1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.
Final · Finals · G1
CLE89
GSW104
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
104–89 in Golden State. The NBA Finals series continues. Shaun Livingston led Golden State with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
Game flow · GSW margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
By quarter
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CLE | 24 | 19 | 25 | 21 | 89 |
| GSW | 28 | 24 | 22 | 30 | 104 |
Who led
Shaun LivingstonGSW20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 AST
Draymond GreenGSW16 PTS · 11 REB · 7 AST
Kyrie IrvingCLE26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 AST
LeBron JamesCLE23 PTS · 12 REB · 9 AST
Fantasy angleRecent playoff games against each player's regular-season average.
Heating up
Kyrie IrvingCLE
+6.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
26.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 19.6 in the regular season (53 games). Today: 26 points in 38 minutes.
Losing minutes
−15.0minutes, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
9.6 minutes a game over his last three playoff games, against 24.6 in the regular season (76 games). Today: 2 points in 11 minutes.
Stepped-up role
+9.3minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
36 minutes today, against 26.6 a game in the regular season (65 games). Line: 12 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists.
Top performances
Kyrie Irving leads the day with 26
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.
Kyrie IrvingCLE @ GSW · L
24.4 PPG playoffs to date · +1.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 4 ASTLeBron JamesCLE @ GSW · L
24.5 PPG playoffs to date · −1.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
23 PTS · 12 REB · 9 ASTShaun LivingstonGSW vs CLE · W
8.8 PPG playoffs to date · +11.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
Season high20 PTS · 4 REB · 3 ASTKevin LoveCLE @ GSW · L
17.3 PPG playoffs to date · −0.3 vs his playoff average before tonight
17 PTS · 13 REB · 2 ASTDraymond GreenGSW vs CLE · W
15.1 PPG playoffs to date · +0.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
16 PTS · 11 REB · 7 ASTHarrison BarnesGSW vs CLE · W
9.1 PPG playoffs to date · +4.1 vs his playoff average before tonight
13 PTS · 1 REB · 2 AST