CLEVELAND — It was fight night in Cleveland, and the Warriors came out of it with a bruised ego and a busted record.
The Warriors lost a bruising, brawling Game 4 of the NBA Finals, 137-116, ending Golden State’s chances to finish the postseason with an unblemished record. But if you’re going to take a good punch, it may as well be a haymaker.
The raucous third quarter epitomized the whole affair, featuring a number of arguments and dustups, firing up both teams and taking these Finals to a new level of intensity. Everywhere you looked, there was trouble.