The NBA Game 3 finals play is on Cleveland plus the points. Game 706 at 9:05 Eastern. This ,ay the Cavs best chance at a win. Down 2-0 this is the series. Look for the Cavs to slow the game down. They tried to run with the Warriors and while they played better in game 2 were blown out in the 2nd half. Teams up 2-0 on the road in the finals are just 9-19 as seen in the grid below. Even better. Teams off back to back losses the last of which they allowed 127 or more points are 10-0 straight up and ats since 1990. The Cavs have the resolve to win this game as a defending champ. The Warriors fit a bevy of negative systems that pertain to teams off a blowout win. The Warriors are 3-15 ats off a win where Klay Thompson scored 15 or more points than he did in the previous game. The Cavs were a 3 point dog in December and came away with a solid home dog win. One last little nugget from the database. Since 1995 there have been only 3 non conference home dogs of 4 or less that were off a spread loss of 7 or more as a road dog of 5 or more despite scoring 110 or more and allowing 120 or more. All 3 won straight up. Play on the Cavs


HISTORICAL VICTORY PROBABILITIES: Leading 2-games-nil @ HH:
Ignoring win order; considering site order: The team leading 2-games-nil with site order HH (Golden State) has the following best-of-7 playoff series and games record through the 2017 NHL and NBA Semifinals:
series record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 514-55 (.903)
series record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 89-14 (.864)
series record, NBA only, all rounds: 235-15 (.940)
series record, NBA only, Finals round: 24-4 (.857)
Game 3 record, all best-of-7 sports, all rounds: 261-308 (.459)
Game 3 record, all best-of-7 sports, Finals round: 41-62 (.398)
Game 3 record, NBA only, all rounds: 104-146 (.416)
Game 3 record, NBA only, Finals round: 9-19 (.321)