The Cleveland Cavaliers rallied behind monumental performances from LeBron James and Kyrie Irving to defeat the host Golden State Warriors, 112 - 97, in Game 5 of the NBA Finals, on Monday night at Oracle Arena. James and Irving finished with 41 points each, becoming the first teammates in NBA history to score 40 or more points in the same Finals game. The series now stands 3 - 2 for the Warriors and will head back to Cleveland for Game 6 on Thursday. The Warriors jumped out to a quick 9 - 3 start but the Cavs responded by out - scoring the Warriors 58 - 52 throughout the rest of the half and went into the locker room with the game tied at 61. By halftime LeBron and Kyrie had already combined for 43 points on 18 - 28 shooting, while the Splash Brothers combined for 39 points on 12 - 20 shooting. However, the second half belonged to the Cavaliers, particularly Kyrie Irving, who scored 10 straight points in the fourth quarter to help seal the deal for Cleveland. Irving hit 17 - of - 24 field goals and tallied six assists, three rebounds, two steals and one block to go along with his 41 points, in 40 minutes, while James finished with a monstrous 16 rebounds, seven assists, three steals and three blocked shots, along with his 41 points, in 43 minutes. The only other player to score in double figures for the Cavs was J.R. Smith, who had 10 points. The Cavs shot 53 percent from the field and 42 percent from long range. After a hot first half, Stephen Curry shot 4 - 13 and Klay Thompson only 3 - 8 in the second half, which allowed the Cavs to pull away. Andre Iguodala did a good job starting in place of Draymond Green, who was suspended for racking up too many flagrant fouls during the playoffs. Iguodala finished with 15 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and two steals, but was the only player other than Curry or Thompson to contribute double figures in the scoring column. The Warriors shot 36 percent from the field and 33 percent from long range, as they missed the spacing and presence of Green. With the win on the road, LeBron has now won a game on the road in 26 consecutive series'. Also only twice has a team that was down 3 - 1 in the Finals ever forced a Game 7, while no team that was down 3 - 1 in the Finals has ever gone on to win the championship. With the series heading back to Cleveland, the Cavs have a chance to really make things interesting.
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