CLEVELAND (AP) Go ahead, back them into a corner. Call them names. Write them off.
The Cavaliers don’t care.
For the fourth time in two years, Cleveland fought off elimination in the NBA Finals by winning just when it appeared their season was over.
On Friday night, the Cavs turned anger over some comments made by Golden State’s motor-mouthed forward Draymond Green into energy and their best performance this season. They broke scoring records in a stunning 137-116 victory that shoved this ”Three-match” between new-school rivals to the West Coast for Game 5 on Monday.
And while most teams would prefer not to live on the edge, the Cavaliers seem to thrive there.