Curry: I have to play 100 times better

CLEVELAND - Stephen Curry's only basket in the first 30 minutes came off a broken play. He found himself in foul trouble again. His jumper was nowhere to be found until it was essentially too late.

So much for that NBA Finals sweep.

So much for this looking like an easy repeat title for the Golden State Warriors, too.

"I'm disappointed I didn't do anything to help my team win tonight," Curry said following the 120-90 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The MVP's struggles were of the epic variety, the best regular-season team in NBA history found a way to fall to 0-4 in Game 3's during this postseason, and suddenly it's a series again. Down by 20 at one point in the opening quarter, the Warriors never fully recovered.

"I have to play 100 times better than I did, especially in the first quarter," Curry said. "I'm fine. We're in good shape."

Curry scored 19 points, the third straight time in this series that he's been held under 20. It's the first time he's had three consecutive under-20 games since March 2015, and matches the second-longest ''slump'' - such as it is - that he's endured in the last four years.

"This was all on me," Curry said.