1 game, 1 went to overtime. Biggest comeback: GSW trailed CLE by 10 after the first quarter and won 108–100.
Final · OT · Finals · G1
CLE100
GSW108
Bars under each score: who led after each quarter, from the winner's side. winner ahead behind behind in a 10+ point comeback tied
The lead · NBA Finals · Game 1 · CLE @ GSW
Golden State takes Game 1, leads Cleveland 1–0
108–100 in Golden State. The NBA Finals series continues. Stephen Curry led Golden State with 26 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists. LeBron James scored 44 for Cleveland in the loss.
Game flow · GSW margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (5 points, including overtime), so swings inside a period don't show. Pink = the rally, from the biggest deficit to the final.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT1 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 29 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 2 | 100 |
| GSW | 19 | 29 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 108 |
Who led
Stephen CurryGSW26 PTS · 4 REB · 8 AST
Klay ThompsonGSW21 PTS · 6 REB · 1 AST
LeBron JamesCLE44 PTS · 8 REB · 6 AST
Kyrie IrvingCLE23 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
LeBron JamesCLE
+9.4points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
34.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 25.3 in the regular season (69 games). Today: 44 points in 46 minutes.
Losing minutes
Kyrie IrvingCLE
−5.4minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
31.0 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 36.4 in the regular season (75 games). Today: 23 points in 44 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+20.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
47 minutes today, against 26.8 a game in the regular season (82 games). Line: 2 points, 15 rebounds, 1 assists.
Top performances
LeBron James leads the day with 44
Sparkline: points in his last 10 games, tonight in pink. Black tag: most points in a game this season to date, or in his career when his whole career is in our box scores (after 5+ games). Plus/minus: points tonight against his average before tonight.
LeBron JamesCLE @ GSW · L
28.7 PPG playoffs to date · +16.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high44 PTS · 8 REB · 6 ASTStephen CurryGSW vs CLE · W
29.0 PPG playoffs to date · −3.2 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 4 REB · 8 ASTKyrie IrvingCLE @ GSW · L
19.0 PPG playoffs to date · +4.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 7 REB · 6 ASTKlay ThompsonGSW vs CLE · W
19.8 PPG playoffs to date · +1.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
21 PTS · 6 REB · 1 ASTTimofey MozgovCLE @ GSW · L
9.6 PPG playoffs to date · +6.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 7 REB · 2 ASTAndre IguodalaGSW vs CLE · W
8.4 PPG playoffs to date · +7.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
15 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST