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Thursday, June 2, 2016Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · Finals · G1 · Box score
Cavs89
Warriors104
Q1 GSW +4; Q2 GSW +9; Q3 GSW +6; Q4 GSW +15
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 1 · Cavs-Warriors

Golden State takes Game 1, leads Cleveland 1–0

LeBron James goes for 23 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-25-15-5+5+15+25TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+4+9+6+15GSW AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2419252189
Warriors28242230104
Who led
Shaun LivingstonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 4, 2, 6, 4, 6, 0, 5, 20GSW20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Draymond GreenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 23, 10, 6, 6, 11, 12, 11, 16GSW16 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 21, 27, 26, 13, 26, 23, 30, 26CLE26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 21, 24, 23, 24, 29, 23, 33, 23CLE23 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
Final · Cavs-Warriors
Cavs 89Warriors 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Cavs2419252189
Warriors28242230104
The story
Draymond Green had 16 points and 11 rebounds as Golden State beat Cleveland 104-89

Kevin Love led Cleveland with 17 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST 16 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST, 4 STL · 5-11 FG, 2-6 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the fourth 30-21, their biggest quarter edge.

GSW lead by quarter
200 +4+9+6+15 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+6.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
19.6Reg. season avg26.3Last 3 playoff games

26.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.6 in the regular season (53 games). Today: 26 points in 38 minutes.

Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
24.6Reg. season avg9.6Last 3 playoff games

9.6 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.6 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+9.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.6Reg. season avg35.9Today

36 minutes today, against 26.6 a game in the regular season (65 games). Line: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists.

Top performances

Kyrie Irving leads the day with 26

Kyrie IrvingPoints, last 10 games: 19, 24, 21, 27, 26, 13, 26, 23, 30, 26Cavs-Warriors · L
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · +1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 27, 24, 21, 24, 23, 24, 29, 23, 33, 23Cavs-Warriors · L
24.5 PPG playoffs to date · −1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
Shaun LivingstonPoints, last 10 games: 4, 10, 4, 2, 6, 4, 6, 0, 5, 20Warriors-Cavs · W
8.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 11, 21, 27, 14, 19, 3, 10, 25, 20, 17Cavs-Warriors · L
17.3 PPG playoffs to date · −0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 13 REB · 2 AST
Draymond GreenPoints, last 10 games: 21, 13, 23, 10, 6, 6, 11, 12, 11, 16Warriors-Cavs · W
15.1 PPG playoffs to date · +0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Harrison BarnesPoints, last 10 games: 10, 8, 12, 11, 7, 11, 6, 9, 5, 13Warriors-Cavs · W
9.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST
Lead changes
Cavs-Warriors7