The Warriors won 124-114 in overtime.
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With only 4.7 seconds remaining in regulation and the game tied after a free throw-make by George Hill, the pressure was mounting on the Golden State Warriors to avoid getting upset in the series opener.
Oh, and there was a JaVale McGee sighting. By the end of the third quarter, the Warriors led, 84-77.
James said he didn’t know what Smith was thinking and walked out of the postgame news conference after growing exhausted of repeated questioning about whether Smith knew the score.
“It wasn’t really a verbal altercation”, Green said. “It’s good to be lucky sometimes”.
The NBA Finals MVP trophy is one of the few awards to have eluded Stephen Curry during his illustrious career, but he’s not losing any sleep over it. And tonight in the Finals on the biggest stage, when our team played well, played our ass off – it ain’t right.
Golden State will get $5,188,122 if it wins, $3,993,173 if it loses. They have four All-Stars in the same lineup.
LeBron was in a forgiving mood regarding his teammates. Kerr has said Iguodala wouldn’t play until he can run without pain. We had our opportunities. That’s not my MO. We never really know what’s going on through their minds during high-pressure moments like this.
James had his highest-scoring playoff game ever, tied Jerry West for the most 40-point games in a single postseason with eight and nearly single-handedly led the Cavs to the win. He just put the Warriors on alert.
The total pool was $20 million this season, paid out to all 16 postseason teams based on how they finished in the regular season and how deep they went in the playoffs.
Television ratings were up 40 percent from previous year, when the Warriors went on a 16-1 playoff run to the crown. “We’ve got so many things up our sleeves”. Some encouraging signs, but we have ruled him out for Game 1. “We want everybody playing, everybody healthy and out there competing”. He is scheduled to be re-evaluated ahead of Game 2.
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“Teams have had their opportunities to beat the Cavs over the last four years, and teams have had the opportunities to beat the Warriors over the last four years”, he said. “He’s gonna take a lot of shots, he’s gonna get shots, he’s gonna make some tough shots, so we understand that”. “We know how hard and challenging this task is … you wake up tomorrow with a fresh mind”.
