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NBA Finals Game One —- OVERTIME]
Cleveland 114
Golden State 124
Cleveland was tied at Golden State, George Hill was at the free throw line with one shot and 4.7 seconds remaining in the game. The free throw was missed, J.R. Smith rebounds the ball and instead of laying it back in for a two point win, he dribbles out to the top of mid-court thinking they have the lead......
Why was the he ENTIRE Cavs team not calling timeouts?
Why was this not relayed from bench before 2nd FT (in case of a miss)?
Why did Lue not headbutt the ref to get his attention?
Why did LeBron allow JR to play duck duck goose before signaling for timeout?
JR Smith: I was tryna find Kyrie
LeBron: KYRIE IN BOSTON
—-O V E R T I M E—-
Golden State outscored Cleveland by 10 points in OT.
LeBron James is the first player in NBA history to lose a Finals game in a 50-point effort.
James is now 1-8 in his career in Game 1 of the NBA Finals (lone win: 2011 vs Mavericks, a series that LeBron and the Heat lost.
JR played 19 of 24 2nd half minutes and was a minus-7.
In the five minutes he sat, the Cavs were a plus-7.
Thirty minutes after the game ended and the Cavs locker room still wasnt open.
ESPN reporter Rachel Nichols: “The Cavaliers’ collective anger at the officiating postgame was at a level I haven’t seen in a long time.”
LeBron James is the only player in NBA history to score or assist on 70 Pts in a Finals game and lose. He's done it on 2 occasions - both against the Warriors (also 2015).
Jerry West (twice) and Walt Frazier are the only other players to score or assist on 70 Pts in the Finals.
LeBron James is shooting 6-26 (19%) when guarded by Stephen Curry in his Finals career, including 2-5 with a turnover in OT on Thursday.
The Warriors are 12.5-point favorites for Game 2
The Warriors in OT...
- Assisted on all 5 of their made FG, shooting 5-5 directly off passes (3-3 on 3-pt FG).
- Shot 4-4 on uncontested shots while contesting all 9 of Cleveland's shots (2-9 FG).
- Held LeBron James to 0-4 FG, all defended by either Curry or Durant.
Kevin Durant is 10 of 26 in the 4th quarter since the start of the Western Conference Finals.
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