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Even with their best defensive player Draymond Green suspended, the Golden State Warriors were in a close fight with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night in Oakland. It felt like the sort of game where one late run from guards Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson could settle Game 5 of the NBA Finals, and the entire series.
Then big Andrew Bogut toppled.
A Cavaliers player landed on the 7-foot center’s left leg early in the second half, and Bogut immediately grabbed his knee. With both their starting big men out for the game, a close game turned into an eight-point Cavaliers lead. The Cavaliers never trailed again, and won 112-97. The Warriors lead the series three games to two.
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