Golden State won game one last night as many expected, but Cleveland came pretty close. Iman Shumpert's off balance shot at the horn fell inches short of going in. The shot would've given the Cavaliers a huge game one win on the road, and at the same time would have prevented both overtime and Kyrie Irving's eventual injury. Cleveland did not play its best last night, but they played about as well as they could on the road in Oracle Arena. LeBron James had another great performance with 44 points, but it took 38 shots to get it. Andre Iguodala played exceptional defense on James all night, including many great stops down the stretch of the game.
While I do think Cleveland can play better this series, I think the Warriors can play much better. The team got off to such a slow start, missing a lot of shots. Golden State looked too excited for what was every players first ever finals game. As the game went on the team settled in and played much better in the second half and overtime. The Warriors are capable of so much more as this series progresses. I thought the defense was not as good as it could have been. The three point shooting did not really get going until later in the game.
I fear that this series is already over because of Kyrie Irving's injury. However, it may just be over because Cleveland missed their shot in game one. I'll stick with my prediction that the Cavaliers win get one game at home, most likely game three at the Q. The series will wrap up next Sunday night in the bay, and Stephen Curry will get the first of what could be many championships to come.
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