It's hard for any image (or any words, for that matter) to do justice to the madness of these NBA Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors, a series that seems to get weirder, more confounding, and more exciting by the game.
In any case, here are some of the best pictures from a wild Game 3 at the Q, in which the Cavs ran out to a 20-point lead in front of a raucous home crowd, then held on for dear life as Steph Curry caught fire down the stretch, and emerged with a win and a 2-1 series lead.
LeBron James gets things rolling with a driving baseline dunk, two of 40 he score on the night:
Steph tells LeBron to chill out, let the Warriors get their bearings:
LeBron politely declines, gets up for a pretty solid challenge of Curry's jumper:
Andre Iguodala, the Warriors' unsung hero of the series, flies in for the most emphatic of his 15 points:
James Jones hits the deck, and has his effort recognized by the Cavs' two paragons of hustle:
Then Jones gets a flying chest bump from the Cavs' paragon of in-game celebrations:
David Lee is alive! Getting his first burn since Game 4 of the Conference Finals, Lee shot 4-of-4 from the field, grabbed four boards, and was a team-best plus-17 in 13 minutes. But he really proved his worth by getting down in the dirt with Cavs superstar Matthew Dellavedova.
LeBron raises his arms in a gesture of triumph, Curry stares dejectedly at the floor, and nobody seems to know what's going on:
