD
Sunday, Jan. 7
Buffalo at Jacksonville, 1:05 p.m. EST. The Bills (9-7) are making their first playoff appearance since 1999, ending a 17-year absence that was the longest for any team in the four major North American sports leagues. The Jaguars (10-6) are in the postseason for the first time since the 2007 season, and won their first division title since 1999. They’re coached by Doug Marrone, who was Buffalo’s head coach from 2013-14.
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Carolina at New Orleans, 4:40 p.m. EST. Two familiar foes cap wild-card weekend as Cam Newton’s Panthers (11-5) take on Drew Brees’ Saints (11-5) for the third time this season. New Orleans won the previous two meetings, with the victories bookending an 8-1 stretch for the Saints en route to the NFC South title. The Panthers will have tight end Greg Olsen, who missed the earlier matchups because of a foot injury.
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STARS
Passing
– Marcus Mariota, Titans, led three second-half touchdown drives, incredibly throwing one of his TD passes to himself, and the Titans rallied from a 21-3 deficit to beat the Kansas City Chiefs 22-21 for their first playoff win in 14 years.
– Matt Ryan, Falcons, went 21 of 30 for 218 yards and a TD to lead Atlanta past the Los Angeles Rams 26-13.
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Rushing
– Derrick Henry Womens Jameis Winston Jersey , Titans, had a career-high 156 yards rushing and scored a 35-yard touchdown run.
– Devonta Freeman, Falcons, ran for 66 yards and a TD on 18 carries.
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Receiving
– Julio Jones, Falcons, had nine catches for 94 yards and a touchdown.
– Tyreek Hill, Chiefs, caught seven passes for a game-high 87 yards.
– Robert Woods, Rams, had 142 yards on nine receptions.
– Delanie Walker, Titans, had six receptions for 74 yards.
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Special Teams
– Matt Bryant, Falcons, booted four field goals – from 29, 51 Womens Jordan Reed Jersey , 25 and 54 yards.
– Ryan Succop, Titans, kicked a 49-yard field goal.
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Defense
– Brian Orakpo, Titans, had 1 1/2 sacks.
– Deion Jones, Falcons had 10 overall tackles and a pass-defensed.
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STREAKS & STATS
With a 22-21 loss to Tennessee, the Kansas City Chiefs haven’t won a home playoff game since January 1994. … Atlanta’s 26-13 win over the Los Angeles Rams gave the Falcons playoff victories in consecutive seasons for the first time in franchise history. … Atlanta won a road playoff game for the first time in 5,481 days. The Falcons’ last postseason road victory came in the 2002 playoffs, when Michael Vick’s Falcons defeated Brett Favre’s Green Bay Packers. … Tennessee won a playoff game for the first time in 5,117 days, beating Kansas City 22-21. The Titans’ last playoff win came on Jan. 3, 2004, when Tennessee topped Baltimore.
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MILESTONES
Los Angeles’ Cooper Kupp became the first Rams rookie to catch a touchdown pass in the playoffs since Torry Holt in the 2000 Super Bowl. … Derrick Henry became the third player in Titans history to have 100 or more yards rushing in a playoff game, joining Eddie George (twice) and Earl Campbell. … Alex Smith’s two TD passes against Tennessee put him past Len Dawson (seven) for the most in Chiefs playoff history with nine.
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COMEBACK KIDS
Tennessee became the third road team to rally from at least 18 points down to win a playoff game in NFL history. The Titans trailed Kansas City 21-3 at halftime before storming back in the second half to win 22-21. Dallas came back from 21-3 in the first half to beat San Francisco 30-28 in December 1972, and Detroit came back from 27-7 in the second half to beat San Francisco in December 1957.
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FROM ME TO … ME
Marcus Mariota capped a 91-yard TD drive to start the second half of Tennessee’s 22-21 win at Kansas City in bizarre fashion: He threw a TD pass to himself. His throw to the end zone was batted right back at him by Darrelle Revis Womens Randall Cobb Jersey , and Mariota hauled it in and dived for the goal line. It was the first time a player has thrown a TD pass to himself in the playoffs, and the first time in any game since the Vikings’ Brad Johnson during the 1997 season.
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PARTY POOPERS
Atlanta’s 26-13 victory ruined a celebratory night for the Los Angeles Rams, who rebounded from a rough homecoming season in 2016 with an outstanding debut year under 31-year-old Sean McVay, the youngest head coach to reach the playoffs in NFL history. A raucous crowd of 74,300 packed the Coliseum on a crisp evening for the first NFL playoff game in the nation’s second-largest city since early 1994. Los Angeles went 21 years without pro football before the Rams returned last season, and the franchise emphatically ended a 13-year streak of non-winning seasons this fall with an inspiring run to the Rams’ first division title since 2003.
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COOP’S WHOOPS
Pharoh Cooper is headed to the Pro Bowl after his outstanding regular season as a kick returner, but the second-year pro’s misadventures in his playoff debut cost the Los Angeles Rams dearly. He muffed a punt that bounced off teammate Blake Countess in the first quarter, and Matt Bryant subsequently hit the Falcons’ first field goal. After Bryant’s second field goal later in the quarter, Cooper got stripped by Damontae Kazee during a kickoff return at the Rams 32, and the Falcons drove for a TD.
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