![]() This week, the Cavaliers will be looking for their first NBA title in history and the Warriors will attempt to win their first NBA championship since 1975. The Golden State Warriors were predicted to be here along with the Cleveland Cavaliers, but the ways in which each team reached this point could not have been foreseen. Steve Kerr coaches star Steph Curry against the Memphis Grizzlies. This is only the beginning of the Curry – Irving battle that'll be a must see in the NBA for many, many years to come. Unfortunately, Golden State’s momentum picked up after regulation play and they still lost the game. ![]() With a few seconds left in the game, Irving came from behind an unsuspecting Curry and swiped the ball away from the basket to keep Cleveland alive and move on to overtime. Irving Stuffed Curry to Bring the Game to Overtime Iguodala was slam dunking and nailed an impressive three-pointer with his shoe falling off as shown in the video above. At one point, Iguodala hit Golden State’s seventh 3-pointer, a two-pointer to gain a three point lead AND THEN blocked the Cavs’ next shot all within the same minute at one point. The scary part is the Cavaliers still lost the game.Īndre Iguodala Played Well Despite Covering LebronĪndre Iguodala had the impossible job of covering Lebron James and although it would seen he didn’t do a good job, he was a playmaker throughout the game. Lebron scored a career-high 44 points with 8 rebounds and 6 assists for a finals game. ![]() LeBron James shoots against Andre Iguodala in the fourth quarter during Game One of the 2015 NBA Finals. Dave McMenamin JLebron Scored 44 Points Kyrie Irving has 4 steals and 2 blocks tonight. Kyrie, if he can, should play all 12 in the 4th. Lights look too bright for Matthew Dellavedova right now. Awfully emotional and he was crying and he said “This felt different.” His progress was slow according to doctors and he will have an MRI on Friday, June 5. SIrving played for 44 minutes of the game with his suspect knee and foot and was crying in the locker room because of how distraught he was about possibly being out for the rest of the series. He had 23 points and it is unknown if he will play the rest of the series. Irving struggles in the last moments of the game and limped off the court with his bad knee bothering him once again. Kyrie Irving injured his knee on this play. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) Kyrie Irving ReInjured His Knee and Said “This Felt Different” Stephen Curry shoots against Timofey Mozgov in the first quarter during Game One of the 2015 NBA Finals. Scroll down to see the main highlights of the game: If Cleveland’s bench doesn’t get into a rhythm, it’s going to be hard for Lebron to beat us four times. Klay Thompson said in an interview with SportsCenter: After Irving came down wrong on his bad knee, Cleveland’s 0-1 start is looking even more grim. He had some help from Mozgov and Irving, but Irving saw limited playing time due to his knee injury and they couldn’t get the job done.Ĭurry had an OK game with 26 points, but with Thompson, Iguodala, Speights and Bogut by his side they dominated the King to clinch the first game of the series. Lebron James was the only one keeping the Cavaliers alive throughout the game with 44 points total, 42 in regulation and two in overtime. The score was 98-98 at the end of regulation and as soon as it spilled into overtime, Golden State took over and Cleveland scored just two points in the final five minutes to lose by eight. ![]() Up until overtime, Game 1 was up for grabs. Iman Shumpert #4 of the Cleveland Cavaliers warms up prior to Game One of the 2015 NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors.
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