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A Look Back: Love, Tristan, JR and the Rest of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Top Plays of the Finals

By Mikaela Rakos

May 4, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; The Cleveland Cavaliers bench, including forward Kevin Love (0), guard Iman Shumpert (4), guard J.R. Smith (5), and center Tristan Thompson (13) celebrate Cleveland Cavaliers guard Mo Williams
May 4, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; The Cleveland Cavaliers bench, including forward Kevin Love (0), guard Iman Shumpert (4), guard J.R. Smith (5), and center Tristan Thompson (13) celebrate Cleveland Cavaliers guard Mo Williams /
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J.R. Smith Over Stephen Curry, Game 3

Because Golden State was up 2-0 and Kevin Love was injured, it was also critical that J.R. Smith step up his play for Game 3. He did just that with several pretty moves, energy-boosting three-pointers and his stellar defense. He finished with 20 points on 7-of-13 shooting and 5-of-10 on threes. He also had four rebounds, three steals, one assist and a plus/minus of plus-33.

The video above shows one of his sweet moves, where he crosses over Stephen Curry, twists and turns and shoots a difficult jumper over him. And the video below shows one of his five three-pointers, where the Cavs get a steal and set Smith up for a tough three over his defender.

Game 3 (June 8, 2016)

Final Score: CLE 89 – GSW 104

Series: 2-1 GSW

Next: J.R. Smith's Deep Three Pointer, Game 4