LeBron James expected Stephen Curry play

LeBron James has insisted that he knew which play Stephen Curry was going to make in order to steal the ball back for the Cleveland Cavaliers in game three of the NBA Finals.

The forward jumped in front of a ball from the league MVP before immediately being fouled, allowing the Eastern Conference champions to hold on for a 96-91 win, which puts them 2-1 up in the series.

The four-time MVP told reporters: "I just seen them run that set before, and I was telling the coaching staff that I was in tune and I knew it was coming."

The sides meet again in Cleveland later today.