Cleveland made only 6-of-22 shots in the third quarter while the Spurs made just 5-of-15 from the field to break the old low total for any NBA Finals third period, 31 by Chicago and Portland in 1992 and Chicago and Utah in 1997.
The Cavaliers de-activated Larry Hughes, who is struggling with a heel injury, and started rookie guard Daniel Gibson, who had averaged 15.5 points a game off the bench in the first two games but had only two in Game Three.



