CLEVELAND -- As LeBron James and Kyrie Irving poured in shot after shot Wednesday night in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr said he kept repeating the same message to his players.
"They're going to get tired," Kerr recalled saying, speaking of James and Irving. "Stay in front of them. Force them into outside shots, if you can. Fatigue will play a role."
Ultimately, Kerr believes fatigue did play a role in his team closing the game on an 11-0 run en route to an 118-113 win that gives the Warriors a 3-0 series lead.