OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) The Golden State Warriors somehow withstood LeBron James’ latest brilliance on the NBA Finals stage.
A costly blunder by J.R. Smith and a disputed foul call involving James himself sure helped.
Stephen Curry scored 29 points and the Warriors capitalized on Smith’s mistake that sent the game into overtime, overcoming a 51-point performance by James to beat Cleveland 124-114 in Game 1 on Thursday night.
Game 2 is Sunday night back at Oracle Arena, where the Warriors have won 18 of their last 19 postseason games. In 2015, when the Golden State beat the Cavs to capture the franchise’s first title in 40 years, the first two games of the series went to OT – Golden State winning the opener and Cleveland Game 2.
James shot 19 for 32 to go with eight assists and eight rebounds in the opener of his eighth straight NBA Finals and ninth overall, as well as Cavs-Warriors Take IV. James notched his eighth 40-point game during this playoff run to tie Hall of Famer Jerry West’s feat in 1965 for most in a single postseason.
Los Warriors de Golden State fueron testigos de excepción del brillante momento de LeBron James, en la seri final de la NBA.
Stephen Curry anoto 29 puntos y los Warriors pudieron capitalizar una equivocación de Smith para llevar el partido a tiempo extra, y dejar sin valor, mas que el histórico y estadístico, los 51 puntos de LeBron James, para vencer a Cleveland 124-114 en el primer partido por la serie final de la NBA, disputado el jueves en Oakland, California.
El segundo partido esta programado para el domingo en la Oracle Arena, donde los Warriors han ganado 18 de sus últimos 19 partidos de postemporada. en el 2015, cuando Golden State venció a los Cavaliers para lograr su primer titulo en 40 años, los primeros dos partidos de esa serie se extendieron a tiempos extras, Golden State gano el primer y Cleveland el segundo.