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Cavaliers no match for Warriors in 113-91 loss: 2017 NBA Finals, Game 1
Author: Joe Vardon
Publication: Cleveland.com
OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Warriors looked invincible in Game 1 Thursday night.
The Cavs have three more chances to prove they aren't.
Golden State ran roughshod over Cleveland in the 2017 Finals opener, 113-91, for the Warriors' NBA-record 13th consecutive win to open the playoffs. Game 2 is at 8 p.m. Sunday. - CLICK HERE to read full story.
Cleveland Cavaliers, Tristan Thompson deflated by Warriors' offensive rebounds
Author: Chris Fedor
Publication: Cleveland.com
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Tristan Thompson knows the sound well, when a boisterous crowd goes silent as he's pulling down an offensive rebound and giving the explosive Cavaliers another offensive possession. He sees the exasperated look on the opponent's face and shoulders begin to drop.
He saw that look again Thursday night in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, only this time it came from the guys in navy, wine and gold.
"It's deflating," Thompson said of the Warriors' offensive rebounds. CLICK HERE to read full story.
Cleveland Cavaliers should be embarrassed by this opener -- Terry Pluto
Author: Terry Pluto
Publication: Cleveland.com
OAKLAND, Caif. -- Watching this made me angry.
Not because the Cleveland Cavaliers lost, 113-90, in the opening game of the 2017 NBA Finals.
Golden State was at home and the Warriors are outrageously talented. But at the end of the first quarter, Golden State had seven dunks. CLICK HERE to read full story.
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