OT:
Score: CLE 100 GS 108
A tremendous display of defense by the Warriors as the Cavs cannot score a point until the winding seconds of OT! LeBron James was on a rampage all game long to create offense for the Cavaliers, but the Warriors' depth helped the team pull away. Great contributions by Iguodala, Harrison Barnes, and the rest of the Warriors bench to help the Warriors overcome a great finals performance by LeBron and of course, the MVP, Steph Curry closing this game out making critical free throws to put the game on ice early on in OT. Stay tuned for the full recap.
Q4:
Score: CLE 98 GS 98
Tied again! Talk about a great start to the NBA Finals to have the first game go into OT. But that block by Irving when Curry looked like he had an easy layup was a key play to keep this game tied at 98 a piece. LeBron is putting on a clinic and he could go for more with 5 extra minutes, but the Warriors' balanced attack will not let this team go away with key performances by the Splash Bros as well as the bench players. Five more minutes!
Q3:
Score: CLE 73 GS 73
The LeBron James show was in full force this quarter as he was the Cavaliers offense. Give it to LeBron, let him post up and do work. 2nd chance points are still hurting the Warriors, but they turned up the stingy defense, especially in the last play of the quarter leading to the Iguodala dunk to tie the game up. It's a fight to the finish so far for the 1st game of the finals. Let's see what the 4th quarter has in store.
Q2:
Score: CLE 51 GS 48
An exciting finish to the 2nd quarter! If there's anything that the Warriors have that the Cavaliers don't, it's the depth. Golden State's bench has provided a spark plug for the team to keep the Warriors afloat. Added by Curry getting hot and the Warriors are just down three. The Cavs still managed to finish strong in the first half thanks to timely three pointers by Iman Shumpert and a J.R. Smith three to end the half. Onto the halftime report.
Q1:
Score: CLE 29 GS 19
Warriors finished strong to cut the deficit by 10 at least after a really slow start offensively. The Cavs thoroughly dominated the quarter and LeBron James had a lot to do with that, scoring 12 of Cleveland's 29 points, pretty much setting the tone. Not all is lost for the Warriors though as Andrew Bogut made a couple of nice defensive plays to fire up the Oracle crowd a little bit and the aforementioned small run to put the Warriors within 10. Along with the Warriors slow start offensively, the Cavs have an advantage in the 2nd chance points and that played a role to their great start.
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