Here’s how the Warriors won Game 3, from Benjamin Hoffman in New York and Marc Stein in Cleveland:

4th Quarter: Kevin Durant Hits a Huge 3-Pointer

Draymond Green picked up his fifth foul of the game, and that sent Kevin Love to the line for a pair of free-throws, and he hit them both to put Cleveland up 97-96. Kevin Durant brought the ball up the floor and he fed Draymond Green, who hit Stephen Curry under the basket for a nice layup. An Andre Iguodala steal got Golden State the ball back and then Curry woke up from the perimeter, finally hitting his first 3-pointer of the game, which briefly had Golden State up by four, though LeBron James immediately answered with a 3 of his own. Andre Iguodala got a wide-open lane and went in for an easy dunk and the Warriors got a huge steal from Klay Thompson on a bad pass, capitalizing on a huge 3-pointer from Durant to stretch their lead to six.

The entire sequence of events was a display of the difference between having several superstars on a team versus having the best player in basketball on the other side. James is once again playing a terrific game, but when Golden State gets multiple guys going it is too much for Cleveland to compete with.

With less than a minute to play, Cleveland needs some sort of miracle to avoid going down 3-0.

Marc Stein: The Warriors haven’t been able to go to their Hamptons 5 lineup since Game 3 of the Western Conference finals. But they’re closing this crucial Game 3 of the finals with it — as you’d expect — and suddenly they’re all clicking. Especially Kevin Durant, who — as we’ve already established in this space — loves Game 3 on the road in the N.B.A. finals.

4th Quarter: Warriors Cling to 1-Point Lead

LeBron James put Cleveland ahead with a pair of free-throws courtesy of a foul by Andre Iguodala, but as he has so many times tonight, Kevin Durant answered with a midrange jumper that gave him 40 points for the night. The teams traded awkward offensive possessions in which no one could seemingly execute and with the Cavaliers calling a timeout with 3:19 left in the game, the Warriors are clinging to a one-point lead.

James has a triple-double with 28 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, while Durant has been the standout performer in the game, contributing 13 rebounds and 6 assists to go with his huge point total.

Stephen Curry, meanwhile, is 0 for 9 from 3-point range.

Marc Stein: Yet another stat that doesn’t make sense: Golden State is 0-4 this postseason when Kevin Durant cracks the 40-point barrier. He’s up to 40 points tonight.

4th Quarter: Stephen Curry Still Looking for His Shot

The difference in Stephen Curry tonight cannot be overstated. Coming off a Tristan Thompson miss, Curry passed up a chance at a contested 3-pointer with Kevin Love in front of him, and then also deferred when he got close to the basket by passing out to a wide-open Draymond Green, who missed. The Cavs answered with a quick score that briefly gave them a lead, but Andre Iguodala snatched the lead back with a layup. The Cavs called a timeout, but it is Steve Kerr and the Warriors who likely need to make some adjustments if they don’t want to let a winnable game on the road slip away.