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Thursday, May 31, 2018Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed CLE by 1 after the first quarter and won 124–114.

Final · OT · Finals · G1 · Box score
Cavs114
Warriors124
Q1 GSW -1; Q2 Warriors 0; Q3 GSW +6; Q4 Warriors 0; OT1 GSW +10
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 1 · Cavs-Warriors

Golden State takes Game 1, leads Cleveland 1–0

LeBron James goes for 51 points

Game flow · GSW margin at each break
-20-100+10+20OVERTIMETipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3End reg.Final0-10+60+10GSW AHEAD ↑CLE AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1T
Cavs302622297114
Warriors2927282317124
Who led
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 18, 16, 35, 28, 22, 29, 27, 29GSW29 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 38, 24, 37, 38, 25, 27, 29, 23, 34, 26GSW26 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 38, 29, 15, 42, 27, 44, 26, 46, 35, 51CLE51 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 23, 17, 22, 13, 9, 14, 0, 21CLE21 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Final · Cavs-Warriors
Cavs 114Warriors 124
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTT
Cavs302622297114
Warriors2927282317124
The story
Kevin Durant had 26 points as Golden State beat Cleveland 124-114 in OT

Larry Nance Jr. led Cleveland with 11 REB, 9 PTS 26 PTS, 9 REB, 6 AST, 3 BLK · 8-22 FG, 1-7 3PT

The swing

The Warriors won the overtime 17-7.

GSW lead by quarter
200 −10+60+10 Q1Q2Q3Q4OT
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+16.5points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
27.5Reg. season avg44.0Last 3 playoff games

44.0 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 27.5 in the regular season (82 games). Today: 51 points in 48 minutes.

Losing minutes
−22.1minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
26.9Reg. season avg4.8Last 3 playoff games

4.8 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 26.9 in the regular season (60 games). Today: 0 points in 0 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.4minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
32.0Reg. season avg46.4Today

46 minutes today, against 32.0 a game in the regular season (51 games). Line: 29 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists.

Top performances

LeBron James leads the day with 51

LeBron JamesPoints, last 10 games: 38, 29, 15, 42, 27, 44, 26, 46, 35, 51Cavs-Warriors · L
34.9 PPG playoffs to date · +17.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
Most like it, modern era: Jrue Holiday MIL, Mar 29, 2023: 51 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
51 PTS · 8 REB · 8 AST
Stephen CurryPoints, last 10 games: 23, 28, 18, 16, 35, 28, 22, 29, 27, 29Warriors-Cavs · W
25.2 PPG playoffs to date · +4.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
29 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
Kevin DurantPoints, last 10 games: 38, 24, 37, 38, 25, 27, 29, 23, 34, 26Warriors-Cavs · W
28.8 PPG playoffs to date · −3.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 9 REB · 6 AST
Klay ThompsonPoints, last 10 games: 13, 23, 28, 8, 13, 10, 23, 35, 19, 24Warriors-Cavs · W
20.7 PPG playoffs to date · +3.5 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Kevin LovePoints, last 10 games: 31, 21, 23, 17, 22, 13, 9, 14, 0, 21Cavs-Warriors · L
14.3 PPG playoffs to date · +7.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 13 REB · 1 AST
Draymond GreenPoints, last 10 games: 8, 19, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 4, 10, 13Warriors-Cavs · W
11.2 PPG playoffs to date · +1.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 11 REB · 9 AST
Lead changes
Cavs-Warriors15